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WINCHESTER

SOUTH

Hon. Benjamin Read.

THE

HISTORY OF SWANZEY^
NEW HAMPSHIRE,
FROM

1734

TO

1890.

BY

BENJAMIN READ.

Our The

fathers' God',

from out thy hands

centuries drop like grains of sand.

Whittier.

SALEM, MASS.:
The Salem
Press Publishing and Printing Co. "Cbc Salem press.
1892.

^^

PREFACE
The
desire to

know

the history of one's ancestors, to perpetuate

is

the heroism and noble deeds of his forefathers,

well nigh universal.

it

This feeling

is

not limited to civilized society,

a written language.
letters, in his

is

not peculiar to
of the forest,
to his
in part

people who have

The wild Indian

peculiar

knowing nothing of

own

way recounts
him

children the exploits of his fathers, and tradition does for

what the historian does for an enlightened people.

It has long

those

who

love their

been the feeling of many of the citizens of Swanzey, of home and revere the memory of those who have
identified with the

gone before them, of those whose interests are

-J-

welfare of the town, that some measures should be taken to arrange,

preserve, and ^ put in a readable form the record of those events in our
early history which could

vO CM

be obtained, and which were worthy of

preservation.

In 1856, Joseph

Hammond,
many

jr.,

Avas

ancient town records,

intelligible.

of which were almost obliterated

employed to copy some of the and un-

In the warrant for the annual meeting

serted to see
if

in

1880 an

article

was
its

in-

the town Avould take measures

to publish

early

history and raise

money

for the same.

At

this

meeting A. A. Ware,

Benjamin Read, G. I. Cutler and H. H. Saunderson were chosen a committee to investigate in regard to cost, etc., and report at the next
annual meeting.
report

A similar article was

inserted in 1881 and a verbal

made

at the meeting

by the committee.

The town, on

the plea

of the existing indebtedness, voted to dismiss the article.

In 1882

an attempt was again made but failed as before. In 1884 the town " voted to raise five hundred dollars to be expended by the selectmen towards writing and publishing the history of Swanzey."
Ciii)

IV

PREFACE.
the

During the season Beujamin Read was employed to commence work and $226,52 was paid him for labor in collecting data for
genealogical part of the history.

the

In March, 1885,

it

was "voted

to raise five

hundred dollars for

the completion of the town history in addition to what was raised last

year for this purpose.

"Voted
ler

that Joseph

Hammond, Alonzo A. Ware and George I.

the Avork
it

Cut-

be the committee for the completion of the same."

As Mr. Read had commenced

was thought best

:

to

employ him to complete it, which they did, contracting as follows " Said Read agrees to write said history containing about seven
hundred pages and four hundred words
earliest settlement of the
lo a

page, dating from the

diagrams and plans exclusive of engravings necessary to illustrate the same, and to complete the whole in a workmanlike manner to the
satisfaction of

township lo the present time

to

faruisli nil

the committee and ready for the press

b}^

April

1,

1886.

Said committee in behalf of said town agree to pay said Road

for doing said

work the sum of seven hundred

for the

dollars including the

same from the town, to be paid in proportional instalments as the work progresses and is examined and approved by said committee. All material prepared by said Read

amount he has already received

be the property of the town subject to the disposal of the committee."

for which he has or shall have received

pay

shall

This contract was dated March 30, 1885.

In consequence of Mr. Read's finding the work of greater magnitude than he supposed, and of other employments which claimed his
attention, its completion has been delayed

and the

histor}'

brought

down

to the present date.

The township map has been prepared expressly gives the names of the resident population in 1890.
Stvanzey, N. II., August, 1892.

for the

book and

CONTENTS.

Preface Contexts

List of Portraits, Illustrations and

Corrigenda Introductory Chapter I. Topography

erals, Soil,

Chapter
Chapter

II.

Forest Trees, Fruits, Animals The Indians of the Connecticut and Ashue-

lot Valleys
III.

......... ......... ........ ... ........

Maps
.

Page
iii

v
ix xi
xiii

Situation, "Water-courses,

Min-

11

General Outline History

Township

granted, Names of Grantees, Proprietors' Records, Divisions of Land, Settlement of Province Boundary Line,

New Hampshire
Disannexed

Charter,

Land annexed from Richmond,

Committee of Safety, Beef Tax, Vermont Controversy, Warning out of town, Paperto other towns,

money, Names of Settlers, Employment of the People, Food, Dress, Farming and Household Implements, "Wages. Chapter IV. Military Affairs. Early military movements during the Revolutionary "War, Soldiers at Bunker

35

Cambridge, Canada, Ticonderoga, etc.. Col. Hammond's Ride, Beef for the Army, Bounties and Payments to soldiers, "War of 1812, Action of the Town in the "War
Hill,

of the Rel)ellion, Enlistment Drafts, Bounties Paid, Soldiers' Individual Record, Military Laws, Trainings and Musters, Swanzey's Military Companies, Cavalry, Artillery, Rifle

Company,

Officers of each.

Chapter V.

Ecclesiastical

Congregational
Names
of

....
Church,
Officers,
. .

102

Formation, Early History, Members, Ministers,

Parsonage, Congregational Society,

Members, Officers, Ladies' Society, Sunday School, Church Choir, Society Funds, Meeting-Houses, Baptist Ciuirch, Methodist Episcopal Church, Universalist Society.

154

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VI

CONTENTS.
Votes pertaining to Schools, School Districts, Scliool Houses, Apparatus, Supervision, Superintending School Committee, Board of
Education, Appropriations, Division of Scliool Money, High School, Teachers, Text books. Spelling Schools, School Associations, Swanzey Academy, Libraries, Chau-

Chapter VI.

Educational

Early

tauqua L.

&

S. Circle

Chapter VII.

Boston Roads, Early la3'Outs, Specimen Record, Sundry Roads, when built, Old Turnpilces, Rates of Toll, "California" Road, "Willis" Road, Bridges, when built, Cost of Construction, High-

Highways and Bridges

.......
.....

184

way Surveyors, Prices of Labor Chapter VIII. Notes for State Officers, Pkesidential
Electors, etc. Lists of Town officers, etc. Chapter IX. Swanzey Industries Industries of West Swanzey, Factory Village, East Swaiize}', Westport,
. .

201

207

Spragueville, Swanzey Centi'e, Graves' Place, Wilcox Shop, Lane Mill on Bridge Brook, Other Mills, Stores, Hotels, Brick-making, Tanneries, Palm-leaf Hats
. .

Chapter X.

Accidents, Murders, Small Pox, Svvanze}- Cemeteries, Revolutionary Pensioneis iu 1840, Epidemic at Westport, Professional Men, Mail

Miscellaneous

Fatal
Town

220

Carrying and Postmasters,

Sheep, A

Debt, Town Paupers, Rain and Snow Storms, Marking Rolling Stone, Cold Year, Grasshopper Year, Temperance, Boating on the Ashuelot River, Justices of the Peace, Supervisors of
the

Check List, Great Snow Storm, Secret Societies, Bear and Wolf Stories

249

GENEALOGIES.
Chapter

XL
;

Genealogical Records.
;

....
; ;

271

derson, 277

Abbott, Adams, 271; Alexander, 272 Albee, Aldrich, 273; AnAngier, Api)lin, 278 Austin, Atkinson, Avery, 281.
;

Babbit, Bailey, 281

Balch, Ball, 282

286; Barden, Bartlett, Barrett, Belding, 288 Bennett, 290 Beverstock, Bidwell, Bishop, 293 Blaci-., Blake, 294 Bliss, Blodgett, BoUes, 295 Bourn, 296 Bouvier, Bowei Bowles, Boyce, 297 Bragg, Breed, Brewer, Bridge, 298 Bryant,
; ;

Baldwin, Ballon, 283 Banks, Battles, Bates, Baxter, 287 Beal,

;

Britton, 299
Billiard,

Brooks, Brown, 300; Bucklin, 301 Buckman, Bnffiim, 302; Bullock, Bump, 303 Burke, Burnham, Byam, 304.
;

CONTENTS.
Calkins, 304
: ;

Vll

Carlton, 306 Carpenter, 307 Carr, 311 310 309 Carter, Cass, Cobnrn, 312 ColChamberlain, Claric, lier, Conboy, Converse, Combs, Cooic, 313; Cooper, Corlis, Corey, Cram, 315 ; Cresson, Cross, 316 Crossett, Cronch, 319 Cummings,
Caproii, 805
;
; ;

320; Curtis, 322; Cutler, 323.

Danforlh, Daniels, Dnvidson, Darling, 323 Day, Dickerinan, 324; Dodge, Dolby, Downing, 328 Draper, Derby, Dickinson, 325
;
; ;

Drewry, Dunham, Dunton, Dnrant, Duston,

334

Dvvinnel, 329.

Eames, 330; Eastman, Eaton, 332; Emery, Evans, Eveletli, 335.

;

Ellis,

333; Ellor, Emerson,

Fes;

Fairbanks, Faulkner, Farnsworth, Farr, 336 Farris, Fassett, senden. Field, 337; Fifield, Fish, 338 Fitzgerald, Flint, 339
; ;

Fol-

Forhush, Forrestall, Foster, 340; Fowler, Fox, 341; Franklin, Frary, Freeman, French, Frink, 342; Frost, Fuller, 343. Gary, Gates, Gay, 344; Gilmore, Goddard, 345; Good ell, Goodhue. Goodnow, Graves, 346; Granger, Greene, 348; Greenleaf, 349
let,
;

Griffith, Grimes, 350; Grogan, Guild, 351

;

Gunn, 352.
;

Handy, HanraHale, 353; Hall, Hamblet, 354 Hammond, 355 363; Haskell, HastHarris, Hare, 362; Harvey, han, 361 Hardy, 365 364 Heffron, Heaton, Henry, 366 Hazeu, ings, Hayes, Healey,
; ; ;

Hewes, 367; Higgins, Hill, 368; Hills, 371; Holbrook, 373; Holman, Hosley, Holdeu, Houghton, Hovey, 380 Howard, 381 Howe, 382; Howes, 383; Hunt, 384; Huntly, 385. Inman, Iredale, 385.
;

Jackson, 386

Jerome, Johnson, 387. Kendall, Kiblin, Kidder, Kimball, 387

;

King, Kingsbury, Kinney,

Lawrence, Leach, 394 Lebourveau, Leonard, 395; Lewis, Lincoln, Locke, Lombard, 396; Lonergan, Long, 397; Lord, Loveland, 398; Lovering, Lyman, 399. Mack, Mann, McFarland, Mansfield, 399; Marble, Marcy, Marsh, 400 Marshall, Martin, Marvin, Mason, 401 Matthews, 403 Meadi
; ; ;
;

388; Knight, 389. Lamson, Lane, 389

Mellen, Merriam, 404

Metcalf, Moore, 405

Morse, 406

Munsell,

Murdock, Murdough, Murphy, 407. Nadow, Nason, Naylon, Nelson, Newell, Newton, 408 Nichols, Nicholson, Nittrowr, Norwood, 409. Oakman, 409 Ockington, Olcott, 410 Oliver, Osborn, Osgood, 411.
; ;
;

Palmer, Parker, 414; Parkinson, Parsons, 415 Patch, Perham, Peck, Pelkey, Perry, 418 Peters, Partridge, Peasley, 417 419; Fluff, Plumraer, Pierce, Pomroy, 421 Porter, Potter, Prentice,

Page, 412

422; Prime, 423; Prouty, Puffer, 424.

VIU
Quinn, 424.

CONTENTS.

Ramsey, Rjimsdell, Raj'mond, 424; Randall, 426; Read, 427; Reed, 432; Rice, Rich, Richardson, 433; Rider, Ripley, Rixford, Robbins, 437; Roble}', Rogers, Robinson, Rockwood, 438; Rugg, 439 Russell, 440.
;

Sargent, Savv^-er, 440; Scott, Seaver, 442; Sebastian,

Sebastin,
;

444; Sherman, Siinonds, Slate, 445; Smalle}', Smead, 446 Smith, Snell, Snow, 447 Southworth, Sparliawk, Si)()fFord, 449 Sprague,
;
;

Spring, Stanley, 450 son, Stei)henson, 457

Streeter, 463
;

StevenStanton, Slarkey, 451 Stearns, 455 Stoddard, Stone, 459 Stowell, Stratton, 461
;
; ;

Sumner, 464.
;

Taft, 465; Taggard, Talbot, 468 Taylor, Temple, Thatcher, 469 Thayer, Thompson, 470 Thorning, Tovvne, Trask, 475 Trowbridge, 476 Tucker, Twitchel, 477.
;
;

Underwood, 478.
Verry, 478.

Ware, 480 Warner, Warren, Watson, 481; Weeks, Wetherbee, Wheeler, 482; Wheelock, Whitcomb, 483 Whittaker, White, 494; Wilcox, Wilder, Willard, 495 Willis, Williams, 496; Wilson, 497 Winch, Witiiington, Wood, Woodcock, 499 Woodward,

Ward, 479

501

Worcester, 502; Wright, 503.

Young, 504.

CHAPfER XII.

Biographical and Supplementary

.

Indi. .

vidual biographies, alphabetically arranged Appendix. Thomas Cresson's Will, Additional Records, etc.

505 575
581

Index

..........

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Hon. Benjamin Read.

VIEWS.

Frontispiece
opp.

Page
8 16

View of West Swanzey, from Marc}- Hill, looking west Boulder by C. H. Holbrook's House, near West Swanzey Main Street, West Swanzey, looking west Congregational Meeting House, Swanzey Centre, with
INIt.

48
154 169

CfEsar in backsjround facino; east

Town House and Mt, C^sar Union

Centre, facing west

.......
. .

....
. .

Library, Swanzey

View of Baptist and Universalist Meeting Houses, West

Swanzey, looking westerly School House, West Swanzey, facing east School House, No. 8, on Maple Hill School House, East Swanzey, facing east Winchester Street, West Swanzey, looking south
.

.... ....
.
.

176 185 192

200
206

Stephen Faulkner,

520

Albert

B.

Read,

543

Simeon Cook G. L Cutler, M.D.

516 518
331

Henry Fames George W. Gay, M.D.

Joseph Hammond Charles Holbrook

524 359 528 373 381

216
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Mellen R. Holbrook Enoch Howes Hon. Asa S. Kendall

VIU
Quinn, 424.

CONTENTS.

Ramsey, Rjimsdell, Ra^-mond, 424; Randall, 426; Read, 427; Reed, 432; Rice, Ricli, Richardson, 433; Rider, Ripley, Rixford, Robbins, 437 Robley, Rogers, Robinson, Rockwood, 438 Rugg, 439 Russell, 440.
; ; ;

Sargent, Sawyer, 440; Scott, Seaver, 442; Sebastian, Sebastin, 444; Sherman, Simonds, Slate, 445; Snialle}', Smead, 446 Smith, Southworth, Sparhavvk, SpofFord, 449 Spragne, Snell, Snow, 447
; ;
;

Stearns, 455; StevenSpring, Stanley, 450; Stanton, Starkey, 451 son, Stei)henson, 457 Stoddard, Stone, 459 Stowell, Stratton, 461 ; Streeter, 463; Sumner, 464.
; ;
;

Taft, 465 Taggard, Tall)ot, 468 Taylor, Temple, Thatcher, 469 Thayer, Thompson, 470 Thorning, Towne,Trask, 475 Trowbridge, 476; Tucker, Twitcliel, 477.
; ; ;
;

Underwood, 478.
Verry, 478.

Ward, 479 Ware, 480 AVainer, Warren, Watson, 481 Weeks, Wetherbee, Wheeler, 482; Wheelock, Whitcoml), 483 Whittaker, White, 494; Wilcox, Wilder, Willard, 495 Willis, AVilliams, 496; Wilson, 497 Winch, Withington, Wood, Wt>odcock, 499 Woodward, 501 Worcester, 502 Wright, 503.
;

Young, 504.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Hon. Benjamin Read.

VIEWS.

Frontispiece
OFF.

Page
8
16

View of West Swanzey, from Marc}' Hill, looking west Boulder by C. H. Holbrook's House, near West Swanzey Main Street, West Swanzey, looking west Congregational Meeting House, Swanzey Centre, with
Mt. Caesar
in

48
154

backgronnd facing east

Town House and Mt. C^sar Union

Centre, facing west

View of Baptist and Universalis! Meeting Houses, West

Swanzey, looking westerly School House, West Swanzey, facing east School House, No. 8, on Maple Hill School House, East Swanzey, facing east Winchester Street, West Swanzey, looking sonth
MAPS.
176 185 192

....... ...... ....

Library,

....

Swanzey
169

....

200
206

Map

of Swanzey

Plot of Swanzey, 1747 Plan of Swanzky, 1762 West Swanzey, Swanzey Factory Village, Westport, East Swanzey,

.... .......
facing frontispiece

........
portraits.

......

46
59

72

Simeon Cook G. I. Cutler, M.D.

516 518
331

Henry Eames George W. Gay, M.D.

Joseph Hammond Charles Holbrook

524
359

528

Mellen R. Holbrook Enoch Howes Hon. Asa S. Kendall

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373 381 216

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Benjamin F. Lombard

CORRIGENDA.

Page 64, line 12 from top, for Pelitia Kazey read Peletiah Uazey. Page 108, last line, for Niools, read Nichols. Pages 128, 140 and 152 for Aaron, Aaron B., and Aaron A. read Aaron H Sumner. H. JackPage 130, line 9 from top, for George Jackson read George
son.

Page 131, line 21 from top, for George Willis read George G. Willis. Page 191, line 31 from top, for taught read introduced. Pages 202, 203, 247, for Zina Taft read Zina G. Taft. Page 241, line 3 from top, for Luman Seaver read Luraan B. Seaver.

Page 246,
rahan.

line 5

from top, for John Fitzgerald read

Thomas HanHenry R.

Page 247, Morse.

Page 346, Page 353,

line 20

from top,

for

Henry Morse

2d, read

line 3

line 13

from bottom, for Elijah read Elisha. from top, for 1872 read 1873 for March 9 read
;

May

9.

Page 361, line 24 from top, for Clara read Flora. Page 387, line 22 from top, for Roy read Ray line 23 from Martin E. read Mertie E. m. Charles R. Weeks. Page 389, line 26 from top, for Baker read Brown. Page 403, line 3 from top, for Rush read Ruth,
;

top, for

Page Page Page Page

413, line 3 from top, for

Lyman

read Rufus.

415, line 2 from top, for Ann read Anna. 419, line 29 from top, for Vt. read 3fass.
463, line 9 from top, for July 26, read Jan. 26, and for 1854

read 1857.

Page 465, line 25 from top, for Aug. 30 read June, and line 26 from top after May 30 read 1832. Page 482, line 7 from top, after Ellen S. read daughter of Augustus Gee; line 22 from top, for 1881 read 1841. Page 483, line 2 from top, for Benjamin read Abel. Page 499, line 13 from top, after d. read lives in Westmoreland.
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INTRODUCTION
In commencing to write the history of Swanzey, the compiler but partially realized the amount of labor to be performed or the difficulties to

be surmounted in

its

execution.
fifty

More than one hundred and

was
first settled.

years had elapsed since the town

During

that time no attempt

to arrange

had been made by

in a

any one, to the writer's knowledge, form the events of the past.

and put

connected

The

principal sources relied upon for data have been the public

somewhat defective a part of

to 1815.
built,

records of the proprietors and those of the town.

Both of these are

each being

lost.

The missing volume

of the latter, and the most important, includes the years from 1794

During this period the second meeting (town) house was and the war with Great Britain occurred. Information drawn

from other sources partially fills these gaps. The records of the Congregational and Baptist churches have been very well kept and
preserved

the former dating back

the year 1792.

to 1741,

and the

latter to the be-

ginning of

Valuable statistics have been obtained

from both.

since passed away, give the dates of births, marriages

Old family Bibles, the original owners of which have long and deaths of
generations.

many

of

former
tell

The gravestones
All these and

in

our cemeteries
other relics

likewise

the story of the past.

many

have been consulted, together with state, county and army records. Histories of towns in this immediate vicinity, and also some of those

whence the

first settlers

came, have been called into requisition.

By

careful inquiry, traditional information has been obtained

ied in the

and embod-

work that might otherwise soon have passed

is

into oblivion.

Much

credit

due the

late Isaac \V.

Hammoud

(a native of this

county and whose ancestors lived

in this

town), state historian and

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o
Xiv

INTRODUCTION.

compiler of historical sketches, for the interest he has manifested in

the success of this enterprise, and his readiness in furnishing data

from the archives

at

Concord.

It

maybe

proper to add that the com-

mittee chosen by the town to supervise the writing and publication of

and general features of the work as outlined by the compiler, but in a few instances they have chosen to differ from him and take the responsibility of the
this history,

have generally acquiesced

in the plan

changes they have caused to be made. Although entire accuracy in statement has been aimed
probable that

at,

it

is

many

errors, especially in the genealogical part of the

work,

will

be discovered.

These,

if

properly noted and corrected,

will enable the historian in after years to give a

more

reliable history

to our children.

Sivanzey, 1892.

Benjamin Rkad.

CHAPTER
Topography.

I.

Situation

Water- Courses Minerals Soil Forest Trees Fruits Wild AnimalsBirdsFish Sxakes.
town of Swanzey
lies

some

five

miles to the south of

Keene

nearly in the central part of Cheshire county and in the valley of the upon what was once the bottom of a lake.

THE Ashuelot

The following extract from Professor Hitchcock's Report of

ological Survey of the State
is

the Ge-

illustrative of the character of this val-

Swanzey "The i)rincipal valley of Cheshire county has its widest development in Keene and Swanze}'. When the ice melted here, this basin contained for a short time a bod}^ of water somewhat larger and probably
:

ley about

deeper than Sunapee lake, which soon became filled by the alluvium of floods which the retreating ice-sheet sent dovvn by every tributary

from north, east and south.

The Ashuelot

river flows throuo;h this

basin, lying near its east side above Keene, but crosses to its west side in the north part of Swanzey. Its west portion in Keene is drained

by the last four miles of Ash Swamp brook. Three miles south from Keene the Ashuelot liver finds an avenue westward, alono; which it is also bordered hy low modified drift for several miles. The straight
valley, however, continues to the south through Swanzey, being occupied by the South branch and Pond brook, with an alluvial area which decreases from one mile to one-third of a mile in width. We,

thus here find a valley ten miles long from north to south, filled with nearly level deposits which are but slightly higher than the streams and bordered by steep and nearly continuous ranges of hills which rise

from 400

600 feet upon each side. This alluvium consists, almost everywhere, of sand or tine gravel, perhaps extensively underlain by
to
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Z
clay which
is

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
worked
for
is

of Keene.

Its heiglit

brick-making near the south edge of the city from 10 to 40 feet near the river, and the

whole plain was originally' of the same height with the higiiest proportions, which still occupy the greatest part of the alluvial area. These are generall}- separated from the lower interval b}' steep escarpments, which show that the difference in height is due to excavation the river. In the south part of Swanze}' we find occasional terwhich are sometimes of coarse gravel, from sixty to seventy races,
b}'^

above South Branch, showing that much material at first deposwas afterwards channelled out b^' this stream and carried northward to the broad, low plains."
feet
ited here

Thus,

it

will

be seen, that three general divisions characterize the

The first includes that which is elevated above surface of Swanzey. the plains, the second the plains, the third the intervals and meadows.

The hills and mountains are of granitic formation, generally unSeveral of the higiiest elevaeven, and some of them quite rough. tions are designated mountains and are several hundred feet higher
than the adjacent plains. The mountains are Mount Huggins, which is in the northeast corner of the town Mount Cresson, west of the Ashuelot river, about a mile
;

from the Keene

line

Mount

Cffisar

near the central part of the town

Peaked mountain

southwest corner and Franklin mountain at the northern base of which is " Westport ;" " Pine Hill" in the northin the

western part of the town, at the north spur of which "stood the home" of Joseph Cross, and "Cobble Hill," near the home of the
late

John Grimes.

All are interesting places to

hills

visit.

Everywhere upon uplands,

effects of the glacial period.

and mountains are to be seen the

In many places there are extensive drift On formations, of which a most noticeable one is at East Swanzey. many of the hills and mountains the loose rocks have been swept

away, leaving the underlying rocks smoothed off by the moving glaBoulders are profusely distributed, large ones often lying upon cier.
to be seen high

the drifi, having been rounded and smoothed. up on the hills and mountains.

Many

large ones are

large one lies on

is

the top of Mount Cifisar, Charles Ilolbrook's house.

The most conspicuous boulder

It is of

near

innnense size and

lies

granite surface, onl^' a small central part touching tlie giving it a prominent appearance. It has sheltered man}' flocks of

upon a solid rock beneath,

gheep from the summer's heat and winter's storm. The boulders generally come from hills and mountains not

far

away.

TOPOGRAPHY.

but some of them came from places evidentlj' quite distant. They must have been distributed at a period previous to the time when the
surface of the lowlands was formed and are not often to be seen above the surface, having been buried to the depth of man}' feet under cla}' and sand. After the upheavals that raised our hills and mountains after the}';

had been ploughed and ground by the glacier after the glacier had distributed the earths and rocks, leaving them profusely scattered from the lowest valley to the highest mountain after heat and frost, rain and atmosphere had disintegrated the surface rocks after an immense amount of movable material had b}' mighty floods been brought into the lake, and after this material had been levelled and smoothed by the ceaseless motion of its water, then the barrier which had kept the valley a lake for ages gradual!}' wore away and the valley ceased
;
; ;

to be a lake.

The formation of
lake
;

rivers and brooks followed the draining of the and from that time to the present their currents have been mould-

ing

much

of the surface into

its

present form.

Much
town

the largest river in Swanzey is the Ashuelot. It enters the at the line and in centre of the north flows a south and nearly

at Westport, at West Swanzey, and at a place places,

miles above
a

southwesterly direction. It has cut

down
it

to the primitive rocks in three

less than
it

West Swanzey.
;

Before

was obstructed by dams,

two had

fall of some twenty-four feet in passing a distance of about six miles in the town ten feet of this fall were at Westport, ten at West

Swanzey and
ally

four feet above

its

West Swanzey.

Its

channel

is

gener-

deep and

movement

sluggish.

the largest of the other streams is the South branch which the enters town from the southwest corner of Marlborough, flows some three miles in a southwesterly direction and then runs about
five

Much

Keene
at
its

miles west and north, entering the Ashuelot about a mile from It has not apparently cut down to the primitive rocks line.

any place. For the first three miles it has considerable fall, and The rest of the way the bed is bed most of the way is stony. Its fall from the Marlborough line to the sandy and the fall light. Ashuelot river is probably somewhat over a hundred feet.

Pond brook runs from Swanzey pond

in

an easterly direction to the

South branch. Its fall is slight. Two small streams enter the town from Richmond and connect with Pond brook. The east one has a slow current without falls; the west one is smaller and more rapid.

Hyponeco brook, an Indian name, has

its

source upon the east side

HISTOKY OF SWANZEY.

of the Asliuelot rang-e of mountains and reaches the Ashuelot river

by a circuitous route, a short distance above Westport.

California broolc has
its

source in Cliesterfield.

Its

direction

is

east of south and

it

enters the Ashuelot between

West Swanzey and

Westport. Rixford l)rook runs some distance through the extreme west part of Swanzey. It rises in Chesterfield and llows into the Ashuelot in

Winchester some distance below Swanzey line. It is about a mile and Swanze}'^ pond is a natural body of water. It covers about one hundred a half southwest of Swanzey Centre. The water is quite acres and is fed by small brooks and springs.
clear and pure.

MINERALS.

Swanzey

is

considerable quantities.

not a mining town, yet magnetite and graphite exist in Potstone is also found.

Magnetite

is

found in such quantities

in

some parts of the

state

that efforts have been

made

to

mine

it,

especially' at the

Franconia

mine

in Lisbon.

In Swanzey

may

be found verj' good specimens of

the crystal, especially toward the Marlboi*ough line. Graphite or plumbago occurs in the rocks of Swanzey, but not to an

extent to justify mining operations as at Nelson or Goshen. From the northwest side of Franklin mountain, stone was quarried for the Episcopal church in Keene. The ridges of gneiss crop out in
several places in Swanzey, especially east of
SOIL.

Swanzey pond.

The State of New Hampshire is covered with soil of four kinds. The Connecticut valley is covered with a soil derived from calcareous
rocks, and
it is

this soil

which

is

the richest and most valuable of the

four

but as we pass to the eastward we reach a basin composed of It is in gneissic and granitic soils, which has the least value of all.
;

Swanzey lies. The greater part of the state is underlain by gneiss, practically the same as granite but which produces a better soil than granite. The soluble element present is usually' potash, from ten to twelve per

this basin that

cent, a valuable substance to be

added
first

to the soil.

When

the land in

Swanzey was

cleared, the soil, enriched

by

vegetation, produced excellent crops, but when subjected to the ordinaiT operations of farming soon became exhausted.

The

inevitable result has been that lands once occupied as farms

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liave

that exist to

been abandoned, and the cellar holes and other remains are all show where was once the home of a prosperous farmer. There still remains, however, considerable land in the hills which

produces good crops and upon which the owners still live, and there is no probability, with the improvements in farming now in vogue, that they will ever be abandoned.

The plains of the town are quite extensive, and it is upon these plains that most of the varied crops of r^'e, corn, beans and buckwheat have been raised, together with flax, oats and potatoes. The quantity of hay cut upon the plains has always been comp'iraThe soil here has not sufficient clay in its composition tively small. to render it productive without constant enriching, and extended
droughts, doubtless brought about by the destruction of our forests, affect the raising of good crops upon this land.
farmer.

The extensive forests, especially upon hills, are the safeguard of the The rains are absorbed and held through their agency and

the freshets are therefore avoided, while the evaporations take place at the spot where the rain fell, not from the lakes and ocean into which
the streams, swollen by freshets pour thus there is a more equal distribution of rain in the neighborhood of the hills.
;

It is a significant fact that, in the

northern portion of the state

and central portions, the hay are often the the same above crops average years that the hay croi)s in the south are poor on account of drought. This is because the northern portions have extensive forests which hold the moisture durwhich has
less rain than the southern

ing what would otherwise be periods of drought.

Farm
on

this land

buildings quite generally are located upon the plains and upwater may be obtained without excavating to a great

depth, as there is a solid clay formation below the sand which insures a good and pure supply of water.

mineral spring in the north part of the town on the border of Great meadow has obtained considerable notoriety.

The large amount of meadow upon the Ashuelot river, the South branch and numerous brooks, has been the foundation of most of the farming since the town' was settled. Large quantities of hay are taken
from these meadows annuall}', without the application of manure, their production being kept up by occasional overflowing of water.

They

generally have a cla^^ soil, as they lie below the line which separates the clay earth from the sandy earth. They are adapted to high cultivation and are now much appreciated for this purpose.

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

FOREST TREES.
Swanze}', to-day, has but one-third of its surface covered with forest trees. Tliroughout this region the chestnut was once a common
tree, altliough to-day comparative!}' scarce.

Before
white

tlie

denudation of
tlie

tlie

land of the primitive

forest

forest,

the

pine

was

most numerous of our

trees,

growing

everywhere, but particularly adapted to the plains. This tree supplied the most excellent timber and was highly appreciated by the colonists before the British
fixed

government caused

tlie

broad arrow to be

af-

upon the choicest

trees as a sign that they were to be used only

for the King's navy.

Among
found
in

some quantity

other trees of this group the Norwaj' and pitch pine were tlie first particularly in the southeastern
;

corner of the town.

Hemlock was, next

to the pine, the

most abundant and was found

es-

upon Red oak was more common than white, which was found more
pecially in the southwestern portions. were often of good size.

the hills and intervales.

The

first

of these varieties

Upon
such a

the cla3'e3^ soils the elms flourished to a considerable extent,

soil

Of hard wood

being particularly adapted for their growth. trees, the beech was most numerous, while of the

birches, the white

was the most common growing on a

in considerable

lighter soil than

either the black or yellow variet}'.

Rock maple occurs

but
is

numbers upon the intervales and

not to be considered as one of the principal forest trees. hills, Although not so stately as the rock maple, the red, and white, or river maple, occur to some extent, and the first, particular!}', was per-

haps more

One

of the trees, once

wide!}' distributed than the red maple. common in the central and western portions
tlie

of the town, yet rare in the eastern, was was most abundant in the southwest part.

walnut.

The chestnut

Much of the sandy land of the town was congenial to the growth of the poplar, and next to the pine and hemlock was the most common
tree.
little

The black and

choke

red cherry were

common

trees,

and

to-da}- tlie

was but little known to the the waysides and river banks. monopolizing
clierry, wliich

earl}' settlers, is fast

Upon

the rich moist upland the white

asli

thrived,

and the black ash

was common upon the swamps and meadows.

TOPOGRAPHY.

limited

number of basswood and butternuts were found upon

the uplands, and spruces and buttonwood along the river bottoms and

swamps. The growth of white pine and grey birch is increasing, as much of the cleared land has been abandoned and has grown up to brush, which easily gives way to the pine and birch. The gradual reclothing
of our hillsides with forest trees is a matter of great satisfaction to all interested in the farming interests of the state. careful and s^'steraatic cutting of timber is conducive to the better and healthier

growth of the remaining trees and at the same time does not injure
the source from which the profit is derived. the older communities in Ein'ope and learn
there
tlie

We may turn to
much
in this

many of
;

regard

for

stripping of forests is expressl_y forbidden, 3'et no complaints are heard, as the owaiers realize it is better to draw a small but assured income yearly from the ownership of their forests than to use
the whole at once and obtain a comparatively small amount, besides destroying the great storehouse of moisture.

FRUITS.

raspberry, strawberr}'' and blueberry are the prinnative fruits and cipal grow extensively upon land which has been burned over and partially cleared. The strawberry is most abundant

The blackberry,

upon mowing

fields cleared within a

few
in

3-ears.

olden times, but is increasing especially in old, moist pastures long since deserted b}' the cattle. The wild grape grows upon the intervales and produces yerj' good
fruit,
its

The blueberry was not abundant

although the improvement of the land has not tended to better

quality.

WILD ANIMALS.

The

native animals that were

known

to the

earl^'^

settlers

and which

became nearly extinct here many years since, were the wolf, bear, Those which caused the incatamount, lynx, beaver, otter and deer. habitants the most annoj'ance were the wolf and bear. It is not known that any person in the town ever suftered personal harm by either of
these animals, but their habits were known to be such that persons living in secluded places or travelling through forests remote from
settlements, were in constant dread of encounterimy

them

this

was

particularly the case with women and children. The loss of sheep, caused by the depredations of these animals, was a constant annoyance, and the state awarded a bount}^ of six pounds

HISTORY OF SWANZET.

for the killing of each wolf, and in 1787 Joseph Whitcomb, 3(1, and in 1789, Thomas Greene and Jonathan Woodcock each obtained the

reward.

wolves was considered of so much consequence that be made for a wolf hunt which would draw out would arrangements hundreds of persons, who would surround some dense forest, usually a swamp, which was supposed to be the wolves' haunt, and then close in from all sides and entrap the animals. One of the noted places for these hunts was the swamp in the west part of what is now Troy. Some of these wolf lumts were made
killing of

The

on so extensive a scale as to surround some part of Mt. Monad nock. The bear, though less dreaded than the wolf, was not an animal for which the people had any particular affection. Night was the time for Bruin to take a look about the farm houses and appropriate such domestic animals as might have been left exi)Osed to its depredations. Incidents have been related as having occurred from apprehension that a bear was around one's dwelling which were both laughable and provoking one man having shot in the dark and killed a supposed bear
;

prowling about his premises, carried the Qarcass into his house, only to be asked by a youngster, " Do bears have hoofs?" The bear became a black sheep. Another man, mistaking in the dark his black cow for a bear, shot and killed it.
Since the beginning of the present century but few bears or wolves

have been seen in this vicinity. Catamounts were not often encountered even b}'' the first settlers, and when they were it was in some secluded place. John Whitcomb, 1st, and one of the Hammonds, while hunting upon Bear hill in the
south part of the town, were attracted by the barking of their dog to a place where tliey found him in a deep, dark recess of a ledge. In their anxiety to ascertain what the dog was barking at, one of them

crawled into the ledge and soon saw, through the dark, the glare of the eyeballs of an animal which he shot with deadly effect; the creature, afterward found to be a catamount, jumped and caught the dog
in its

mouth, both d3'ing there together. Lynxes and wild-cats were never common, but

it

may

not be said

that they have become entirely extinct, as occasionally'' reports are circulated that one of these animals has been seen or killed.

not probable that beavers were very plentiful here when the town settled, and the only place the writer has seen wliere they Some of the old conveyances of land lived is on California brook.
It is

was

first

upon that brook make mention

tliat

the land

was above or below the

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o o

>
CXI

GO

TOPOGRAPHY.
beaver dam.
is

It is probable they did live on otlier brooks, but the fact not authenticated. It is known that otters have lingered about some of the waters of

the town nearly down to the present time. Of all the native animals the deer was the favorite with the early Its value for food, its innocent nature and its sportive charsettlers.
acter made the people anxious that it should not become extinct. To protect them fro'm wanton destruction, laws were made and deerreeves chosen by the town to see that the laws were enforced. The
effort

was a vain one and but few have been seen

in the

town

for the

last ninety years.

The fox, woodchuck, skunk, hedgehog, raccoon, rabbit, musk-rat, mink, the grey, red, striped and flying squirrel are here and most of them quite as plentiful as they were in former j'ears.
BIRDS.
wild geese going north in the spring and south in the fall is occasionally seen at the [tresent time, but their number has been diminisliing from year to year. It is not known that

The migration of flocks of

they ever had their haunts here during summer. The wild turkey was a vakiable bird in early. times.

Considerable

lived where they could feed upon nuts and have It was nearly the south side of a hill for their haunt in the winter.

numbers of them once

a hundred years from the time the town was settled before they bethe principal sport for the gunThe pigeons come north in the ner are the pigeon and partridge. in the fall. After their advent in return south in flocks and spring the spring they separate into pairs and are found during summer more

came entirely extinct. The two birds which have furnished

generally in dense forests than elsewhere.

Late

in the

summer they

Fifty years ago they were so numbegin to congregate into flocks. erous that some men did quite a business in catching them with nets. They were attracted to particular places by having grain fed to them

upon beds, and while eating a net was sprung over them. Often a number of dozens were caught at a time. Tlieir numbers have been constantly diminishing. Partridges are much hunted, but they do not
appear to decrease. Robins, swallows, martins, wrens and whip-poor-wills are a priviSeldom have they been destroyed by the most leged class of birds.
reckless bo_y.

Robins

in the fields

and swallows about

tlie

barn are

more

plentiful than in early years.

Very few cages at farmhouses are

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
for

now provided
numbers

martins and wrens, as their numbers have been conWliip-poor-wills are likely to flock here in large their peculiar notes will continue
their existence ngainst all efforts

stantl}' decreasing.

for a

summer abode, and

to be heard

morning and evening. Crows and hawks have maintained

for their destruction.

and of the hawks

hated birds
;

Tlie depredations of crows in the corn fields in the poultry yards have made them the farmers'

although a decrease in the number of the latter have made them less annoying than formerly. Our meadows still resound with the music of the bobolinks and the

woods with that of the brown thrasher. Wild ducks, fish hawks, eagles, owls, cranes, snipes and loons have all had their haunts here, but their numbers have been too limited to afford sportsmen more than an occasional opportunity to capture
them.
FISH.

Before dams were constructed on the Connecticut and Ashuelot

ers,

riv-

salmon, shad and lamprey eels frequented the large streams of the town in such numbers that they constituted an important article of
the other fish, trout was the most valuable during the early The South branch and some of the large brooks once contained many large trout. Refuse from mills has made
food.

Of

j-ears

of the settlement.

the water uncongenial to this fish. In some streams, anglers have not been slow in their efforts to capture the shiniug beauties; consequentl}' but few trout of good size are to be found in an}' of the

Small-sized trout are still quite numerous in some of the small brooks. No great change has taken place in the size or number of the other native fishes.

streams in the town.

SNAKES.
it supposed that the black snake is the only one advent here since the town was settled. Quite a sensation was created some sixty years ago by a report that a black snake had been seen in the southeast part of the town. Since then they

that

Of made

the snakes
its

is

now quite common. One of the anno3'ances to the inhabitants in earl}' times was the flea. The primitive houses and their surroundings afforded means for their
have been increasing and are
propagation
in large

ially to children.

numbers, and their bite was a torment especIn recent years people have suflfered but little from

them.

CHAPTER
Tlie

II.

Indians of the Connecticut and Ashuelot Valleys.

Indian wigwams and Relics Statements of Blake and Wheelock ImPLEAIEXTS at SaXD BaNK INDIAN DaM FUENCH AND INDIAN RaIDS AT SWANZEY, KEKNE, WlNCHESTEK, HiNSDALE, NORTHFIELD, ClIARLESTOWN AND Putney Men, Women and Children captured, scalped and murderedTowns ABANDONED MuSTER ROLL AT FORTS.

of the tribe of ludians formerly inhabiting the AshueThe territory occupied by the tribe valley was Squakheag. extended northward to the headwaters of the Ashuelot river, eastward to Mount IMonadnock, south to Miller's river, and several miles west of

name

THE

lot

the Connecticut river.

several years before
it

This territory was abandoned by the Indians was granted by Massachusetts to the first white It is not known that there is any deed in existence by proprietors. which the Indians conveyed away these lands, neither is it known that

taken they ever complained of having their possessions here wrongfully from them. It is not definitely known where the Indians went when on the they left here, but probably they mingled with those higher up
Connecticut river, or went to the St. Francis' tribe in Canada. This tribe claimed the territory in the northern part of Hampshire and had numerous settlements in different parts of their Vermont.

New

They

banks ofthe larger streams, in locations favorable for hunting and fishing, raising corn and pumpkins. The
territory, usually near the

wiowam was
made

the Indians' habitation.

Its

common form was

circular,

of sticks stuck in the ground, converging at the top, and leavTwo low openings on oping an aperture for the escape of smoke. of trees and turf served for for doors. answered sides Boughs posite
its

The Indians
imals and

covering, and skins of animals and mats for most of its furniture. lived mostly on nuts, corn, pumpkins, the flesh of anfish.

They had

kettles

made

of soapstone in which they

boiled vegetables, and other utensils that held water and were used Hot stones were placed in vessels of water to heat it. in cooking.
(11)

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

They used

a kind of spit for cooking large pieces of meat. Fish were cooked just as they were taken from the Avater birds were phieked but not otherwise dressed small animals were roasted whole and eaten
;
;

Avithout having their entrails taken out. Corn was pounded into coarse meal and made into samp it was sometimes parched and pounded line, mixed with suet and made into balls and called nokake. rumpkins were cut into strips and dried in the sun. They smoked and dried fish to preserve them. They were expert in killing game with arrows, and it with To kill the trees and burn capturing traps and yauk-ups. the brush where they wished to raise their corn and pumpkins, fire was relied upon, as but a small part of the Indians' time was em;

in cultivating land they naturally incline to live by hunting and fishing. That there was once a large settlement of Indians at the Sand Bank, on the southeast side of Ashuelot river near Sawyer's Crossing, is too

ployed

evident to be doubted.

Traces of an irregular fortification inclosing several acres of ground still exist. It must have been here that large quantities of implements were made for hunting and fishing. Frag-

ments of hard white quartz, which were broken from the rocks from which they made their implements, are now to be seen in the sand. These relics were once too common to induce people to preserve them, and but few have been collected and they are in possession of Swanzey

The drifting sand Avill soon obliterate and hide from our view mementos of the race of people that once roamed over these plains where we noAv securely dAvell. Messrs. Geo. A. Wheelock, Hiram Blake and F. K. Pratt of Keene
people. all these

have taken mucli interest in collecting and preserving these Indian relics. Mr. Blake has furnished the compiler with a schedule of these remains found at the Sand Bank, among which are the following
:

stone pestle, fourteen and one-half inches long, avcU finished from a hard grey stone a chisel, six inches long, well finished; a small
;

gouge three and one-half inches long, well finished; an unfinished gouge five and one-half inches long, roughly Avorked into shape a collection of ten arrowheads made of quartz and flint, A'arying from one inch to three inches in length, some of Avhicli are very fine
;

specimens, seA^eral are broken at the points but most are perfect a A'ery fine small quartz arroAvhead three arroAvheads made of the same stone as the chippings or fragments Avhich are still found lying
; ;

about on the Sand Bank these fragments excepting the quartz, are of a stone foreign to this part of the country numerous specimens or pieces of Indian pottery, some of Avhich show evidence of orna;

mentation.

INDIANS.

13
Pratt, a
little

Ou

the farm of Jonas L.

Moore were found, by Mr.

below the Sand Bank, a large flint spearhead and four flint arrowheads of peculiar shape. On Asa Smith's farm a spearhead four and also an arrowhead one-half inches long, the top part broken off
;

with shank broken,

made

of

flint.

on

arrowhead of jasper, very fine, found by Benjamin Whitcomb farm at West Swanzey. A few years ago as Charles L. Ball was ploughing on the side hill south of his house about five rods from the river his plough came in contact with what proved to be a human skull and exposed it in the furrow, and also twenty-four teeth, and on further examination of the ground he ascertained that a grave had been made in the sand about two and a half feet long, two feet wide and two feet deep when made, and was probably deeper as the surface appeared to have been washed or worn away In the west end and facing the east, in a sit-

An

his

ting posture
settled in a

was

the skeleton of a

removed from fifteen an Indian that of and was mass, girl probably the frame and size of as the determined of to twenty years poby age The sex was determined by hip bones and sition of the wisdom teeth. pelvis and the absence of such relics and implements in the grave as He also found in the are usually buried with the opposite sex. same land, arrowheads and two hatchets. The grave was in clear, white sand, and that the sand had been moved only within the limits Near the river bank were of the grave, was distinctly to be seen. some twenty places of from two and a half to three feet in diameter where fires seemed to have been kept burning for an indefinite period of time, and, from the surroundings and the situation it was an Indichest, limbs, spinal

human body column and feet, all, when the

the hands, arms,

earth was

an camping ground for the winter. " The sand Mr. Blake says bank, so called, is evidently the site of an Indian village, and bears strong evidence of having been fortidark line of earth mixed with ashes and charcoal extends fied.
:

nearly around an enclosure of several acres. This may have been the line of a palisade or row of stakes stuck in the ground for the purpose
of defence.
is

The sand has

drifted so

much

of late years that the line

very indistinct or nearl}' gone. that when they were boys Indian
spot, but

Old residents of the locality state relics were readily picked up on the

pings

The large quantity of chipthere as well as occasional pieces of pottery, indicate that these implements of war and domestic economy were made
few of them were preserved.

now found
spot,

on the

and that for a time

it

was a permanent stopping place for

the Indians."

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Mr. Pratt states that he dug up, near this dark line of earth above mentioned, a clay vessel nearly entire, but that it soon crumbled in Mr. Wheelock published in 1888, pieces when exposed to the aiv.
in the

dam which
:

Neiv Evglavd Observer, the following descri])tion of the Indian is in the Ashuclot river bet^^en the Sand Bank and West
in the Aslnielot,

occasioned by the repairs at the old the traditional Indian dam two miles exposed Swanzey above. Indians were lazy, and this work of theirs is the more surmill has

bwanzey " The low water

prising

on

this

account

The

river at this point

is

perhaps there is nothing like it in the state. now almost a rapid and strewn with boulders

being

It is less than a hundred feet wide, but the dam for thirty rods or so. in the shape of a harroAv pointing down stream is more than that

distance.

By skilful stepping it is possible to pass the point of the harrow, the apex of the dam, and somewhat farther. It is made of stones such as a man could lift, picked up in the stream above. It
from six to
It

varies

tvvelve feet in thickness, according to the deptli of

down wall mixed with gravel, but it must have cost weeks of labor. It is natural to suppose that the dam was made to aid in fishing for salmon ydih nets and spears. Below Here stood the the dam is aflat boulder reached by stepping stones. and watched the brave silver-bellied and struck at him salmon, young with his flint-pointed spear. Near by the old dam lives Jonas L. Moore. Here lived his father and grandfather before him. For one hundred and thirty years this has been called the Indian dam. Mr.
water.

looks like a tumbled

Moore's father, in his bo3^hood, used to cross the river on the wall. it is now so unknown is because the eel grass in the back water of the pond covers and conceals it. The Observer's represen-

The reason
tative

was shown a beautiful spearpoint of Twin mountain flint. The Moore elder dug up a half peck of arrow and spearheads, all in one pocket. They were carelessly left on a stump and lost years ago. Some twenty Indian fire-places have been ploughed up here. These
were simply circles in the middle of the wigwam, paved with stones from the river. The Swanzey Antiquarian Society should have a drawing of this dam showing the two eastern wings and tlie boulder."

How much

of

tlie

land in the vicinity of the Sand

Bank had been

subject to the rude cultivation practised by the Indians is not known. The fact that the first proprietors of Swanzey directed their attention
to the

meadow

land on the Asliuelot above the Sand

Bank and

to

tlie

north part of the

tivation.

meadow on

the South Branch, indicates that those

meadows were found

to be in condition to be easily brought

under

cul-

INDIANS.

15

Swanzey, Keene, Winchester, Hinsdale, Putney and Charlestown. The settlement in most of these towns commenced about ten years previous to this time. They had
in

The year 1745 found settlements

a small population of hardy, industrious people. Meeting houses had been built in Keene and Winchester and a schoolhouse in SwanChurches had been formed in Swanzey, Keene and Winchester, zey. and ministers settled. Roads had been constructed between some of the towns, and in most of the towns a saw mill and a grist mill had been built. Much land had been cleared and numerous houses built. As already stated the Indians had left the locality before these settlements commenced and gave the settlers no trouble during these first few years. England and France were at war in 1745, and the war was

now

transmitted to their colonies

in

America.

The

St. Francis Indians instigated

allies,

and with the Squakheags for

lish colonies.

by the government commenced the work

of Canada, of burning

buildings, capturing, scalping and murdering the people of the Eng-

March

26, 1745.

Harrington, of Swanzey.

The Indians burned the house of Rev. Timothy The house stood upon Meeting House Hill

(on the Carpenter farm). July 5. Two Indians took William Phips of Putney as he was hoeing corn. Wlien they had carried him half a mile one of them went
In his abhill to fetch something which had been left. who was with the Indian down with his knocked sence Phips, hoe, as he shot the ascended other the Indian's and then gun him, seizing

down

a steep

the

hill.

Indian

whom

Phips was subsequently killed by three other Indians. The Phips knocked down with his hoe died of his wound.

July 10. Deacon Josiah Fisher of Keene was killed as he was drivHe was found dead and scalped in the road, ing his cow to pasture. near where the Lamson block now stands on Main street.

The garrison at Putney was attacked by French and Indians. was defended with so much bravery that they failed to capture it. The Indians had one of their number killed. At the time the fort was attacked Nehemiah How was cutting wood about eighty rods from the He was discovered and captured and no attempt was made for fort. his rescue. As the enemy were leading How up the West bank of Connecticut river David Rugg and Robert Baker were discovered crossing the river in a canoe. They were fired upon and Rugg was killed Baker made for the opposite shore and escaped. Rugg was scalped and the scalp was placed on the top of a long pole and carried through Charlestown to Crown Point in triumph. How, the prisoner, was
Oct. 12.
It
;

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carried to

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Quebec where he died in prison. At the time How was enemy killed some of the cattle and drove some away. April 19, 1746. A partj^of about forty French and Indians, under command of Ensign De Neverville, appeared at Charlestown and captured Capt. John Spofford, Lieut. Isaac Parker and Steven Farnsworth. Captain Spofford had built a saw mill and a grist mill two years previous. He with the other men had been to the mill for boards
captured the
with four oxen.

As they were returning they were ambushed, captured and taken to Canada. After some time they were permitted to

return to Boston under a flag of truce. Capt. Spofford's mills were the oxen and their killed, burned, tongues cut out.

numerous band of Indians made their appearance in were discovered by Ephraim Dorman early in the mornThey in what was then a swamp east of the settlement. Mr. Dorman ing, was out looking for his cow. He immediately gave an alarm by crying,
April 23.
Iveene.

Indians Indians and ran for the fort. Two Indians, who were concealed in bushes between him and the fort, sprang forward, aimed their Throwing away their pieces at him and fired, neither hitting him.
!

arms, they then endeavored to capture him. Mr. Dorman, being a strong man, knocked one of them senseless with the other he had a sharp contest, stripped him of his blanket, leaving him nearly naked.
;

He made
Most

his escape

and reached the fort

in safety.
;

of the people were in the fort when the alarm was given some were out attending to their cattle. Those who were out and in hear-

Mrs. Kinney had gone to a barn ing distance rushed for the fort. She was aged and corpulent, and could walk only to milk her cow. Before she reached the fort she was fatally stabbed in the slowly.
back.

John Bullard was

at his barn.

He endeavored

to reach the

He fort, but was fatally shot in the back just before he reached it. was carried in and expired in a few hours. A Mrs. Clark was at a
barn about
fifty

rods from the

fort.

As she

started for

it,

an Indian

undertook to capture her. She gathered her clothes about her waist, and ran pursued by the Indian, who threw away his gun that he might outrun her. She, animated by the cheers of her friends, outran him

and reached the

hearing the cry of Indians, and prehis barn would that be burned, he determined that his cattle suming should not be burned with it. Throwing open his stable door, he let
;

Nathan Blake was

fort in safety. at his barn

them loose. Considering that his retreat to the fort was cut off, he went out at a back door, intending to secrete himself at the only place where the river could be crossed. He had gone but a few steps when

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17

be was hailed by a party of Indians concealed in a shop between him and the street. Looking back he saw several guns pointed at him, and
at this instant several Indians started

ment near him.

They

up from their place of concealin himself their power he gave himself up. Feeling shook hands with him, and to the remark he made that he had

lishman

not yet breakfasted, they smilingly replied that it must bte a poor Engwho could not go to Canada without his breakfast.

Mr. Blake was pinioned and conducted by an Indian into the woods and started for Canada. At Montreal he, with another person by the name of Warren, was compelled to run the gauntlet. Warren received a blow in the face for which he knocked down the Indian who gave it. For this he was assaulted by several Indians who beat him Blake exunmercifully, by which he was made a cripple for life. hibited more patience and fortitude and received no considerable inHe was then conducted to Quebec, and from there to an Indian jury.
village several miles north.

Mr. Blake was a strong, athletic man. He could run with great speed, and was put to many tricks with Indians whom he beat. To have him beaten, a celebrated Indian runner was procured to run against At the time the race was to be run the whole tribe assembled. him. A Frenchman from Quebec was present, and, seeing the excitement,
let the Indian beat, intimating. that fatal consequences might ensue if he did not. Blake acted upon the Frenchman's advice and permitted his antagonist to reach the goal a moment before him. In 1747, a Frenchman by the name of Raimbut was taken prisoner He held the rank of lieutenant. He was anxious to in Winchester. return to Canada. Considering his rank he agreed that if he could

advised Blake to

be taken to Canada he would procure the release of Blake and a prisoner by the name of Allen who was captured at Deerfield, Mass.

To

carry the arrangement into effect the governor of IVIassachusetts sent in February, 1748, John Hawks, Matthews Clesson and John

Taylor, accompanied by Raimbout to Canada, under a flng of truce. The party went on snow shoes, and carried their provisions on their backs. They returned with Blake and Allen about the first of May.

Mr. Blake had married Elizabeth, a daughter of Abraham Graves She sent money by the men to buy the ransom of Swanzey, in 1741. if the husband of her negotiations failed. The number of Indians in the party that made the attack upon Keene
at the time of Blake's capture

was estimated at about a hundred. They

skulked around

whenever

sides of the fort during the forenoon and fired Whenever an they supposed their shot might be effectual.
all

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Indian was seen by those in the fort he was fired at, and a number of them were seen to fall. It was supposed that as many as ten were
killed,

and their bodies consumed in a building which they burned. The Indians did not immediately leave the vicinity of the fort. Some

three days after their first appearance they killed a in the meadow, southeast of the fort.

number

of cattle

the attack was made upon Keene the firing was heard at the Swauzey, the commander of which sent an express immediately to Winchester, with the information that the Indians had made an attack upon Keene. From Winchester the information was expressed from fort to fort to Colonel Pomroy, the military commander at Northampton. Colonel Pomroy, at the head of the military forces at that place, immediately started, and adding to his force as he proceeded by pressing horses and men into his service, he arrived at Keene with four hundred or five hundred men in a little more than forty-eiglit hours from the time the express left Swanzey, the distance down and back being at least ninety miles. The military force after scouring the woods in the vicinity only found where the Indians encamped east of Beech hill. May 2. At Charlestown, some women went to do their accustomed milking where the cows were kept, attended by a guard of soldiers. Plight Indians who had concealed themselves to await their arrival, As the Indians were scalping him the fired and killed Seth Putnam. soldiers fired and mortally wounded two of them, whom their comfort in

When

panions carried

off.

by the name of Robert go Swanzey They were waylaid that Indians had been about the fort and captured. of a lying by party to Canada but were carried released. Maffett besubsequently They was and to Mass., doing garrison duty at SwanLunenburg, longed and the Indian arm before he surrendered. He shot broke chief's zey. At the same time that Brown and Maffett were taken, a party lay around the fort at Keene watching for an opportunity to plunder or take prisoners. One night the watch thought he heard some one try-

May

6.

Deacon Timothy Brown and a

to

soldier

Maft"ett left the fort in

to Keene.

In the morning ing the strength of the picket gate, when he fired. beads and blood were seen at the place where the fire was directed.
Massachusetts sent additional forces for the protection of these frontier New Hampshire towns, as no protection was being rendered them by the latter province. Captain Paine went with a force for the
defence of Charlestown.
the place where

About twenty of his soldiers went to view Putnam had been killed a few days previous. A party

INDIANS.

19

of Indians lying in ambush fired upon them and then endeavored to cut off their retreat to the fort. Captain Stevens with a party rushed

out for their assistance.

In the conflict that ensued

five

were killed

on each side, and the Indians took one prisoner. They retreated leaving some of their guns and blankets. This conflict occurred about

May

24, 1746.

About a month later another conflict was had at the same place. Captain Stevens and Captain Brown went into the meadow to look Their dogs gave indications that Indians were amfor their horses. bushed for them, when they put themselves into position and gave the
first fire.

After a short encounter the Indians wese driven into a

killed.

SAvamp taking with them several of their number who had been

They

left,

when they

Captain Stevens and

at

retreated, guns, spears, hatchets and blankets. Captain Brown lost but one of their men.

June 24. Some twenty Indians attaol^ed a number of men who were work in a meadow near Bridgman's fort, Hinsdale. They killed William Robins and Jonas Barker, captured Daniel How and John Beaman, wounded Michael Gilson and Patrick Ray. July 24. Colonel Willard and a guard of twenty men went with a team from Fort Dummer to Hinsdale's mill and when near the mill were ambushed. None of Colonel Willard's men were killed or capOne man was wounded. tured. Aug. 3. The enemy appeared again near the fort at Charlestown. Dogs were kept at the fort and they gave the first intimation to those within of the presence of the enemy by barking and by actions peculiar to them when Indians were in the vicinity. Captain Stevens, the

commander,

in order to satisfy himself that

an enemy was in the

vi-

scarcely out of the fort when and Ebenezer were fired He was so near Phillips killed. upon, they the fort that a soldier crept carefull}' out at night and fastened a rope
cinity, sent out scouts.

The men were

to

him when he was drawn in and buried. No other one of the scouts was injured. The enemy, after they were discovered, put forth every
effort to take the garrison.

They

fired their

muskets against the walls

and made other demonstrations

ject.

in Indian fashion to effect their ob-

They hung around

ings outside except one.

the fort two days, and burned all the buildOf the buildings burned were the mills that

Captain Spofford was rebuilding Avhere his had been previously burned. Before they left they killed most of the horses, cattle and hogs. company of troops from Massachusetts was stationed at the fort at

the time and sixteen of their horses were killed.

Aug.

6.

Winchester was visited by thirty of these Indians.

A num-

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ber of

HISTORY OF SAVANZEY.

men were passing in a road near which the Indians had concealed themselves, when the latter fired and killed Joseph Rawson and
wounded Amasa Wright.

Oct. 22. Jonathan Sartwell was captured near Fort Hinsdale. The year 1746 must have been one of extreme peril to these frontier The settlers were few and widely scattered. Cultivation of towns. To go outside the their land was their main dependence for support. forts to labor upon their farms was at all times extremely dangerous. The Indians were constantly moving from place to place. After they had inflicted some outrage upon the inhabitants of one place, off they

would go to anotiJier settlement, and the first intimation of their coming would be the capture or killing of some unsuspecting person. Late in tlie j^ear Massachusetts appears to have decided not to continue her military protection to these New Hampshire towns, and the forces which she had kept at Charlestown were withdrawn and afterwards the settlement was abandoned. The settlements at Keene and Swauzey were continued through the winter and it is not known that they were disturbed. To show the condition of the New Hampshire towns in the Ashuelot and Connecticut vallej'S, we will quote tlie following from Rev. H. P. Saunderson's history of Charlestown. "During the winter, 1846so in Indians were ice-bound the Canada, that the frontiers suffered 47, as no were made upon them. In this in incursions apprehension, only interval, some gentlemen who had the wisdom to perceive that the protection of the Connecticut river settlements was required by the true interests of the country, fortunately prevailed on the assembly of
Massachusetts to make the needful provision for the defence of the forts and garrisons which in consequence of the withdrawal of her
troops had been deserted. They, moreover, sought to convince them, that this would require not only a sufficiency of men to afford garrisons for the places that would be able to resist such assaults as would

be likely to be made upon them, but also an equal additional force to range the woods and watch the motions of the enemy, and prevent

by anticipating their designs, and by suddenly falland surprising them in their encampments, when they had ing upon not the least expectation of an assault thus practising upon them
their depredations,
;

their

own tactics. The prime mover

in this matter,

we have reason

to believe,

was

Captain Stevens; who, by the promptness and wisdom with which he had acted, had already gained no inconsiderable influence with the

government.

He had

personally addressed a memorial to Governor

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21

No. 4 lowing is an extract about 45 miles above Northfield

Shirley, setting forth his views of the situation, from which the fol' : is situated upon Connecticut river,
;

on which place (No. 4) the enemy have continually endeavored to do spoil and many great advantages have been lost for want of a suitable number of soldiers at that Fort Massachusetts, that was, is situated about 34 miles garrison.
;

from Deerfield, and

frontiers

No. 4
latter

is

is the proper road of an enemy coming upon our when they come by Wood Creek and the drowned lands, as when they come by Otter Creek. Now it appears to me if

men were early sent to each of these posts, say by the end of March, and suitable encouragement was given to them to go and waylay the streams the enemy come upon when they issue out from Crown Point, they might be very much discouraged in coming in small parties as heretofore which in my opinion will be of the greatest service to the public and the only effectual method to carry If anything be done it should be done early ii; the on the war. Spring, as it is evident from past experience that this enemy will be down by the first of April. There is one thing which I have observed while among the Indians they are a people which are greatly elated and flushed up when they have success and as soon discouraged when
one hundred
:
;

they are disappointed.' In their endeavours, these gentlemen, with Captain Stevens at their head, were only partially successful; for the assembl\% at this time, could be induced to go no further than to detail such a number of men
for garrisoning the forts as, in their estimation, would be sufficient to and the subject of taking the ofrepel the enemy in case of attack fensive was postponed, for some future consideration.
;

This being the state of affairs, in the latter part of March, 1747, Capt. Phinehas Stevens, with thirty men, was ordered by Governor Shirley to march to No. 4 and take possession. This post, for more than two months, had been entirely deserted and fears were entertained that, in case it should be left longer, it would either be burned or taken by the enemy. The movement was timely, and in every respect most fortunate. Stevens marched through the wilderness and arrived at No. 4 on the 27th of March, to find the but what was his surprise, on entering it to fort in good condition find himself and company heartily welcomed by an old spaniel and a cat, which had been left behind at its desertion, and had remained in it during the winter, as its sole defenders and occupants. Captain Stevens and company had been in possession of the fort only a few days before they were led to surmise the presence of an
;

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Their suspicious were first aroused by the uueas}" appearance eneni}'. of the clogs, and their continued barking. These indications of something that was not right indirced them to keep the gate closely barred.

But here we must let Captain Stevens tell his own story. In his report to Governor Shirley, dated April 9, 1747, he says, 'Our dogs being very much disturbed, which gave us reason to think that the

enemy were about, occasioned us not

time
;

but one of our

men being

desirous to

to open the gate at the usual know the certainty, ven-

ing

tured out privately to set on the dogs, about nine o'clock in the mornand went about twenty rods from the fort firing off his gun and
;

Whereupon, the enemy, being within a few rods, immediately arose from behind a log and fired but through the goodness of God, the man got into the fort with only a slight wound. The enemy being then discovered, immediately arose from their anibushments and attacked us on all sides. The wind being vei-y high, and every thing exceedingly dry, they set fire to all the old fences and also to a log house about forty rods distant from the fort so that within a few minutes we were entirely to the windward surrounded with fire all which was performed with the most hideous shouting and firing, from all quarters which they continued, in a very
;
;

saj'ing, chobo}', to the dogs.

terrible

termission

manner, until the next day at ten o'clock at night, without induring which time we had no opportunity to eat or sleep.
;

But notwithstanding all their shouting and threatenings, our men seemed not to be in the least daunted, but fought with great resolution which doubtless, gave the enemy reason to think we had determined to stand it out to the last degree. The enemy had provided themselves with a sort of fortification which they had determined to push before them and bring fuel to the side of the fort, in order to burn it down. But instead of performing what they threatened, and seemed to be immediately going to undertake, tlie}^ called to us and desired a cessation of arms until sunrise the next morning which was granted at which time they would come to a parley. Accordingly the French General Debeline came with about sixty of his men, with a flag of truce, and stuck it down within about twenty rods of the fort in plain sight of the same, and said if we would send three men to him he would send as maii}^ to us to which we complied. The General sent in a French lieutenant with a French soldier and an Indian.
;

viz.

men going to Monsieur, he made the following proposal we would immediately resign up the fort, we should all have our lives and liberty to put on all the clothes we had, and also to take a sutlicient quantity of provisions to carry us to Mon-

Upon
:

that

our

in case

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treal,

23

and bind up our provisions and blankets, lay down our arms and march out of the fort.

Upon

our

men
;

returning, he desired that the Captain of the fort

would meet him half way, and give an answer to the above proposal, which I did and upon meeting the Monsieur he did not wait for me that to give an answer, but went on in the following manner, viz. what had been promised he was ready to perform but upon refusal he would immediately set the fort on fire, and run over the top for he had seven hundred men with him, and if we made any further re:

sistance or should happen to kill one Indian, we might expect all to be put to the sword. 'The fort,' said he, 'I am resolved to have, or die. Now do what you please for I am as easy to have j^ou fight as to
;

give up.'

I
;

would do

told the General, that in case of extremity his proposal but inasmuch as I was sent here by my master, the Cap-

it would not be consistent with my up unless I was better satisfied that he was able to perform what he had threatened and, furthermore, I told him that it was poor encouragement to resign into the hands of the enemy, that upon one of their number being killed, they would put all to the sword, when it was probable that we had killed some of them already. Well,' said he, go into the fort, and see whether your men dare more or not, and give me an answer quick, for my men want fight any to be fighting.' Whereupon, I came into thie fort and called all the men together, and informed them what the French General said and then put it to vote which they chose, either to fight on or resign and they voted to a man to stand it out as long as they had life. Upon

tain General, to defend the fort,

orders to give

it

'

'

this, I

returned the answer that

we were determined

to fight

it

out.

Upon which they gave

a shout, and then fired and so continued firing and shouting until daylight the next morning. About noon they called to us and said good morning,' and desiied
' ;

a cessation of arms for two hours" that they might come to a parley which was granted. The General did not come himself but sent two

Indians,

who came within about

and desired that
I

eight rods of the fort and stuck

to them,

down

their flag

which I did and the Indians made the following proposal, viz. : That in case we would sell them provisions, they would leave and not fight any more and desired my answer, which was, that selling them pro;

would send out two men

visions for

money was contrary

in a captive for

to the laws of nations

five

but

if

they
.

would send
them.

every

bushels of corn

would supply

the Indians returning the General gave this answer, four or five guns were fired against the fort, and they withdrew, as we sup-

Upon

posed, for we heard no more of them.'

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Captain Stevens
'

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
in

writing to anotlier person about this affair says

Those who were not emploj'cd in firing at the enemy were employed in digging trenches under the bottom of the fort. We dug no less than eleven of them, so deep that a man could go and stand upright on the outside and not endanger himself so that when these trenches were finished we could wet all the outside of the fort, which we did and We drew some hundreds of barrels of water, kept it wet all night. and to undergo all this hard service there were but thirty men. The enemy never had the courage to bring their fortification nor run over
;

the fort but in lieu thereof, spent the night in shooting their fiery arrows, which were easily put out.

lu all this time w'e had scarce opportunity' to eat or sleep. The cessation of arms gave us no matter of rest, for we suspected they did it to obtain advantage against us. 1 believe men were never

known
or

lie still

to hold out with better resolution, for they did not seem to sit one moment. There w^ere but thirty men in the fort, and
fired at us, there

although we had some thousands of guns

were but

two men

slightly

wounded.

By

the above account

you may form some idea of the distressed

under, to have such an army of starved creatures around us, whose necessity obliged them to be the more earnest. They seemed everj^ minute as if they Avere going to swallow us up

circumstances

we were

using

the threatening language they could invent, with shouting and firing as if the heavens and the earth were coming together. But notwithstanding all this, our courage held out to the last.
all

We

were informed by the French that came into the fort, that our captives were removed from Quebec to Montreal which, they say, are about three hundred in number by reason of sickness which is at Quebec, and that they were well and in good health, except three who were left sick, and that about three captives had died who were said to be Dutchmen. They also informed us that John Norton had liberty to preach to the captives, and that they have some thousands of French and Indians out and coming against our frontier.' The mortification of Debeline in his failure to take the fort must have been extreme but, though baffled iu the attack on No. 4 he did not return with his forces immediately to Canada, but, dividing them into small parties, sent them out to hover around various places on the frontier. A small number of them very soon after ventured to return and encamp secretly near the river at no great distance from the fort from which they had been so summarily repulsed. But Captain Stevens observing a smoke, from which lie was led to think that all was not right, went out after them and they precipitately
;

INDIANS.
retreated.
ter

25

Other parties of them hovered about Northfield, Winchesand Upper Ashuelot, but they had been tauglit too severe a lesson at No. 4, to allow them to return to its vicinity." April 15, 1747. A party of Indians, or French and Indians, from up the Connecticut river, made a sudden descent upon Northfield, killed and scalped Nathaniel Dickinson and Asahel Burt as they were
driving up cows just after sunset. This party during the night of the 15th started for Winchester,

SAvanzey and Keene, and burned the three towns which had been abandoned a few days before. It is probable the inhabitants had learned before they left that the French and Indian forces had attacked
Charlestown, and as no military forces had been provided to garrison the forts in these towns they resolved to abandon them immediately. The annals of Keene contain the following: "The inhabitants re-

mained

About that time they passed an informal vote releasing Mr. Bacon, their minister, from all his obligations to them, hnd resolved to abandon the settlement, which
in the fort until

March

or April, 1747.

Soon after a party of Indians resolution was immediately executed. visited the place and burnt all the buildings except the mill on Beaver brook, and the house in which the miller had resided."
It is traditional that the inhabitants of

Swanzey
in the

left

very suddenly;

They preserved some

burying them.

articles that they could not well take

A revered

bible is

now

away by hands of the Belding

The family that was saved by being buried under a brass kettle. statement has been made that in one instance a babe was left in its
cradle and

was rescued

in the night.

One can

women

well imagine what must have been the feelings of the men, and children as they left the settlement. The men's feelings
;

alternated between sadness and hopefulness they were sad when they thought of the homes they were leaving which were the result of years of hard labor they were joyous when they thought that they should succeed in saving their families from the horrors of falling into the hands of the savages. The women thought more about the safety of
;

homes they were leaving. The children felt a when they were inspired bj' the thought that mirthfulness of degree to see their soon were grandfathers and grandmothers, uncles and they
their children than the

aunts, at the old Massachusetts homes, about which they had heard
their parents talk.
It is evident that

some of the men returned

to the settlement during

the

summer

Between

for the purpose of obtaining some income from their land. these men and the Indians there was some skirmishing in

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
results.

August, but without fatal

The Indians succeeded

in killing

some

cattle.

Major Willard, Capt. Alexander and others went from here and when passing through Winchester they met a Frenchman Coming towards them. When he saw the party he jumped behind a tree. Capt. Alexander, being foremost, shot and wounded him in the, breast, which wound was sui)posed to be mortal. The party, presumHe was found by the ing that Indians were near, immediately left. He Indians, but they left him, fearing that they would be pursued. and after a fcAv himself and delivered went to Northfield revived, days
Oct. 16,
to Northfield,

a prisoner to Capt. Alexander. Oct. 22. Capt. Bridgman's fort, house and barn at Hinsdale were

burned and Jonathan Sawtle captured.

below.

Twelve men left the garrison at Charlestown to go to places They had gone but half a mile when they were waylaid and Nathan Gould and Thomas Goodale killed and scalped, Oliver Avery was wounded and John Henderson captured. Active military operations closed in November and the forts in New Nov.
14.

Hampshire were garrisoned by soldiers provided by Massachusetts. During the winter Capt. Phiuehas Stevens'had a company of sixty men at Charlestown, and Capt. Josiah Willard, jr., had a company of twenOf Capt. Willard's men Thomas Cresson, ty-six men at Ashuelots. Thomas Cresson, jr., William Grimes, Asahel Graves, James Heaton, Samuel Heaton and William Heaton had been residents of Lower Ashuelot before the place was burned.
In the year 1748 soldiers were early provided for the different posts, and companies were enlisted as rangers to be employed in scouting the trails which the euemy were accustomed to take when they made their
raids

the

upon the settlements. We insert the following muster-roll of company stationed at the Ashuelots (Upper and Lower).
jr.'s

Roll of Capt. Josiah Willard,

Capt. Josiah Willard, Lieut. William Syms,
Sergt.
jr.,

Co. at Ashuelots, Feb. 10

TO Oct. 26, 1748.

Jos. Richardson,

William Hunt,

Thomas

Taylor,

Thomas Thoyets,
John Evens, James Burt, Jeremiah Butler,
Robert Tyler, Samuel Hall, William HiU,

Sergt. William

Smead,

Clerk Jeremiah Hall,

Thomas Cresson, Corp. Benoni Wright,

Corp.

Timothy Fletcher, John Ellis,

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Wm.

BickfoTd,

Euben Walker,
Jona. French, Daniel How, jr.,

James Billing, Simeon Green,

Nathaniel Hills, Asahel Graves,

Ebenezer Fletcher, Robert Ewers,

Benj a. Nichols,

Thomas Robbins,
Josiah Crosby, Joseph Barron,

John Edgeliill, John llobert, Aaron Ward, John Frost,

Benj. Barrett,

Wm.

Livingston,

Samuel Hoflinton, Henry Chandler,

Benj. Hoagg, Henry Stevens, Joel Johnson,

Elijah Holton, Jonas Holton, Isaac Rice,

Thomas

Crissou,

jr.,

Nath'l Fairbanks,

Jethro Wheeler,

James

Jewell,

James Eaton, John Scott,

Hezekiah Elmer, Samuel Hill, David Nims, David Bacon,

Andrew

Allard,

Eliph. Coi'bin,

John Henry,
Benjamin Osgood, Jona. Lawrence, jr. John Pullard.

Wm.

Blanchard,

Matthew Wyman,

The meu for this companj^had been procured partly by enlistments, Massachusetts had offered a bounty of 5 for a year's service, A number of the men had been impressed. These had come mostly
from Middlesex county, Mass, Many of the enlisted were New Hampshire men who had lived in some of the settlements before the war

commenced,

March 29, Moses Cooper, Lieut. Sargent and son, Joshua Wells and one other man went about a mile from Fort Dummer for timber. They were attacked by some twelve Indians. Cooper was mortally wounded the first fire, but made his escape to the fort, where he died The others fought" on a retreat. Wells was soon the next night. and son continued to fight, but the father was killed killed. Sargent and the sou captured. Additional soldiers had been furnished by Massachusetts to Capt. Stevens at Charlestown in the spring, so that his command consisted He sent eighteen of his men under Capt. Melviu of a hundred meu. After they reached this point they to scout as far as Lake Champlain. were discovered by the enemy and commenced a retreat. They were Melviu eluded intercepted by the enemy which got in their front. them and succeeded in reaching West river some thirty or forty miles northwest of Fort Dummer when he was again intercepted. A disas-

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trous fight ensued.

HISTORY OF SWA^'ZEY.
Six of Mclviu's

men were

killed.

The

rest suc-

ceeded in reaching Fort

Dummer

at different times.

June
lots for

16.

Fort

Dummer by

two rangers. Three were killed and scalped, viz., Joseph Richardthe two forts. son, John P'rost and Jonathan French, all of Billerica, Mass. seven were taken prisoners, one of whom, Wm. Bickford, was killed where Four escaped across the river to the Indians camped the first night. Fort Dummer, one of whom was a ranger who was severely wounded in the thigh. The prisoners at the first camping place were stripped of their arms and most of their clothing. They reached Canada about the first of July. Most of them were made to run the gauntlet. They One of them died soon afreturned in the fall feeble and emaciated. ter his return from the effect of abuse. The prisoners were Mark Perkins, Concord; Matthew Wymau, Dorchester; Benjamin Osgood,
;

squad of twelve of Capt. Willard's men left the AshueAvay of Hinsdale's fort having witli them ambushed were by a large party of Indians between They

liillerica

Wm.

Blanchard, Dunstable

Henry

fetevens,

Chelmsford

Joel Johnson,

Woburn. Capt. Humphrey Hobbs was

stationed at Charlestown with a com-

He started June 24, in a southwest direction with panj^ of rangers. men to scout the country between Charlestown and Fort Shirley. forty The second day after leaving Charlestown and while eating tlieir lunch at noon, tlie sentinel in his rear discovered the enemy approachHobbs ordered his men each to take a tree for cover. The ing. Indians rushed forward with a shout and were received with a well
and several fell. The Indians were led by a half-blood by the name of Sackett and he had a much larger number of men than Hobbs. The two leaders were well acquainted and Sackett could speak
directed
fire

Sackett called to Hobbs to surrender. Hol^bs dared liim come and take his men. After four houi-s of fighting, fortunately Sackett was Avouuded, when the enemy withdrew taking willi them Hobbs had three men killed and four their dead and wounded.
English.
to

wounded.

He

reached Fort

Dummer

in tlie

afternoon of the next

day with his company and wounded men. about twelve miles west of Fort Dummer.
July
3.

The

battle

was fought

party of Indians killed eleven cattle at Aslmelots and

carried off the meat.

Sergt Taylor and six privates of Capt. Willard's company at tlie Ashuelots went down to Northfield for ten recruits to take the i)lace
of those lost in the encounter of June \G.

from Northfield for the Ashuelots by way of Hinsdale's

July 14, Taylor started fort and Fort

INDIANS.

29

Dummer

with his six soldiers

tiiid

ten recruits.

When

within aljout

a mile of Fort

Dummer

dians under

command

they were attacked by a large number of Inof a French otHcer. They Avere attacked in

front and in their rear.

Asahel Graves of Lower Ashuelot and Henry Chandler of Westford, Mass., were killed, stripped of their clothing and arms and then scalped. Two escaped across the river to Fort Dummer, two got back to Hinsdale's fort and eleven were captured.

Two

of the captives, Joseph Rose of Northfleld and James Billings of Concord were severely wounded. After going about a mile the Indians

knocked the wounded prisoners on the head with war-clubs. Sergt. Taylor was one of the captives. He subsequently resided in Hinsdale.

Thomas Cressou,
Daniel How,
jr.,

The jr., a captive, belonged to Lower Ashuelot. other captives were Daniel Farmer, Groton Jona. LaAvrence, Littleton
;

Framiugham Reuben Walker, Chelmsford John Henry, Concord Ephraim Powers, Littleton. The prisonei's were taken to Canada by the way of West river, Otter creek and Crown Point. In travelling the Indians made frequent halts and went about twenty miles a day. The prisoners w'ere sold to the French who retained tbem until September. The French officer above referred to was ordered by the French
Rutland John
;

JCdghill,
;

" to go to war upon the territories of New Enggovernor at Montreal land, with a party of twenty-six Canadians and eighty Indians." The Northfleld historian narrates the following: "'Sieur Raimbault, who had lately returned from a successful raid, was attached to this party,

and as will appear, was of great service in selecting the right place for an ambuscade. The equipment of the savages was as follows: 80 muskets; 80 breech-clouts 80 pairs of mittens 100 deer skins 8 pounds of vermilion 80 wood-cutters knives 80 pounds of poAvder 80 pounds of ball 80 pounds of lead shot 80 collars for carrying 80 awls 80 tomahawks 400 flints 80 powd'er horns 100 needles 3 pounds of thread 80 war- clubs 8 axes 4 pairs of scissors 80 pounds of tobacco; 8 iron cooking pots; 8 canoes; and 13 days provisions. This force made directly for the Connecticut valley and took a position on the highlands to the eastward of Fort Dummer." Mr. Cresson used to say that the flrst meal offered him after reaching an Indian settlement was broth made from an old sow that had received no other dressing than the burning off of the bristles. He was almost starved, but he could not eat the broth. The raids of the French and Indians were so far checked by formidable military operations, that there was comparative quiet the last part

of 1748.

The

settlers

were not disturbed when

doiuii' their harvestino-.

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IIISTOKY OF SWANZEY.
last of the year,

Peace was made between England and France the

but this did not wholly restrain the Indians from committing some Their appearance at Charlestown atrocities on the frontier in 1749.

and Hinsdale caused general alarm.

ISoldieis

were immediately raised

Ten Avere sent to the Ashuelots. comto garrison different forts. six commanded of John Catlin of men, Deerfield, fifty by Capt. pany
was mustered July 13, 1749, and discharged Oct. 12. This company was stationed at Northfield half the time and at the Ashuelots the
other half.

Dark Time. These were dark days to our people on the fronThe attacks made in such rapid succession, and the signs distier. covered on all sides showed that the Indians were abroad in great The full foliage of the underbrush gave them secure cover force. and their uniform success gave them courage. And they had learned the .peculiar tactics of each of our captains and commanders of forts. They knew where to look for carelessness, and recklessness, and cowardice, and want of foresight. They knew the condition of each garset an when and rison, ambush, they knew whether a relief party they
;

"A

might be expected promptly or tardily." Of all the prominent men who had been engaged in protecting the settlements in New Hampshire on the Connecticut and Ashuelot rivers during this dark period was Col. Josiah Willard, the leading man He was in command of the garriin the settlement of Winchester. son at Fort Dummer, and his son, Josiah Willard, jr., at the Ashuelots. He was commissary for his own garrison, for suppl3nng that at No. 4 and those at the Ashuelots. When the government of Massachusetts failed to provide him with funds he fell back upon his own resources. At one time he had advanced the large sum of ten thousand In writing to the governor of Massachusetts, April 5, 1748, pounds. he said "I have but six hundred pounds Province money in my hands to supply No. 4 for six months past, and to supply No. 4, the Ashuelots and Fort Dummer for the future."
It was probably for obtaining supplies at Fort Dummer that the two squads from the Ashuelot garrisons undertook to go to Fort Dummer; the lirst, June IG, 1748; the second July 14, 1748, and which was attended with such disastrous results. Fort Dummer was on the west side of Connecticut River and in what is now the southeast corner of Brattleborough. Hinsdale's fort was on the east side of the river and in Hinsdale. The writer's father was well acquainted with some of the men whose residence in Lower Ashuelot had given them a knowledge of the important events of this Indian and French war. The father obtained

INDIANS.
the statement that two

31
one of the battles

men made

their escape at

and came through during the following night to the Ashuelots. They did not come together although they were much of the time in hearing of each other and each was often alarmed by the other and secreted himself, fearing that he was in danger of falling into the hands
of the
It

ememy.

has been generally understood that after the Ashuelots were abandoned in the spring of 1747, nothing was done here to rebuild or
to occupy the land until after the close of the Old French and Indian War. This can hardly be accepted as probable from the preceding

narrative of events.

Soldiers were kept or sent here when danger was apprehended. That soldiers were stationed here makes it quite certain that some of the forts had been rebuilt. To have kept garrisons here must have been to protect the men who had returned to rebuild and prosecute their farming operations. It is not likely that

the

men

may

generally had their families with them. Many of the men have done the duty of soldiers and labored for themselves at the

built generally of square hewed timber and built in a square form, often nearly or quite two hundred feet on a side. This gave room for a number of houses inside.

same time. The forts were

The years of 1750-51-52 and 53 were years of peace. In 1754 England and France were again engaged in war. The first place at which the Indians commenced their work about here was at Charlestown.

Johnson and

morning August 29, 1754, they captured James Mrs. Johnson aged about fifteen and two men. The attack was made before the family had risen and they were all carried off to Canada without being opposed. A daughter was born to Mrs. Johnson the next daj'^ after she was captured, and it was named Captive. The party in charo;e of the captives stopped one day on Mrs. Johnson's account. They then carried heron a litter at first, and afterwards a horse was provided for her to ride. To provide food, the horse was killed and the child was
Early
his wife, three children, a sister of

in the

nourished by sucking pieces of its flesh. Mrs. Johnson and two of her daughters and her sister obtained liberty to return in eighteen The eldest daughter was retained in a nunnery. It was months. three years when Mr. Johnson and a son returned.

A letter from Major Benjamin Bellows of Walpole to Colonel Blanchard written two days after the attack at Charlestown, vividly pictures the sufferings of the settlers. distress all down the River and at

He

says ''The people are in great

at

Keene and

Lt. Col. Josiah Willard, also writing at the

Swanzey." same time

to Col. B.

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

aud Gov. Weutwortli, implores them ''to help a poor distressed people, for almost every man is upon the move in this part of the coun1 have had no sleep these three nights." "We have persuaded try.
the Bigger part of the People to tarry a
little while and see if we can have some help." " We also this day received intelligence that two women and three children belonging to Swauzey are missing, which after diligent search made, not being found, are supposed to be taken; and by the discoveries that are made, we are afraid of being invaded

on every quarter."
It

does not appear that the settlements about here were disturbed

during the fall of 1754. In 1755 Bridgman's fort at Hinsdale was occupied by Caleb IIow, In the Hilkiah Grout and Benjamin Garfield with their families.

morning of June 27, the three men aud two boys of Mr. How went work in the meadow above the fort. They started to return about Mr. How was on horseback and had with him his two boys sunset. and was ahead of the other two men. They were fired upon by a concealed ambush and How brought to the ground from a wound in one of his thighs. He was immediately ^scalped by the Indians, had a hatchet struck into his head and left for dead. He was found the next morning and still alive, but soon died. The boys were captured. The other men attempted to escape by crossing the river, when GarThe Indians went to the fort field was drowned, but Grout escaped. and obtained admittance by the wives, they supposing their husbands had returned from work. The Indians had learned the proper signal
to

entered.
ried to

for gaining admittance to the fort by watching secretly those that The three wives and eleven children were captured and car-

Canada, The fort was burned by the Indians. June an unsuccessful attack was made upon the fort Keene. at Capt. William Syms was in command there at the time. A number of cattle were killed, several buildings burned and Benja-

The

last of

fort in Hinsdale, about one iumdred rods for timber, protected by a guard of four soldiers. The Indians got between the men and the fort and fired upon them. One citizen aud one soldier were killed and scalped one citizen and
;

min Twitchel captured. July 22, three men went from Hinsdale's

one soldier escaped to the fort. From the account of the affair it is probable the others were captured. At the same date of the last Hinsdale affair two men went a mile

and a half from the street in Walpole to cut timber. Both were shot one was scalped the other had his heart taken out and laid in pieces
; ;

upon

his breast.

INDIANS.

83

This year, 1755, Col. Bellows of Walpole had a fort, and some distance from it a mill, and employed a number of men. Aug. 17,
Col. Bellows with thirty of his men were going from the mill to dinner they encountered a^large number of Indians, but they succeeded in cutting their way through them and reaching the fort with-

when

out loss.
In the neighborhood of Col. B. lived John Kilburnwho had a
;

-wife,

a son and a daughter and he had living witfh him a man by the name of Peck, who also had a son. After the Indians' encounter with Col.

Bellows they undertook to capture Kilburn and his family, but this family of six persons held the Indians at bay all the afternoon, when
they gave up the undertaking. Mr. Peck received a wound from which he died five days after. The Indians hovered about Swanzey in 1755. They rendezvoused

From this mountain they would come down as near as they dared to the fort on Meeting-house hill and execute their war and scalp dances, and exhibit themselves in the most insulting attitudes to the people in the fort.
on Mt. Ceesar.

meadow with
attention.

This year a number of armed men went to work in the Great a guard of soldiers. When they reached the meadow the soldiers were in front. A rustling in some bushes attracted their
It

was thought a deer might be

where the rustling

there.

One

of the soldiers

fired at the spot

Avas heard

which aroused a band

of concealed Indians

who

fired

upon the

soldiers.

The

soldiers

and

laborers drove the Indians to the plain west of Swanzey factory. An express brought out fifteen men from Keene under Capt. Metcalf.

The Indians
is

fled

crossed the stream and

made

up the south side of East Branch and then their escape over the hills east of Keene.

This

understood to be the last appearance of hostile Indians in

in the valley

Swanzey. But in other towns

Indian raids were kept up during

the three following years.

June 7, 1756, Josiah Fisher, wife and two children were captured in Winchester and taken to Quebec where they met Benjamin Twitchell who was captured in Keene the previous year. After months of captivity the Fisher family were released and returned to Winchester. April 19, 1757, Charlestowm was again attacked by a large party of French and Indians, and five men captured and taken to Canada of

whom

three died there and the others returned.

In 1758, at Hinsdale, they killed Captain Moore and his son, burned his house and made the rest of his family captives. At
3

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Cliarlestown they killed Asahel StoLbins and captured his wife, a soldier aud Isaac Parker.

In 1759

it

was determined

to chastise the Indians

who had com-

mitted such devastations upon the frontier settlements, and tAvo luindred men were sent by General Amherst from Crown Point, under the

command

Major Robert Rogers, to destroy the Indian village of After an eventful march of twenty-one days through the wilderness they reached the place and were entirely successful in
of
St. Francis.

At this date Quebec passed into the hands of the the undertaking. English aud a quietus was given to the frontier settlements of the
English colonies.

Swanzey was well provided with

on Meeting-house
hill.

forts for the protection of its in-

habitants and rendezvous for soldiers.

The most important one was

that supplied the fort with water now supplies the premises of George Carpenter. Most of the soldiers that garrisoned the forts in Swanzey were from Massachusetts.

The old well

must not be inferred, however, that all the soldiers employed in repelling the French and Indian invasions in the Connecticut and Ashuelot valleys were furnished by Massachusetts New Hampshire
It

did something Avhat she could perhaps, in defending her frontier settlements and outposts.

Note. Mncli of tlie material for this chapter has been obtained from Temple and Sheldon's History of NortlUield, Mass., Sannderson's History of Charlestown, Annals of Keene, Belknap's History of New Hampshire, aud Provincial Papers of New Hampshire by Nathaniel Bouton, D.D.

CHAPTER

III.

General Outline History.

Township Granted Names of Grantees Proprietors' Records Land Settlement OK Province Boundary Line New Hampshire Charter Land annexed from Richmond Disannexed to other Beep Tax Vermont Controversy Towns Committee of Safety Warning out of Town Paper Money Names of Settlers Employment of the People Food Dress Farming and Household ImDivif^ioNs OF

plements

Wages.
to 1732 the valley of the Ashuelot

had not been the

home of the white man. PREVIOUS

The nearest place to this valley which had been settled by the colwas Northfield, which at this time, included most of Hinsdale and a portion of Winchester. As Northfield was settled as early as
onists

tained

probable that the trappers, hunters and explorers had obsome general knowledge of the character of the valley previous to 1732. The name of the valley and the river flowing through The boundary line between the it had undoubtedly been established. and the of New Hampshire had Massachusetts of colony Bay colony not been settled, but the Massachusetts colonists assumed that it be-

1685

it is

longed to Massachusetts. In June, 1732, Gov. Belcher, in his speech to the "Great and General Conn" of Massachusetts reconimended that "care be taken to

ungranted land." In compliance with the Governor's recommendation the House of Representatives voted "That there be seven towns opened of the contents of six miles square, one west of the Naraganset town which is near Wachusett Hill; one between the equivalent land and Rutland,
settle the

on or near the road

at

lately laid

from Swift

river to

Rutland

and one

Poquaig (Athol) on Miller's river; one west of the town called Northtown; two on the Ashuelot river above Northfield, and the
other in the eastern county at the head of Berwick that the committee be appointed to admit settlers and lay out house lots so that the
;

(35)

36
settlements

HISTORY OF bWANZEY.

may

be made

in a defensible

manner, and to direct

in the

drawing thereof, but not to lay out any further division without dithat there shall be sixty-three house lots rections from this court
;

laid out in

each township one for the first settled minister, one for the ministry, one for the school, and one for each of the sixty settlers
:

who

shall settle thereon, in his own person or by any of his chihh-en; the rest of the land to be allotted or divided equally into sixty-three parts that one year from the survey be allowed for the admission of
;

and that the committee be directed to demand and receive from each settler at his admission five pounds, part of which shall be employed for reimbursing the province, the money to be advanced for paying the committee and the charges of the surveys and the remainsettlers,
;

der to be employed for building a house of public worship or otherwise as the General Court shall order; that each settler actually live on his land within three years after his admission, and continue there
for the space of two years after, in person and with his family, if such he have that he do within five years from his admission build
;

a house on his laud of eighteen feet square and seven feet stud, at the least, and within the same time do sufficiently fence and till, or
fit

for

mowing

eiglit

acres of land

formance

his right to be forfeited

and in case any settler fail of perand the committee for admitting
settler at the time of ad-

settlers are directed to take a

bond of each

mission for twenty pounds for the use and benefit of the settlers, in case he fails of performing the conditions mentioned and the settlers
;

in each
settle

be obliged to build a suitable meeting house and a learned and orthodox minister in such town within five years
shall

town

from

their admission."

the first of July, 1733, this vote was concurred in by the council and ''consented to" by the Governor, but the committee appointed to

On

make

the survey not attending to their duty it was, Oct. 19, 1733, voted that another committee consisting of Josepli Kellogg, Timothy Dwight and William Chandler be appointed with directions forthAvith

to lay out the townships at Poquaig and on the Ashuelot river "unless they find that by reason of laying out the township Winchester,

granted to Col. Willard and others, the land remaining at Ashuelot river will not serve for two townships, in which case tliey are directed
to
la}"

out oulj^ one on that river.

1 734, the committee made a return to the Genei'al Court of a "plat of two townships, each of the contents of six miles square situated on each side of Ashuelot river above the tract of land lately

In February,

grauted to Josiah Willard and others, beginning at a Spruce or White

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

37

pine tree standing about midway between the south and east branches of said river about five perch east of the bank of the main river, and

thence running each way as described on the plat." The plat was accepted and the lands contained in said townships were declared to

and constitute a part of the county of Hampshire. was soon found that the plan included land in the southwest corner of the township, which had been granted to Josiah Willard and As the grant to Mr. Willard and his associates was made others. land was conprior to the grant to Lower Ashuelot proprietors, the ceded to belong rightfully to Mr. Willard and his associates. in May, 1734, Sixty-three houselots were laid out in Lower Ashuelot Each Massachusetts. of by a committee acting under the authority numhis for lots drew and each of the lots was numbered, proprietor
lie in

It

ber.

The

owners of sixty of these houselots

;

following are the names of the persons who were the first the other three being drawn, one
; :

each for the minister, the ministry and the school Lot No. 1, Josiah Divol 2, Thomas Hapgood 3, Thomas Kendall 7, William 6, John Holden 4, Samuel Bason; 5, James Heaton
; ; ;
;

10, Daniel Brown; 11, Jo8, John Mead; 9, Joseph Lee seph Hill; 12, James Wallis 13, John Flint for his son Ephraim 17, 16, School lot 15, Benjamin Reed Flint; 14, Elnathan Jones

Negers;

Benjamin Whitney 18, Nathaniel Hammond for his son-in-law Chamberlain 19, James Houghton, jr. 20, John White 21, John Muzzey 22, Jonathan Prescott; 23, David Cutler; 24, John King; 25, Joseph Hill, jr. 26, Robert Cummings 27, Nathaniel Hammond 28, James
; ; ;
;

31, Benjamin Cutler; 30, Hezelviah Sprague Henry; 29, his father Hammond Jonathan 33, Joseph Hasby Haywood; 32, kell, 34, Eleazer Robbins 35, William Whitaker; 36, Samuel Doug;

Thomas

37, Aaron Lyon; 38, Benjamin Thompson; 39, Nathaniel Whitemore 40, Thomas Kendall ;41 ,^Timothy Stearns 42, John King 43, John Sampson; 44, John Starr; 45, John King for his son; 46, John Mewharter 47, Ministry lot 48, Minister's lot; 49, Nathanlass;
;
;

iel

Mattoon; 50, Ephraim Jones; 51, William Lyon; 52, Benjamin Farusworth 53, Oliver Wallis 54, William Arms 55, Charles Prescott 57, John Tyler 58, Ebenezer Conant 59, 56, Enos Goodale William Carr 60, Thomas Heaton; 61, Thomas Kendall; 62, Samuel Doolittle; 63, Gardner Wilder.
;

It will

be apparent to one

who

shall read the

subsequent

histor}^ of

the township that the grantees generally did not act in accordance with the terms of the grant, by becoming residents themselves, or by

38

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

their children settling in the township. Among the names of these grantees who were residents of the township previous to 1747 we find

Hammond, Heaton, Brown, Jones, Chamberlain, King and Carr and then we find the names of Belding, Grimes, Guun, Cresson, Hills, Graves, Evans and Loomis. The inference is that the motive which prompted many of the grantand that some of ees to take rights in the township was speculation them very soon disposed of their interests therein. The committee appointed by Massachusetts to lay out the sixty-three houselots, laid a road four rods wide from the south side of the south branch, north of the spot where No. 5 sehoolhouse now stands, in a straight line on to the hill west of the George Carpenter residence, thence making an angle and bearing to the east to a point a little
only
; ;

lots

southeast of the residence of Sylvander Stone. Thirty-two house were laid on the west side of this road, and thirty-one on the east
side.

No.

was

at the

west side of the South end

west side of the North end and No. 32 on the No. 33 on the east side of the South end,
;

and 63 on the east side at the North end. Some alteration of this plan was made soon after by the settlers. Nos. 33 and 34 were taken from the east side and laid out south of No. 32 on the west side. The Nos. 33 and 34 lots between Nos. 42 and 53 were moved to the east. were moved presumably because they included the moat. The others were moved so as to obtain a larger tract of common land upon what was called "Meeting House hill."
^

The proprietors' records commence as follows "Concord June 27, 1734. At a meeting of the proprietors of the Lower Township on the Ashuelot river, Mr. Nathaniel Hammond of Littleton was chosen moderator Ephraim Jones of Concord chosen
: ;

and swoi'u. Voted that John Flint Esq. of Concord, Mr. Joseph Hill of Billerica, Mr. Thomas Cutler of Lexington, Mr. Eleazer Kobbins of Harvard and Mr. Nathaniel Hammond of Littleton, be a committee to manage the prudential affairs of the said township. Voted that the
clerk

meeting be adjourned to Wednesday the 18th day of September next, and then to meet at the said township of Lower Ashuelot at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon.

Meeting of the Propinetors of the Lower Ashawelock TownMeet on the said Township on the Eighteenth Day of Being ship, SL'ptember, 1734. Voted that the Meeting be adjourned to To-morrow

At

morning at Eight of the Clock being the Nineteenth Day of September Currant then to Meet on the Lot No. 1 in the said Township.

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

39

At a meeting of the Proprietors of the Lower Township on Ashawelock River being meet on the Lot No. 1 in the said Township the Nineteenth Day of September Anno Dom. 1734. The question being Put whether the Proprietors will Lay out any of the Common Land Passed in the Negative and then the in said Township at Present, to the Second meeting adjourned Wednesday in October Next, and then to meet at the House of Ephraim Jones, Innholder at Concord
;

at

Twelve of the Clock at Noon."

Ashuelot,

Probably these proprietors of the two townships. Upper and Lower who held the first meetings in the townships were all unacquainted with the location of them, and that they arrived in the eve-

"None of historian says they were accompanied by Deacon Alexander of Northfield as a pilot. They did not arrive at the line
ning of September 18, 1734.

The Keene
it,

them having previously

visited

of the township until late in the evening of the 18th, the day to which and as soon as the pilot informed them the meeting was adjourned that they had passed the line they opened the meeting and adjourned
;

at this meeting.

any business of importance was transacted The principal object of holding it in the township was doubtless to make such observations as would enable them to make
its

to the next day." It does not appear that

arrangements for

settlement.

a meeting of the proprietors of the Lower Township of Ashawelock River being continued by several adjournments being meet at the House of Ephraim Jones of Concord the Nineteenth Day of

"At

October Anno Dom. 1734. Voted that a Division of Interval be laid Voted that the Interval between the Great River and the South out. Branch, and all the Interval upon the South Branch be laid out, and
also so

much on the South side of the Great River, Below the South Branch as the Committee which shall be Chosen to Lay out shall think Most Convenient. Voted that Mr." Eleazer Robbins of Harvard, Mr. Nathaniel Hammond of Littleton, Ephraim Jones of Concord, Mr. Benjamin Reed of Lexington and Mr. Nathaniel Mattoon of Northor any three of them, be a committee to lay out the Interval before mentioned into Sixty Three Lots as equal as may be in Quantity and Quality. Voted that the Committee Before mentioned be Impowfield,

ered to Imploy a Surveyor to Lay out the Land before mentioned. Voted that the Committee before mentioned, forthwith or as soon as

Conveniently may be, Lay out the Land before mentioned and Make a Return of their Doings to the Proprietors in order to have them Draw Voted that the sum of their Lots the 2'^ Wednesday of June next.
Sixty Pounds be Paid by the Proprietors to Defray the Necessary

40
Charges.

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Voted that Mr. John Mnzzey of Lexington and INIr. Benjamin Heywood of Worcester be Collectors to Collect the said sum of Sixty Pounds of the Proprietors and Pay it into the Treasury on or before the 2nd Tuesday in April next. Voted that John Flint Esq. be Treasurer and Receiver to Receive the said Sum of Sixty Pounds
of the Collector for the use of the Propriety. Voted that the Meetto be the of second next then to Meet June adjourned ing Wednesday
at the

House

of

Draw

their Lotts

Ephraim Jones Inuholder at Concord in order to and to Treat of any other affairs which May then be

thought Proper."

At this adjourned meeting held at Concord, June 11, 1735, it was voted that the report of the committee to lay out the second division
be accepted
:

their services,

that said committee be allowed ten shillings a da}' for and "that the Surveyors Bills Being fifteen I'onnds

Seven Shillings be allowed."

tor

of

It was also "voted that each PropriePay Twenty Shillings before he shall Draw his Lott." The names those who drew this second division are the same as tliose who drew
first.

on the east side of the Ashand the South Branch, and the intervale on each side of the latter stream between the iron bridge and the Ashuelot river. There was a small tract of intervale l^'ing on the south side of the South Branch and the east side of the Ashuelot river that
the
It includes the intervale lying

uelot river between

Keene

line

was not included in this division. The boundaries of a few of these lots will be sufficient to give an idea how they were laid out and the amount of land which each lot
contained.

"No. 1 Bounds Northerly 125 rods on the upper Township, Northwesterly 171 Rods on AshaAvelock River, South 135 on No. 2, EastSaid No. 1 contains erly 15 rods on undivided Land being upland Eleven acres, having 36 Rods Allowed for a Way besides."
:

16 Bounds Northerly 174 Rods with No. 15, Westerly 7i Rods half afoot with the river. Southerly 173^ Rods with No. 17, Easterly 7^ Rods and half a foot with undivided upland: Said No. 16

"No.

&

Contains Eight acres besides 20 Rods for a way," "No. 48 is Invironed on all sides with water: Bounds North east 34 Rods on the Great River, Northerly 7 Rods on the River North:

westerly 3 Rods on said River westerly 26 Rods on said River Northwesterly 14 Rods on said River westerly 12 Rods on the South Branch. Southwesterly 6 Rods on said South Branch. Said No. 48 Contains
:

Four Acres and one hundred Rods, being without any incumbrances of way." "No. 53 Bounds Northwesterly 122 Rods on No. 52: Northeast-

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORr.

:

41
:

Jerly 9 Rods ou uudividecl land Southeast 6 Rods on undivided Land Northeast 13 Rods on undivided Lands: Southeasterly 126 rods on

No. 54: Northwesterly 13 Rods on the House Lotts Said No. 53 Contains Eight acres besides 50 Rods for what the River takes out of the Same and Twenty Rods for a way." "No. 63 Bounds North on No. 62 18 Rods North Easterly 8 Rods on the River North westerly 17 Rods on the River Easterly 63 Rods on the River, Southwesterly 64 Rods on Common Land Northwesterly 24 Rods on Common Land, Westerly 20 Rods on Common Land. Said No. 63 Contains Thirteen acres and one hundred and Four Rods
; : : : ;

without any Incumbrances of ways." The committee who made this division consisted of Eleazer Robbins,

Hammond and Benjamin Reed surveyor, Stephen Hosmer, jr. Doubtless soon after, this work was began in the township, by a party of men coming by the way of Northfield, through the then almost untrodden wilderness, bringing their tools and provisions with them.
Nath.
;

Their

Then commenced

to build cabins of logs and boughs. the clearing of the land, and the woodman's axe began to resound through the deep, dark pine forest. During many a night as these laborers lay in their cabins after their hard day's
first

work must have been

work was done,

there came to their ears the hooting of the owl, the bowling of the wolf and the roar of the distant waterfall. Before the snows of winter these laborers returned to their Massachusetts homes.

The proprietors held a meeting at Concord, March 31, 1736. subjects taken into consideration were the enclosing of the meadow lots by a fence the building of a saw-mill, and the laying out and a road to Arlington (Winchester). At a meeting in the constructing
;

The

lots

township September 8, a committee was chosen to see that the meadow were fenced before the first of December, and a committee was

chosen to make a third division of land of about twenty acres to each house lot. At an adjourned meeting October 27, this committee made its report, which was accepted and the lots drawn.

The twenty acre which took nearly

lots
all

were

laid out

ou the intervale and meadows,

that remained in the township after the first division of intervale had been made. It does not appear that any of

the lots were laid out in what

is

called

"Mark Meadow."

The com-

mittee

the Iron Bridge now stands over the South Branch and easterly of the town house, and laid lots in intervale land until they reached what was then the east line of the town.

commenced near where

This

line

ran between the farms of Josiah Parsons and George

W.
late

Stanley, and further between the farms which were

owned by the

42

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
Aldrich and Carlton Parker.
the

Amasa
were

Several lots were laid out ou the

Pond Brook meadow and

laid out

on the

Richmond Branch meadow. Several Great River above West Swanzey, which were

called the "Mill

Meadow lots." Others were laid on the Great River between West Swauzey and Westport, which were called the "H3'pone00 Meadows." Two lots were laid on the west side of the 'Great River" near Keene line. The first proprietors' meeting in 1737 was held at Concord, February 9. This was adjourned to March 16, when it was voted to give Ephrahn Jones 200 acres of land at the "Great Falls" if he would build at that place a saw-mill. It was voted also to make another, a fourth division of laud, of about eighty acres to each owner of a house
'

lot.

The proprietors came this year with their families, with the intention of remaining during the winter and making it their permanent home. Their meetings from this time were held in the township.
June 22, a meeting was
called to

beholden September

7 at the

house

of Capt. Nathaniel Hammond. This was the first house named in the records and stood where Mrs. Virgil Woodcock now resides. At this

meeting and at adjournments of the same during the autumn, the folVoted to confirm to Ephraim Jones lowing business was transacted and his heirs the 200 acres of land that had been laid out at the
:

"Great Falls" when he should have

build a meeting house
;

built the saw-mill.

Voted to
;

pay for preaching to fine any person who should fall trees into the "South Branch" or into the "Great River," unless he removed them to look out a road to where that the eightythe saw-mill was to be built, and also to the intervale acre lots which had been surveyed should be divided by lot, and that
to raise

money

to

another, a fifth division of 100 acres in the undivided land be to the owner of each house lot.

made

At
house

the close of the year 1737 a right in the township consisted of a lot, an eight-acre meadow lot, a twenty-acre meadow lot, an

eighty- acre lot of upland

and a one hundred-acre

lot

which had been

or could be pitched. The fourth division lots were laid out under the direction of a com-

mittee consisting of Nathaniel

Hammond, Benjamin Reed, Samuel Chamberlain, Ephraim Jones and Nathaniel Matloon. Allhongh the proi)rietors voted tliat they should contain eight}' acres each, many of
them
were
fell very much short of that amount. Tliey consisted of upland, as the intervale and meadow lands had already been disposed of. They

laid out with a

good degree of regularity (as were also the three

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

43

former divisions) in ranges in various parts of the township. The lots were about 170 rods in lengtli and 60 in widtli. Lot number 1 was laid west of the house lots and south of the Ashuelot river, near the sand

bank
beino-

from north to south.

the
hill

the northwest corner being near the river bank, its length being Numbers 2 and 3 were laid west of number 1,

A range of the lots was laid on to west. between Swanzey Centre and West Swanzey the most northerly lot was number 4 which was located not far south of the most souththe road leading from the Centre to ^Yest Swanzey
numbered from east
which
lies
; ;

erly was number 18, and at present is part of the farm of Sylvander Numbers 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 were on the L. Whitcomb. hill southeast of West Swanzey extending to the north end of Swanzey Pond. Numbers 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 aud 42 were laid on the east of the South Branch and on the present road which runs from the Iron Bridge, near the town house, to Keene, and passes through these lots. E)ast of, and adjoining these lots was another range numbered 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41 and 43. Number 44 was northeast of said Iron Bridge. Numbers 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50 were between West Swanzey and Westport on the east side of

Ashuelot river. Numbers 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62 and 63 were on the west side of the road leading through the cenThe southeast corner of lot number 51 was near tre of the town.

Pond Brook Bridge. Number 63 was the minister lot, and the most northerly one in the range. The east line of these lots, south of the house lots, was where the road now runs and the east line of those
;

west of the house

lots

was on the west

line of the

house

lots.

The names of a few of the present owners of these lots are here number 26, Charles H. Rockwood 28, Phineas Gay 30, A. given
:

Leander Page 42, G. W. Eastman 53, W. C. BeldR. Hovey 55, A. B. Cook; 59, M. C. Stone; 62, George ing; 54,
S. Blake
;

38,

Carpenter. At a proprietors' meeting held at the house of Capt. Nathaniel Hammond, October 26, 1737, "Voted that Capt. Nathaniel Hammond,

Benjamin Heywood, Charles Lumis, Samuel

Hills

and Thomas Cres-

sou be a committee to lay out the fifth division and qualify the lots. Voted that the committee shall pitch and lay out the lots for the min-

and ministry. Voted that each of the proprietors shall pitch his lot and shall draw and he who draws No. 1 is to make his pitch on lots for his pitch the sixth day of March next, and he who draws No. 2 shall pitch on seventh day of March and so on till they are all pitched." The underister
;

44

HISTORY OF SW^VNZEY.

standing of the proprietors in voting to have the committee "h\y out the lots and qualify them" Avas to add land to those lots of inferior Each proprietor in turn had quality to make the lots of equal value. the privilege of going anywhere into the undivided land, make his selection,

and lay it out in just such shape as he chose. As may be supposed these lots were laid out in every conceivable shape, as the description and plans in the proprietors' records plainly show. The description of a few of these lots may serve as specimens.
"This plan describes a 5th division
lot lying in

according to a vote of the proprietors

:

Swanzey, pitched David Belding and to house lot No. 44, containing by estimation one hundred acres, and bounded as follows Beginning at a Basswood tree on the brink of the river in line of the Old Mill Farm, then running easterly with then southsaid Mill Farm till it comes to a 4tli division lot No. 24 on 4th division lot till it comes to lot No. 45 in the bounding wardly 4th division then westwardly bounding on No. 45 till it comes to

and

laid out to

Hyponeco meadow,
till it

so-called
;

thence northwardly with said

meadow
it

comes to the river then northwardly by said river till to the bound first mentioued. Laid out October 21, 1758.

comes

David Belding, Surveyor. Jonathan Hammond, \ > Committee." Thomas Cresson, j David Belding,
"This Plan Describeth a Fifth Division Lot Lying
in

Swanzey Con-

taining 120 acres pitched agreeable to a vote of the Proprietors and Laid out by Thomas Cresson to the House Lott No. 46 Bounded as First Beginning at a Hemlock Stump on the west side of the follows
:

River y Running Down the River bounding on said River 25G Rods to a Pitch pine Tree standing near the Bank of the River as may appear by the Plan y" turns N. 29 E. 112 Rods to a white Pine; y"
;

East 52 Rods
y"^

y" E. 70 S. 38 Rods to a Stake y" E. 38 S. to the Stump first mentioned y" running over the River and turning up the River until it comes to the
to a
; ;

White Oak Stump

;

S. 18

W.

52 Rods

of the Branch to the Corner of the House Lot No. 1 y" turnas on said to Doth House Lot the River west appear by bounding ing Laid out April the 1, 1775. this Plan.

mouth

David Belding, Surveyor. \ David Belding, > Committee." Thomas Ckesson, Jonathan Hammond,
'

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

"This plau describes one division
lot lying in

45
Swanzey pitched

agreeable to a vote of the proprietors to the Rev. Samuel Hopkins, June 5, 1759, and to house lot No. 55; said lot originally belonged to Charles Frescott, containing 100 acres and one rod in forty for

swag

of chain

and bounded as follows

Beginning at the N. E. cor;

then runs ner at a hemlock tree in the town line marked (S. H.) west and south with the third division of interval land 260 rods to a
white pine which was the corner of a third division lot then runs south 59 east 140 rods to a red oak tree marked S. H. in Richmond
;

line

then runs N. 39 E. to the

first

mentioned bound.

David Belding, Surveyor. David Belding, Jonathan Hammond, ) Committee. Thomas Cresson, I
The
settlers,

having spent their

first

to have been

in a healthy condition in the

winter in the township, appear spring of 1738, and took

hold of the work of a public nature that lay before them, with vigor. At a proprietors' meeting March 15, Nathaniel Hammond was

chosen moderator, Jonathan Hammond and Thomas Cresson surveyors of highways Nathaniel Hammond, Thomas Cresson and Samuel
;

Hills, assessors

N. Hammond

collector,

and John Evens treasurer for on each

right to fence the

the year ensuing.

Voted
intervale

to raise
if

two pounds ten

shillings

each proprietor does not do his part of said fence. Voted that Benjamin Brown, Jonathan Hammond and William Carr

be a committee to run the lines between the second division lots. A meeting was duly called to meet at the house of Capt. Nathaniel

Hammond, November 6. After Capt. Hammond was chosen moderator the meeting adjourned for a quarter of an hour to meet at the house of Jethro Eames.
Chose Benjamin Brown of Concord proprietors' clerk and voted that the proprietors' book be kept in the town for the future. "Voted to raise the sum of 40 shillings on each right, or the sum
;

of 120 pounds for encouragement towards building. a grist mill upon the 'Great River' near to where the saw mill now stands in said township, to

him or them that shall appear to enter into bonds to build the same on or before the first day of September next ensuing." At a meeting held Dec. 28 it was voted, "That the piece of land be laid common for the use of the town forever that lies between the

46
two
tier of

HISTORY OF SAVANZEY.

house lots for a burying place and training field, and for use the town shall think proper." other any "That the committee that was chosen to see to the building Voted,
of the meeting house be a committee likewise to see to the cutting down of the trees and clear a place to set the Meeting House on, and
for a burying place."

Voted, "That each of the proprietors shall have liberty to Avork out his equal part in falling the trees and clearing the above-mentioned road and common land where the meeting house is to stand &c., between the first day of February next ensuing and the last day of February following." Voted, "That the Proprietors will buy 18 lbs. of Powder & 36 lbs. of Lead for a proprietors' stock, and shall l)e left in the hands of Capt.

Nathaniel

Hammond

for the use of said Propriety."

Voted, "That Nathaniel Gunn, Jonathan Hammond and Benjamin

Brown be
wanting

in their

a committee to agree with all those men that have any land second or third division Lots, and lay out to them an

equivalent for the same in some of the undivided land in said Township, or in the equivalent land that is granted and is to be laid out for

what

this Township interfered upon Arlington." Voted, "That the Proprietors will pay for building a windlass to draw logs out of the saw-mill pond on to the mill, and sh:dl be kept

for the use of the propriety."

Voted, "That Capt. Nathaniel Hammond, Messrs. Jethro Ames, William Carr, Ephraim Jones and Nathaniel Gunn be a committee to
look out a convenient place to lay out the equivalent land that is granted by the Great and General Court for the land that was taken
interfering upon Arlington." appears that the piece of land appropriated at this meeting for for the designed purpose and subpublic uses was not large enough

away by
It

sequent changes were made as

is

shown by

the

accompanying diagram

and report.
the Hous Lotts in y Lower Ashuelot townin part By JNIr. Nathaniel Dwight in May 1 734 out Laid called so ship and since thien agreeable to a vote of sd. propriaotors theares Been

" This Plan Describeth

Considerable alteration made in thiem from y*^ waiey they ware first for that end (as approposed to be laid out by a Committee chosen
a peace of Land common for setting up pears by this plan) by Laying an house for publick worship, &;c. and bounding the eastwardly P^nd of y^ Lotts on the Eastward side of the Road on y^ second and third

MORTH
Thomas Gvasson

William

Scolt

WUUam. Care CharUs Lumis

No. 58 / Samuel Belding No. 57

No.

56 /

Sat77ua.l CKambcflaia

TTniothy Bvowrt

WiUiarrr

Afms

tames

Samuel Famswoj-th

No.
Sch.o<?l

^9\ Abraham Gyai/cs

46 /'oriathan
F^aKX/

Hous
John

Marf ingtoti'
Chamlifflai

Rsi/'rimathv

No.
o.

Broujn

4-5/ Ekakim Kiag Dauid Beldiixg

Sarnual MltcKeLl

Sanjuel

Cunn
Gurert

Jiath.

Andy^^^)

Ga.fdnQ.r

Thomas Hammond
Nathaniel

Hammond

SamuftL Hills

Joseph Hammoiad

Jonathan Hammond

No

32

?faD o[ eFoujaSh ujitb seitlers ooiwes so far os ki>owo,ii-)

iy47
vj^beo tbe Toujo ujos abaT)cfonecl.

^OUTH

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

47

Division Lotts and on y^ westwardly side of y*' Road thears sum variation made in y Roads between y^ Lotts viz. the Road of four Rods

wide on
tion for

y*^

south side of

y*^

Lott

is

added to

sd.

Lott in

full satisfacy*^

y*^

Road

of four rods wide taken out of the north side of

Lott No. 25 which was don by agreement of y*^ committee and y*^ person who is y^ present propriator (or owner) of said No. 21 & 25 and
likewise

Road

owner of y*^ Lott No. 3 1 y^ y** present north Eastwardly corner of it and Runs somey*^ Cross sd Lott thing angling Leaving part of it on y*^ South and South

by a

free consent of

is

turned in at

Eastwardly side of y^ Road as appears by this plan. Laid out in December 1739

By Ben J A Brown Surveyor Thomas Crksson, \ > Committee." Sam^ Gunn, ^ Bknja Brown,

A number of proprietors' meetings were held during the year 1739. The most important objects considered were to provide preaching, to settle a minister, to clear off the trees upon Meeting House Hill Common, to lay out and build a road from the saw mill to Arlington, to
build a bridge over the South Branch and a road to Upper Ashuelot. The bridge over the Branch was necessary for going to Upper Ashuelot

and to their meadow lots. Its location was nearly opposite the William Carr place. Oct. 19 it was " Voted to build a pound 35 feet square and 7 feet

Mr. high, to be set on the easterly side of Meeting House hill." Ephraim Jones was chosen "to go to the General Court to get confirmed
a plan of the equivalent land laid out to said proprietors by order of a committee from the General Court on the easterly side of said Town-

The " equivalent land" spoken of was ungranted land taken ship." from outside the township to make up to the proprietors what they
lost

longing to Arlington.

southwest part of the original township beIn 1740 the proprietors were greatly disturbed when they ascertained that they were not inhabitants of Massachusetts. After a long contest the boundary line between the two prov-

by the corner

in the

inces

was now established, and found to be some six miles south of the southern line of the township. They had anticipated no such decision as this. They were all from Massachusetts and supposed they were building in a Massachusetts town. They knew Massachusetis, and felt that she would render them any assistance that might be needed for the protection of frontier towns. They knew but little

48

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

about New Hampshire. They were strangers to her people and knew not what treatment they might receive from her government. The nearest towns that had been settled under the auspices of New Hampshire

were

in the

Merrimack

valley.

Though disappointed
their

selves located in

New Hampshire

in finding theminstead of Massachusetts they were

not discouraged.

They changed somewhat

contemplated plans,

and gave

their attention to building a schoolhouse instead of a meet-

ing house as had been proposed.

The Congregational Church was

formed Nov.
pastor.

4,

1741, and Rev. Timothy Harrington was settled as

In those towns in the Connecticut and Ashuelot valleys which had been settled under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts no particular change took place in their affairs for some years after the establish-

ment of the boundary line in consequence of the change then made. Massachusetis continued to furnish soldiers for garrison duty in the forts \^ hich it had built, and New Hampshire gave no indication of her
Massawillingness to accept them and provide for their maintenance. chusetts at last became dissatisfied with the state of affairs and the
settlements

became alarmed

in

view of their situation and exposure

to Indian raids.

Fort

Dummer was

about

five miles

north of Massachusetts
It

situated on the west side of Connecticut river, line, and at this time witliin

the bounds of

New Hampshire.

was

built

by Massachusetts about

1724, for the protection of her frontier settlements, had been garrisoned and supported by her till 1744, when, finding it without her jurisdiction and within that of New Hampshire, she naturally thought

An exthe latter province should be at the expense of its support. tended correspondence was entered into by Governors Sliirley of Massachusetts and Wentworth of New Hampshire action was taken by the legislative bodies of the two provinces and by the King's Coun;

New Hampshire that had been petitioned to solve the ditiiculty. a her that the fort would serve as protection to only poverty pleaded one or two of her towns, and those granted b}' Massachusetts that
cil
; ;

Massachusetts was rich and able to support were largely in her favor.

it

and that

its

advantages

May 3,
fused to

745, the

New Hampshire Assembly by

for the support

a large majority refort.

make any grant

and maintenance of the

Assembly was dissolved b}' the Governor, a new one chosen and qualified, and, June 5, reversed the action of the previous Assembly, and voted to receive and garrison the fort. During the controversy delegates were chosen from Winchester, Upper and Lower

Soon

after this

>
'^

o o

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

Ashuelot and No.

49

March

20, 1744,

for " help

this

Two (WestmorelaDtl) to meet at Fort Dummer, and see what might be done by petition or otherwise

Nathaniel
town.

and protection in this time of danger." Hammond and Thomas Cresson were the delegates from

This controversy about the fort should be regarded as having been a test question whether New Hampshire would or would not

assume

valleys. It should be said in justice to New Hampshire for its reluctance that it was assuming a great responsibility to undertake their protection. The province was not and it

the responsibility of protecting the few settlements that had been in the Connecticut and Ashuelot

made

strong

frontier to defend against the French and Indians, and it was relieving Massachusetts of a responsibility that really belonged to her as much as it did to New Hampshire.

gave her a very extended

At a legal meeting held October 3, 1740, it was unanimously voted to petition the " Kings Most Excellent Majesty" setting forth their disturbed condition and asking to be annexed to the province of Massa" chusetts Bay. It was also unanimously voted that Thomas
Hutchinson, Esq., be impowered to present the petition to His Majesty and to appear in behalf of the petitioners and act according to his best
'

judgment." "Nathaniel Hammond, Abraham Graves and John Evans were chosen a committee, December 22, 1740, to finish the fort which had been begun around Capt. Nathaniel Hammond's house, as soon as the season Avould allow, and to build two more forts when there should be occasion for them." The second fort was to be built around John Evans' house, and the third one upon Meeting House hill. Hammond's house was upon house lot No. 27, and Evans' was doubtless upon one of the most northerly house lots. The committee for building the forts were authorized to pay eight a for
shillings

day

the labor

performed upon them.

proprietors' meeting March 16, 1741, Abraham Graves and " Samuel Hills were chosen surveyors of hey waies ;" Thomas Crison and William Carr " fence vewers ;" Jonathan Hammond and David Belding field drivers andSamuelHills and Charles Lumies "hog reaves." Capt. Nathaniel Hammond, Ephraim Jones of Concord and Timothy Brown were chosen a couunittee to sell the equivalent land John Chamberlain was allowed damages by reason of the "hey waiey " crossing his "meadow lott where the bridge now stands on the South Branch."
;

At

50

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
that the fence

"Voted
shall

Round

the Enterveal in the Great

Meadow

be done up aceordhig to Law by the fiveteeuth day of April next and that the meadow be clear of Cattle by the first of May
next."

War was commenced between Great Britain and France in 1744, and the English and French colonies became involved in it. Tlie French authorities in Canada incited the Canadian Indians to commit
barbarous
hostilities upon the English frontier settlements. It does not appear that any depredations were made in this vicinity in 1 744, but in each of the four following years the inhabitants suffered greatly.

(See Chapter II.) party of Indians that had been committing depredations in Northfield, April 15, 1747, left there the following night and came to Lower Ashuelot and burned the town, every building but one being destroyed.

Immediately preceding this date the township had been abandoned. It appears that on account of the Indian war very few accessions were made to the settlement during the time that intervened between the establishment of the boundary line on the south of the province and
the time

when the township was abandoned. Those who had made a settlement remained and made the best they could of the situation while those who contemplated coming deferred it until more prosperous times. The following may be considered a nearly correct list of the names of the men who had a permanent residence in the town previous to its abandonment, together with the place from which each came and the time when the names first appear on the records
:

Capt. Nathaniel

Hammond,

Littleton, Sept. 17, 1737.

Samuel Hills, Sunderland, Sept. 17, 1737. Samuel Farnsworth, Sept. 17, 1737.

Thomas

Cresson, Sunderland, Sept. 17, 1737. Charles Lumis, Bolton, Sept. 17, 1737. William Carr, Deerfield, Sept. 17, 1737.

Jethro Fames, Oct. 10, 1737.

Jonathan Hammond, Littleton, Oct. John Chamberlain, Oct. 10, 1737.

10, 1737.

AVilliam Grimes, Lancaster, Oct. 10, 1737.

John Evens, Bolton, Oct. 26, 1737. Samuel Gunn, Sunderland, Nov. 6, 1738. Benjamin Brown, Concord, Nov. 6, 1738.
Nathaniel Gunn, Dec. 28, 1738. Samuel Mitchel, Dec. 28, 1738.

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

William Seott, Oct.
9, 1739.

51

David Bekling, Weathersfiekl, Conn., Dec. 28, 1738.

Andrew Gardner, Abraham Graves,

Oct. 9, 1739.
Hatfield, Dec.
6,

1739.

Timothy Brown, Brookfield, Apr. 4, 1740. Rev. Timothy Harrington, Cambridge, Nov. 4, 1741. Nathaniel Hammond, Littleton, Nov. 4, 1741. Thomas Hammond, Littleton, Nov. 4, 1741.
Eliakim King, 1743.

James Ileaton, Wrentham, Nov., 1743. Samuel Bekling, Weathersfiekl, Conn., Dec. William Arms.
Joseph Hammond, Littleton, 1744. Charles Eames, Sept. 28, 174G. Samuel Chamberlain, Sept. 28, 1746. Samuel Hills, jr., Sept. 28, 1746.

12, 1743.

Timothy Hammond,

Littleton, Sept. 27, 1746.

Jonathan Frary, previous to 1747.

John Evens removed about 1743 to jr., died Oct. 9, 1743; Samuel Gunn died Nov. 7, 1743, and Timothy Hammond died Sept. 27, 1746. Deacon Timothy Brown buried two wives; Capt. Nathaniel Hammond and
these thirty-three persons

Of

Hinsdale; Nathaniel

Hammond,

Thomas Hammond each

children
;

buried his wife

William Carr buried

five

Jonathan

Hammond

buried three and a number of others

buried one child each.

The plan facing page 46 may be regarded as a nearly correct representation of the house lots, roads, forts, burying ground and places
where the
struction
location
is

settlers

by

had located previous to its abandonment and dehands of the Indians. Among those whose doubtful are Jethro Eames, Andrew Gardner and Samuel
fire

at the

Mitchel.

We

infer that

Joseph Hammond, Nathaniel Hammond,

jr.,

Timothy Hammond, Charles Eames, Samuel Chamberlain and Samuel Hills, jr., were young men without families and we have given them no location presuming they had none separate from that of their
fathers.

house

The main road as first laid out as represented on the plan of the lots was where the road now is at the north and south ends, and The road ran just west of the old cemethe angle was on the hill. The northeast corner of house lot No. 18 was near the great tery. surface rock on the Ezra Carpenter place. The road that was subsequently laid out on the east side of Meeting House hill as it diverged from the main road, passed through what is now the southeast corner

52

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
hill

of the cemetery and near the hearse house leaving the small the east side of the road.

on

The brick church stands on house lot No. 24. Capt. Nathaniel Hammond's house lot was No. 27 on which was erected the first house and around which was built the first fort. At present it is the Virgil Woodcock place. The names of the owners and occupants of the
several house lots, so far as is known, at the time the town Avas abandoned, are given on the plan, which with this exception is a fac-

from the proprietors' records. was about twelve years from the time that work was commenced in the township to the time it was abandoned. During this time much land had been brought under cultivation, many houses had been built, a saw and grist mill constructed, a schoolhouse erected, a chnrch organized and a minister settled. The settlers scattered among their friends in Massachusetts, thankful that they had escaped captivity, but sorrowful to leave their newly found homes and so much of the little property they possessed to be
simile
It

destroyed by the Indians. During the years that intervened before their return some attempts were made to realize a little income from their lauds they had left.

were killed at Upper Ashuelot in 748, and it was same year that Taylor's party were ambushed while on their way from Northfield to the places of the Ashuelot settlements. Of this part}' were Thomas Cresson who was captured Asahel Graves who was killed, and perhaps others of the settlers who were anxious to view
It is said that cattle this
1
;

the desolations of their former homes.

ued
lies

In 1748 England and France made peace, but the Indians contintheir raids upon the frontier settlements till 1749. Some fami-

Lower Ashuelot as early as 1751, but probcame before 1752. The township was chartered by New Hampshire, Julj' 2, 1753, and took the name of Swanzey. It is not known by whose influence the town took this name. That it was the result of some connection that some of the early settlers had with Swansea in Wales is prol)able. It has been conjectured that some of the first settlers were from Swansea, Massachusetts, and that that supposition suggested the name. But there is no recorded evidence that any of them came from that

may have

returned to

ably only a few

town.

By
a
title

the

New Hampshire

charter individuals had confirmed to them

for

was granted by Massachusetts. masts and some of the undivided land was reserved
to the land which

Pine trees
for special

uses as will be seen by the following Charter.

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

53

PROVINCE OF

NEW HAMPSHIRE.

George the second by the Grace of God of Great Brittain France & To all 'persons to lohom Ireland., King Defender of the Faith &c.
these presents shall Come., Greeting.

Whereas sundry of our loveing Subjects before the Settlement of the Dividing Line of our Province of New Hampshire afore-*^ and our other Government of tlie Massachusetts Bay had by Permission of
our said Government of the Massachusetts Bay, begun a Settlement of A Tract of Land on Ashuelott River, so called, and made Sundry
Divisions of, and Improvements upon the s'' Tract of Land, and there remained till the Indian Warr forced them off, and our s'^ Subjects

being Desirous to

make an Immediate Settlement on

the Premises and

having Petitioned our Governour in Council for his Majestys Grant of the Premisses to be so made as might not Subvert and Destroy their former Surveys and Laying out in Severalty made thereon as afore-

YE, that We, of our Especial Grace Certain and mere Motion for the answering the End aboves*^, and Knowledge for the due Encouragement of Settling the s'' Plantation, By and with the Advice of our Trusty and well Beloved Benniug Wentworth Esq. our Governour & Commander in Chief in and over our s^' Province of New Hampshire in America and of our Council of our s'^ Province
said
: :

NOW KNOW

Have upon

Reservations herein after made. Given and Granted, and by these Presents for Us our Heirs & Successors Do Give and Grant unto our Loveing Subjects Inhabitants of our s*^ Provthe Conditions

&

New Hampshire, and our other Governments in New England, and to their Heirs and Assigns for Ever, whose Names are Entered on this Grant, To be Divided to & amongst them, into So many and such Shares and Proportions a^s they now hold or Claim the same by Purchase, Contract, Vote or Agreement made amongst themselves. All that Tract or Parcel of Land, Scituate, Lying and being within our s*^ Province of New Hampshire containing by Admeasurement Twenty-three thousand and forty Acres which Tract is to Contain Six Miles Square and no more, out of which An Allowance is to be made for Highways and unimprovable Land, by Rocks, Mountains, Ponds and Rivers, one thousand and forty Acres, free according to a Plan thereof made and Presented by our s*^ Governour's orders & hereunto Annexed, Butted & Bounded as follows (Viz) Beginning At the North East corner of Wichester, so called, at a Pine tree. Marked thence running South by the Needle till it comes to the North Westerly corince of
:

54

HISTORY OF SWANZET.
:

mond about Two

ner of Richmond, so called from thence running Easterly by RichMiles to a Corner, from thence running North 39 deEast on s'^ Richmond about Seven Miles till it comes the south grees
:

from thence running West 10^ easterly corner of Keene, so called six thereabouts on said Keene Line to a Beach North miles or degrees
tree marked for the North Easterly corner of Chesterfield, so called from thence running South Thirty five degrees West on s'^ Chesterfield Line to the S" East Corner of Chesterfield from thence Easterly And that the same to Winchester Line to the Bounds first mentioned. be and hereby is incorporated into a Township by the Name of Swanzy And that the Inhabitants that do or Shall hereafter Inhabit s''
: :

Township, Are hereby Declared to be Enfranchised with & Entitled & every the Privileges & Immunities that other Towns within our 8*^ Province by Law Exercise and Enjoy, and further that the s'' Town as soon as there shall be fifty Families resident there, shall have the Liberty to open and keep a Market one or more Days in Each Week as may be thought most Advantageous to the Inhabitants. Also
to all

that the

first

Meeting for the Choice of

Town

Oflficers

&

other Affairs
first

agreeable to the

Laws

of our

s**

Province shall be held on the

Tuesday

in

August

William Symes who s*^ first Meeting, which he is to Notify and Govern agreeable to the LaAv and Custom of our s*^ Province and the Annual Meeting for Ever after for the Choice of such Officers for the s'' Town shall be on the
first

next, which Meeting shall be Notified by Col. is hereby also Appointed the Moderator of the

Tuesday

in

March Annually.
the
s'l

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD

pressed, together with
their respective heirs
all

Tract of Land as above Ex-

and

the Priviledges & Appurtenances to them and Assigns for Ever upon the following Condi;

tions (Viz) That every Grantee his Heirs Assigns shall Plant or Cultivate five Acres of Land within the Term of five years, for every fifty

&

Acres Contained

Township, And
in the
s'^

in his or their Share or Proportion of Land in the s** Continue to Improve and Settle the same by additional Cultivations on Penalty of the forfeiture of his Grant or Share

essors to be by

Township and its reverting to his Majesty his Heirs & Suchim or them regranted to such of his Subjects, as shall That all White and other Effectually Settle & Cultivate the same.
s*^"

Pine Trees within the Township fit for Masting our Royal Navy be carefully Preserved for that Use and none to be Cutt or fell'd without his Majestys Especial License for so doing
first

had and obtained

upon the Penalty of the Forfeiture of the Right of such Grantee his Heirs or Assigns, to Us our Heirs & Successors, as well as being Sub-

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

55

ject to the Penalty of auy Act or Acts of Parliament that now are or hereafter shall be Enacted Also reserveing the Power of Adding to
;

or Dividing the

s^'

Us

our Heirs

&

Town, So far as Successors when it

it

relates to Incorporations only to

shall

ient for the Benefit of the Inhabitants thereof.

appear necessary or ConvenAlso Subjecting the

unimproved Lands within this Grant to the annual tax of one Penny pr. Acre for four years from the Date hereof for building a Meetinghouse and Settling a Gospel Minister in s"^ Town. That before any
Tract of Land
s^' Land be made to & amongst the Grantees a most Commodious Place the Land will Admit of, shall be reserved and marked out for Town Lotts one of w*"^' shall be Allotted to Each Grantee of the Contents of one Acre. YIELDING and PAYING therefor to us our Heirs & Successors for the space of ten Years to be Computed from the Date hereof the annual Rent of one Ear of Indian Corn only commencing on the first of January next ensueing the Date hereof, and every Proprietor, Settler or Inhabitant shall Y'ield & Pay unto Us our Heirs & Successors Y'early & every Year for Ever, from & after the Expiration of Ten Y ears from the Date hereof. Namely on the first day of Jan^"^ w''^^ will be in the Year of our LORD CHRIST One thousand Seaven Hund.*^ & Sixty four. One Shilling Proclamation money for every hundred Acres he so owns, Settles or

further Division of the

in the

Posseses

so in proportion for a Greater or Lesser tract of the ^'^ Land w.'^^^ Money shall be Paid by the respective persons above^, their Heirs or Assigns, in our Council Chamber in Porstm.^ or to such

&

OtHcer or Officers as shall be Appointed to receive the Same, and this IN WITNESS to be in Lieu of all Rents & Services whatsoever.

whereof
Affixed.

We

have Caused the Seal of our

s*^

Province to be hereunto
ESQ.'" our Govern.^ & day of July In the Year

WITNESS PENNING WENTWORTH

Command.'^' in Chief of our
.of
s.''

Prov.^*^ the 2^

our

LORD CHRIST

1753,

And

in the 21^^

Year of our Reign.

Benning Wentworth.
July
2'

1753.

Province of

New Hampshire

Recorded in the Book of Charters on Page 165-166-167.

Theodore Atkinson

Sec'"^'.

By

his Excellency's

Command
Sc'^'^

with Advice of the Council.

Theodore Atkinson

56

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

NAMES OF THE GRANTEES OF SWANZEY.

Hammond, Abi'aham Graves, William Grimes, Benjamin Thomas Crisson, Thomas Crisson, jun'", William Hill, William Grant,
Nathaniel
Crison, William Carr, Elijah Graves, Samnel Belding, Eliakim King,

Jonathan Woodcock, Joshua Graves, Abner Graves, David Belding, Tim" Brown, James Heatou, James Ileaton, jun'", William Heatou, Samnel Hills, Nathaniel Hills, Jonathan Woodcock, jr., Jonathan Hammond, Tho. Nutten, Ebenezer Hills, John Prat, Timothy Prat, Samuel Prat, Joseph Hammond, Thomas Hammond, Seth Gay, Asa
Groat, Christopher Grant, Daniel Arms, Ebenezer Arms, Nathaniel Gun, Wyat Gun, Daniel Gun, Ebenezer Sprage, jr., Ebenezer Sprage, Joseph Marchant, Noah Bodman, Benj^ Sheldiu, Mark Ferry, Jonathan Frazey, John Frazey, Phineas Frazey, Jonathan Armes, Jona-

than Bodwell, Oliver Witt, Oliver

Hammond, Joshua

Prime, Joseph

Write, Benjamin Brown, Simon Davis, Samuel McCleanen, Zebulon Ballord, Stephen Nutten, Caezer Freeman, Samuel Gaylord, James Blood, jr., His Excellency Benning Wentworth, Esq''. A Tract of Land

Containing

five

hundred acres, one seventieth parte of

s.''

Tract of

Land
the

for the incorporation Society, for the propagation of the Gospel in forreign Parts, one Seventieth Parte of the said Tract of Land for
first

tieth Parte of the

Settled Minister of the Gospel in the said Town, one Sevens*^ Granted Track for a Glebe for the Church of

England, as by Law Established. Prov New Hampshire. Entered

:

book of Charters

& Recorded Accordingly in the day of July 1753 on Page 167-168. P*" Theodork Atkinson, Sec''^'. Recorded from the back of the original Charter for the 2** day of
this 2^

July, 1753.

The accompanying plans from the back of the charter give the bounds respectively after the territory belonging to Winchester in the^ southwest corner had been taken out, and after the Richmond gore on the east had been annexed in 1762. Subsequent changes in the eastas in 1812 the northeast corner have been follows: erly boundary of the town was annexed to Keene in 1793 and 1842 portions adjoining Marlborough were annexed to that town, and in 1815 a part of Swanzey was taken to help form the town of Troy. It vvas about nineteen years from the time that Lower Ashuelot was granted by Massachusetts to the time the township was chartered by New Hampshire. Only four names appear, both among the Massachu-

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

setts

57

Hampshire grantees. These are Nathaniel Hammond, Jonathan Hannnond, William Carr and James Heaton. The following New Hampshire grantees had resided in the townbefore they had ship before it was abandoned, many of them coming
and
reached their majority Abraham Graves, William Grimes, Thomas Cresson, Thomas Cresson, jr., William Hill, William Cressou, William Carr, Elijah Graves, Samuel Belding, Eliakim King, Joshua Graves, David Belding, Timothy Brown, Wm. Heaton, Samuel Hills, Nathaniel
:

New

Hills, Ebenezer Hills, Joseph Hammond, Thomas Hammond, Daniel Amies, Ebenezer Amies, Nathaniel Gunn, AVyat Gunn, Daniel Gunu, Mark Ferry, Jonathan Armes, Oliver Hammond, Benjamin Brown. Other grantees who subsequently became inhabitants of the town and whose names appear on the records are Jonathan Woodcock, Jonathan Woodcock, jr., P^benezer Sprague and Ebenezer Sprague, jr. Most of the other grantees never became residents of the town. It appears that both Massachusetts and New Hampshire considered it indispensable when granting a new township that provision should

be made for having a meeting-house built immediately when a settlement had been made. For this purpose Massachusetts required each
This grantee to pay five pounds for one share in the township. of the the of the after boundary surveying expense paying money, town and laying out the house lots was for building a meeting-house.

New

Hampshire provided for a meeting-house by the penny tax. A meeting-house would doubtless have been built during the first After the reyears of the settlement had there been no Indian Avar. so far comand was soon was settlement the building commenced, is not known whether it was built in It 1755. be used as to pleted

by the penny tax or in part by the five-pound tax imposed first grantees by Massachusetts. upon When the settlers returned to the township they hoped for no more
entirely

the

trouble from the Indians, but their hopes were soon dissipated. England and France were again at war and the French authorities in Canada encouraged the Indians to renew the war upon the frontier

settlements.

Swauzey was

in constant danger.

The people worked

in their fields with a

guard of soldiers to protect them. Ncav Hampsoldiers for this purpose but the number was some shire furnished
insufficient to give

them

security.
affairs

On

account of the unsettled state of

only a few persons came

to the township to

make

except those who had in 1753; Israel Day's name appears soon after; William Wright's in 1758 and Joseph Whitcomb's in 1760.

a settlement between the years 1752 and 1762 Rev. Ezra Carpenter previously resided here.

came

58

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Richmond was chartered February 28, 1752, and iucluded witliiuits boiiuds a piece of land lying between Swanzey on the west and Fitzwilliam and Marlborough on the east, and extending north to Keene This piece of laud was disannexed from Richmond and annexed line.
to Swanzey, Dec. 11, 1762. which the transfer was made

The following
:

is

a copy of the grant

by

PROVINCE OF

NEW HAMPSHIRE.
(Seal.)

George the Third by the Grace of God of Great BritTiAN Trusting in the Faith &c.

To

all

To whom

these Presents

may

concern.

Whereas our Loyal

Subjects inhabiting the Town of Richmond and Swanzey in the Province of New Hampshire, have humbly represented to Us, That to

them the said Inhabitants, to have part of the said Town of Richmond taken, without making any Alterations in the Private property of
Either

Community Praying

that the dividing Line of said

:

Towns be

altered in the following Manner Beginning at the North West corner of Lott No. 23 in the Seventh Range of Lots in said Richmond in the

Line of the same

the

Town Then running Due E. to the Easterly Line of same Town, then on the East Line of said Richmond to said Town
:

of Swanzey.

KNOW YE THEREFORE that we have taken into our

it

consideration the Matter of said Petition and

appearing Conducive

to the ease and good order of both Communities, as well as forwarding the Cultivation of the Land there, Have by, and with advice of our
trusty and well beloved Penning
eral,

Weutworth

P!^sq.

our Captain Genalter the dividing

Governor

ince of

& Commander in Chief, New Hampshii'e. And by these

of our Council for said Prov-

Presents

Do

Line between the said toAvns of Richmond and Swanzey agreeable to the said Petition and in manner as before set forth and also agreeable
to the Plan hereunto annexed.

to be hereunto affixed.

have caused the seal of our said Province Witness Penning WentAvorth Esq. our aforesaid Governor & Commander in Chief in and over our said Province of New Hampshire the eleventh day of December in the Third year
his Excelleneys Command with advice of Council

In witness Whereof,

We

of our Reign, anno domini 1762.

By

Penning Wentworth
Province of

New

Hampshire

T. Atkinson

Jr., Sect>

Dec. 13, 1762.

Recorded according
T. Atkinson, Jur., Secty.

to the original under the Province Seal.

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

59

Original Plan of Town.

8)

ca

J'/

so

S
>^

S. SO.i'

E. 3| Miles

&

40

RoUds.

Easterly
2 Miles.

Proviuce of

New Hampshire

Decern''. 13*^ 1762.

Recorded from the back of the

original,
(gp

under the Province Seal.

T. Atkinson Jun. Sec'y.

State of

New

Hampshire, March

4, 1882, Secretary's Office.

:

[Seal.]

The foregoing is a correct copy of the record In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my official
signature, and affixed the Seal of the State.

Isaac

W. Hammond,

Deputy Secretary of State.

60

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Previous to this transfer a large part of the gore had been survej'ed laid out in about one-hundred acre lots, but very few, if any, settlements had been made in it. Josiah Willard of Winchester was

and

the owner of a large part of this territory. Daniel Warner and Isaac Applin were also owners. The proprietors of the old part of Swanzey did not become owners of the new by annexation. Tlie owner-

came through the grant to the proprietors of Richmond. Feb. 6, 1760, the proprietors of the old part of Swanzey voted fifty acres of the undivided lands to the OAvuer of each house lot. This made the
ship

seventh division
acres, a

meadow

lot of eight acres,

the previous ones having been a house lot of four and one of twenty acres, an up-

land lot of about sixty-eight acres, a one-hundred acre lot, and proball of which amounted ably a Mark Meadow lot of about four acres,

to two-hundred

and

fifty-four acres.

As some

of the proprietors

owned a number of house lots they must have been large land owners. The amount of xuidivided land that remained after this seventh division Avas made, and which was subsequently divided, was about
seventy acres to each house lot, making all the divisions to each right about three-hundred and twei\ty-four acres. The subsequent divisions of the undivided lauds, together Avith the proceedings of the proprietors in distinction from those of the town,
here be given. a meeting of the proprietors held October 8, 1760, it was decided to open the Great Meadows on the following Saturday for turning in

may

At

and a committee was chosen to judge of the interest which each proprietor had in the meadow, and decide the number of cattle that each might turn into it. In 1762, Oct. 13th, the proprietors voted
cattle
;

that a tract or parcel of land, equal to one seventieth part of the land in the township should be laid out for a Glebe, and also a tract of

equal size for the Incorporated Society for the propagation of the gospel in Foreign Parts as directed by the charter. These two lots
containing 286 acres each Avere laid out Dec. 1, 1769, by DaA'id Belding, Elijah GraA'es and Thomas Crcsson, jr., committee. They were
located in the north or northwest part of the toAvn, both bounding on Keene line. The Glebe was nearly a perfect square, Avhile the bounds of the other lot located immediately east of the Glebe were someAvhat
irregular.

April 18, 1774, it was voted to make an eightli division of land, laying out to each house lot .50 acres. The committee cliosen to superintend this laying out consisted of Capt. Jonathan Hammond, DaA'id
Belding, Benjamin Brown, William Carr and Joseph

Hammond.

It AA'as

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

61

lots

voted that when there was a piece of undivided land Ij'ing between which had been already laid out, of less than fifty acres, such and then pieces might be taken up as a part of a fifty acre division
to

enough land could be selected in some other part of the undivided land make up fifty acres. The making of the eighth division began the first day of September, 1774, and every proprietor was required to make his pitch on the day when his turn came. Any one making an make eighth division pitch could not throw it up when once made and
a new selection.
After some forty years had passed from the time that the third and fourth divisions were made, the proprietors began to experience much These had not lots. difficulty about the bounds of their respective

been well established, and the records pertaining to them were quite defective. It was not known in all cases when these lots were laid,

was

nor just where the east line of the township ran. The consequence There was also that some of the lots were laid out in Richmond.
difficulty

about the

fiftli

and seventh divisions

falling short

Some of the pi'oprietors had never curately measured. township to reside others had sold their rights to parties
;

when accome to the unknown to

the proprietors living in the town. To effect a satisfactory settlement of the difficulty, proprietors' meetings Avere held, votes passed, and

committees chosen.
10, 1780, Col. Joseph Hammond, Benjamin Brown, David Thomas Hammond and Maj. Elisha Whitcomb were Dea. Belding, chosen a committee to settle the bounds of the third and fourth division lots and make a return of their doings to the proprietors.

March

This was done and their report recorded at length in their book of
records.

Another committee, consisting of Joseph Hammond, David Belding and Benjamin Brown, was chosen soon after to make up to owners of the fifth and seventh division lots the amount of land wanting to

make

their

the third

one-hundred and fifty acres respectively. The owners of division lots which were found to have been laid out in

Richmond were also compensated by having other lots laid out for them within the lawful bounds of the proprietors' land. At a meeting held May 16, 1791, it was voted that those who had
not received their quota of land already granted might have
last
till

the

Tuesday

in

November

of that year to complete the laying out of

their land in those divisions.

Col. Jonathan

son,

Whitcomb, Capt. Elijah Belding, Lieut. Roger ThompDavid Belding, jr., and Isaac Hammond were chosen a committee

62

HISTOKY OF SWANZEY.

to finish the laying out of the land in all of the divisions which had

been made. Novembei* 11, 1803, it was voted to lay out a ninth division of the undivided land, each lot to contain ten acres. The committee chosen
for the purpose consisted of Francis

Goodhue, Elijah Belding, JonaElijah

than

Hammond,
jr.,

Elisha

Whitcomb and Philemon Whitcomb.

added to this committee. The location of the pitches was to commence the first Monday in May, 1804, and each proprietor had to make his pitch at his own cost. June 7, 1809, Jonathan Hammond, Elijah Belding and Elijah BeldOcing, jr., were chosen a committee to survey the undivided lands. tober ninth of the same year a division of nine acres of undivided laud was made to each right. The proprietors drew for their pitches and the first Monday in the following November was decided upon to commence drawing for their pitches in the tenth division. Voted to
Belding,
after

was soon

assess each share in the undivided land equally to pay the expense of The committee the committee for the survey of the undivided lands.
for laying out the tenth

division consisted of Elijah Belding, jr., Abijah Sawyer was chosen Elijah Belding and Jonatlian Hammond. This lay-out committee charged collector of the tax to be assessed. for fifty-one days' work.

Ma}'
ted to

7,

make an

1833, the proprietors met at the old Meeting House and voeleventh division of the undivided land of three acres

to each right or house lot.

Capt. Edward Goddard and William Wright were chosen to make the draft for the division, and the first of October was fixed as the time to commence the division.

The last meeting of the proprietors held for the choice of officers was on February 4, 1833, at which time John Stratton was chosen moderator; Luther Browne, proprietors' clerk Lutlier Browne, Hubbard Williams and Elijah Carpenter, proprietors' committee. Some of the pitches in the eleventh division were not made for some years The folloAving is the last record made in the proprieafter this time.
;

tors'

book.

Swanzey, June 8, 1861. This certifies that I, William P. Gunn, have bought three rights of common land in the Division No. 1 1 of the heirs of Philemon Whitcomb, three acres each, and have made a pitch on land called Picked Mountain, bounding on land of Bailey
Corliss

and common laud.

Hlbbard Williams.
Proprietors' Clerk.

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

The
first

63

books was June 27, 1734, at Concord, Mass., being nineteen days less than one hundred and twentyseven years from the period at which the last was made.
record

made

in the

be perceived that in the early years of the settlement the proprietors had charge not only of the land, but of municipal matters
It will

township also. No records of the town as such, in distinction from those of the proprietors, are to be found previous to 1766, at which date they commence. During the ten years which elapsed from the resettlement of the town
in the

in 1752 to the annexation of the

Richmond gore in 1762 the settlements The fact that the township proved to be in increased but slowly. New Hampshire instead of Massacliusetts, the fear of Indian raids and the peculiar manner in which the laud in the township was laid out
and divided,
to settle.
all had a tendency to deter persons from coming hither could not have been pleasant to go to the field or to church with gun in hand for protection, or with soldiers to guard them

It

But this was the state of affairs much while worshipping or laboring. As the land was laid out, first the of the time during this period.
the upland, and all after the fourth divisions pitched manners of shapes, it left between the pitches pieces of undivided land often very irregular in shape and poorly adapted for farms or settlement.

meadows and then

anywhere and

in all

After the Richmond gore was annexed to Swanzey in 1762 the lots were purchased quite rapidly and settlements made upon them, and
there

was increased

activity in settling the old part of the township.

its

Previous to this time France had lost

there

Canadian possessions and

on

to incite the Indians to continue depredations upthe settlement, and one could come and locate and commence

was no power

making a home without danger of being molested by

the Indians.

In June, 1 765, a powerful hurricane passed over the town. The meeting house on the hill was turned one quarter around and considerably

damaged. The repairing of these damages and some other repairs on the house were done nominally by the town, or hy the proprietors, the leading and substantial men among them doing the work for which the sum of 214 was paid. There was a large increase of inhabitants in the town between 1762 and 1777. This was largely made up of young men who came and established permanent homes, and many of whom eventually became prominent and influential citizens. The following are names of persons who settled in the town during
this period
:

64

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
(the
first

Thomas Applin, John Applin, Timoth}^ Brown Applin

person on record in town with more than two names), Isaac Applin, Daniel Bishop, Timothy Bishop, Joseph Cummings, P^phraim C'ummings, Thaddens Cummings, Enoch Cummings, Nehemiah Cummings, Caleb Cook, Nathaniel Dickinson, Joseph Dickinson, Benjamin Day, Joshua Durant, Levi Durant, John Follett, jr., Benjamin Follett,

Stoddard Frazy, Calvin Frink, John Frazy, Asa Freeman, Thomas Greene, Joseph Greene, Abraham Gritlith, Moses Griffith, Edward

Goddard, Edward Hazen, Benjamin Hazen, IMichael Ileft'eron, Dennis Hefferon, Simeon Howes, Kimber Harve3% Timothy Harvey, P"phraim Harvey, Benjamin Hewes, Benjamin Hewes, jr., Charles Howe, Theodore Howe, Uriah Howe, Willard Hunt, Pelitia Kaze}-, Jethro Kimball, Eli Kimball, Elkanah Lane, Elkanah Lane, jr., Sanmel Lane, Justus Lawrence, Henry Morse, Jonathan Nichols, jr., Andrew Nichols, Elijah Osgood, Aaron Parsons, Samuel Page, John Plane, Amasa Parker, Nathaniel Patten, Josiah Prime, Simeon Puffer, Amos Puffer, Josiah Read, Cornelius Roberts, John Rugg, Penticost Stanley, Benjamin Starkey, Enoch Starkey, Joseph Starkey, John Starkey, John Starkey, jr., John Thompson, Roger/fhompson, Samuel Thompson, Ebenezer Thompson, Annanius Tubbs, Daniel Warner, James Wheelock, Ezekiel White, David White, John Whitcomb, Moses Boardman Williams, Joseph Whitcomb, jr., Jonathan Whitcomb, Elisha Whitcomb, Philemon Whitcomb, Abijah Whitcomb. At the commencement of the Revolutionary war there were in the town a number of men able to do militar}' duty who came to the town when lads with their parents, or who had been born in the town. Of this number were Elijah Belding, David Belding, 2'', Moses Belding,

Samuel Belding, 2^', Eleazar Brown, Wright Brown, Thomas Cresseu, Nathan Cressen, Joseph Day, Amos Day, Jonathan Dsiy, Daniel Day, Joshua Graves, Abner Graves, Elijah Graves, William Grimes, 2'S James Grimes, Isaac Hammond, Benjamin Hammond, Joseph Hammond, 2'', James Heaton, 2'\ Samuel Heaton, Nathaniel lleaton, Nathaniel Hills, Nathaniel Hills, 2'', Samuel Hills, 2^', Samuel Hills, 3*^, Ebenezer Hills, Nathan Woodcock, Samuel Wright. March 4, 1 7G6, the town "voted to build a good and sufficient pound thirty-five foot square in the highway at the end of John Fraz^^'s house This pound, or one thai replaced it, is remembered by our older lot." citizens as standing on the east side of the old road near the south2^,

east corner of the present cemetery. The following is the record of the annual

March meeting
legally

in

1771

" At a meeting of

the inhabitants of

Swanzey

meet at the

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

meeting house
in said

65

Swanzey on Tuesday

the fifth

day of March,

1771, the meeting being opened, Capt. Joseph Hammond was chosen moderator, then the meeting was adjourned for the space of half an

hour to meet at the house of Lieut. Jonathan Whitcomb.

Re-assem-

bled at the time and i)lace appointed. Thomas Applin was chosen Town Clerk. Thomas Applin, Samuel Hills, Benjamin Brown, David Belding and Elijah Graves chosen selectmen. Voted that the select-

men

be assessors.

Hammond

chosen

Town

Caleb Sawyer was chosen constable Capt Joseph Treasurer Thomas Hammond and Amasa
; ;
;

Parker chosen Tythingmeu Lieut. Joseph Whitcomb, Joseph Cummings, Henry Morse, David Belding, Roger Thompson and Benjamin Brown chosen Surveyors of High Wayes. Elisha Scott and Elijah Belding chosen Fence Viewers John Starkey Sen. Dear Reef Wyat
; ;

Gunn, Ebenezer Hills and Jonathan Woodcock jr. chosen Hog Reaves Nathan Scott and Gardner Duston chosen Field Drivers Samuel Belding chosen Sealer of Leather. Voted to accept of the settlement of accounts with Capt. Jonathan Hammond as Treasurer for the year 17G8 and 1769 as presented to the town by the Selectman. Voted to raise forty pounds lawful money to make and repair roads. Voted that labor at the roads be set at two shillings and eight penceper day from the first day of Apr. to the first day of Oct., and the
;
;

rest of the year at

two

shillings per day.

Voted, that swine

may go

at large
first

according to law, from the

on the common yoked and ringed day of October. JcsEPH Hammond, Moderator."
of April to the last

The common practice in those early days of adjourning for onehalf or one-fourth of an hour from the meeting house to some dwelling house

was doubtless occasioned by the

fact that the meeting honse

was

cold, there being in it neither stove nor fireplace nor any other apparatus for warming it. Some of the more uncharitable, however,

think
that

it was another kind of fire which our forefathers indulged in was the occasion of these adjournments. At a town meeting Nov. 8, 1771, it was "voted to allow Capt. Jonathan Hammond two pound eight shillings lawful money for going

twice to Worcester to Mr. Putnam's on the town's business."

Nearly

all

the

men

in the

town rendered some kind of service for

the revolutionary cause during the years, 1775-76-77. were too old for military service and had the means hired

Men
men
The

that

for the

army or loaned
5

to the

town

to enable

it

to hire soldiers.

follow-

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

in

ing voles passed at different times indicate the feeling in this town regard to the impending struggle.

" Voted that Samuel Hills be appointed a Deputy to represent this town at the Convention of Deputies proposed to be held at Exeter on the 17*'' day of this instant, and that he be fully impowered and authorized in behalf of this town to join with Deputies of other towns in adopting and pursuing such measures as may be judged most expedient to pursue to restore the rights of this and the other colonies, and that he be impowered as aforesaid to act for the space of six months if the said Convention of Deputies shall judge it

May

8,

1775.

to be necessary." Dec. 18. " Voted,

That

Joseph
jr.,

Hammond,

TNfaj.

it is the opinion of the town that Col. Elisha Whitcomb, Capt. Joseph Whilcomb,

Capt. Jonathan Whitcomb, Mr. Thomas Hammond, Mr. Benjamin Brown, and Lieut, Daniel Warner be chosen a Committee of Safety agreeable to the advice of the Continental Congress, and we acknowledge them a Committee of Safety for this town, and we approve of

Committee of Safety and choose a new one, and accordingly made choice of Samuel Day, Calvin Frink, Capt. Jonathan Whitcomb, Lieut. Elisha Whitcomb, and Lieut. Elijah Belding." The Committee of Safety was composed of some of the most influential and enterprising men of the town, and to them were confided
matters of great public interest. The commencement of the year 1778 found the people of the American colonies, who had revolted from the British government, much encouraged for the success of their cause. Burgoyne with his splendid

wliat they have acted in that capacity." March 4, 1 777. " Voted to dismiss the present

army had surrendered and become prisoners

of war.

INIeasures

were

being taken to unite the colonies in a general government, and to maThe action of the voters ture plans for state and local governments.
of Swanzey, Jan. 22, 1778, was such as to show that the public sentimeut of the town was in full sympathy with those who were engaged
in

town meeting

At a special planning systems of federal and state governments. " voted that this town it was approves of the Articles

of Confederation and perpetual union between the United States of America as proposed by the Continental Congress, and desire that the same may be ratified and confirmed." " that our at the General Court be instructed

Voted,

representative

to concur witli the representatives of the other

towns

in this state for

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

67

the sole purpose of forming and laying a permanent plan or system for the future government of this state agreeably to the vote of the

General Court."

May
tion at

to send one man to meet with the ConvenConcord the tenth day of June next, and Calvin Frink Esq. 12, 1778.

" Voted

was chosen."
Dec. 3, 1778, the legal voters of Swanzey and Fitzwilliam, which towns were classed together, having been duly notified, met at the house of Lieut. Henry Morse to choose a person having a real estate of two hundred pounds lawful mone}'^ in this state, to represent them in the General Assembly to be held at Exeter on the third Wednesday of " to December, and empower such representative for the term of one year from this meeting to transact such business and pursue such measures as they may judge necessary for the public good, and particularly to impower such representative to vote in the choice of Delegates to the Continental Congress." Major Elisha Whitcomb was the person chosen, who was likewise authorized to vote for delegates to the Congress. Mr. Morse, at the time the foregoing meeting was

held at his house, resided in that part of Swanzey which was subsequently disnnnexed to help form the town of Troy. At the time of the meeting much of the travel from Cheshire county and the Connec-

Boston went down through Swanzey Centre and up where Mr. Morse kept a public house. An old cellar hole now marks the place where the meeting was held.
ticut valley for
hill

over the

" Vermont During the Controversy,"

shire

relative to the

boundary and

status of that territory, 1777-1783, the western part of

New Hamp-

was much agitated and public sentiment very much divided between those that wished to unite with Vermont and those that wished to continue their connection with New Hampshire. In many towns

a majority of the voters were in favor of uniting with Vermont.

Among

them were Alstead, Charlestown, Claremont, Chesterfield, Gilsum, Hinsdale, Marlow, Richmond, Surry and Westmoreland. "The state of Belknap in his history of New Hampshire says within time was the towns at this society seceding very unhappy. The majorities attempted to control the minorities and these were

not disposed to submit, but to seek protection of the government with which they had been connected. At the same time and in the same
place Justices, Sheriffs and Constables, appointed by the authority of both States, were exercising jurisdiction over the same persons. Party rage, high words and deep resentment, were the effects of these

clashing interests."

Swanzey remained

loyal to

New

Hampshire, but

it

will

be seen by

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
it

the following documents that

contained a disturbing secession

el-

ement.

selectmen's statement of affairs ADDIIESSED TO THE GENEHAL

couiiT, 1871.

town of Swanze3% in behalf of themselves "The show That under the Present unhappy Situand the Town Humbly ation of our affairs in this part of the State, when most in many, and many in all the Towns have Revolted from under the Government and Jurisdiction of the State, bidding defiance to the Authority and Laws of the same Absolutely Refusing to pay Taxes, or to contribute any thing in any way^ or manner towards Raising men for the ConWe find it p]xtinental Army, or Providing Supplies for the same
Selectmen of the

tremely

Ditlicult for us to

Comply with
;

the Requisitions of the State,

for altho' the greatest part of the People in this Town, Remain firm in their Allegiance to the State Utterly averse to the late and present

and seditious conduct of a great (if not the greatest) part of the People in this Western part of the State, yet our affairs are extremely Embarrassed, for if Taxes ^are Assessed they cannot be Collected, as some will Refuse to paj', and if Constables or Collectors should Distrain such Delinquents for their Rates, Mobs would Arise, and perhaps the power of the State of Vermont would be employed We have exerted ourselves as much as we could for their protection. in order to Raise our Quota of Men for the Continental Arm}', and Also for Six months, but have not been able to complete the former
factions

nor to Raise any part of the latter, Avhieh Inability is owing principally if not Solely to the confused Situation of this part of the State And unless Something can be done for our Assistance it will be Abso;

lutely Impossible for us to Raise

Men

or

money for

the Service of the

ourselves as Subjects of the state of New Hampshire, and are firmly Resolved to persist in our Allegiance, and expect the protection of the State, without which we shall not be able
State.
to stand against the opposition that will be made. humbly pray that your Honors would take the matter into your Wise consideration, and make such provision for our protection and Safety as that we may

We consider

We

not be Obliged to Yield to unreasonable

Men

and Measures.
1
i

Thomas Appliu,
Calvin Friuk,
Elijah Belding, Isaac Flammond,

Selectmen
of

Swanzey."

Elisha Whitoomb, J

-Swanzey June

9th, 1781.

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

RELATIVE TO THE BEEF TAX, 1784.
FEBRUARY, 1785.

69

"The
zey

Petition of the Selectmen

and Assessors of the Town of Swan;

year 1784 Humbly sheweth. Tliat whereas in the year 1781 the General Court of this State Orin said State for the

habitants of said

dered and directed the Selectmen of said Swauzey, to Assess the InTown, their Quota of Beef for the Continental Army,

which was accordingly done, and the greatest part of said Beef was paid by said Inhabitants, Yet some were delinquent, Refusing to pay their State Tax, occasioned principally by the Union of the Grants (so called) with Vermont, by reason of which, agreeably to an Act of the General Court said Swanzey was Ordered to pay the Deficiency of said Tax, and a fine for their Delinquency, both of which amounting to 137, which the Treasurer of this State by his Warrant directed to the Selectmen of said Town has ordered to be assessed, which has not yet been complied with. Because your petitioners think it very unjust to Assess, Levy and collect the aforesaid sum of those Persons who paid their Tax in due Time, and your Petitioners have no warrant to Assess said Sum on those that were Delinquent and dare not venture to Assess said Sum either on the whole or part of the Inhabitants, lest it should make great confusion, murmuring and Complain-

Your Petitioners therefore among the People of Said Town. most Humbly and earnestlj' pray that this Honorable Body would take the above stated Case into their Serious Consideration, and make such
ing

Order thereon, as
Equitable.

in

their

Wisdom

they shall think most Just and

And

as in

Duty Bound

shall ever

pray

Selectmen

David Belding
Isaac

Hammond

1 } f
1
I

&
Assessors

J of Swauzey."

RELATIVE TO THE BEEF TAX.

ADDRESSED TO THE GENERAL COURT, DEC.

13, 1786.

"The Selectmen

of

Swanzey

in the

County of Cheshire humbly beg

leave to lay before this Honorable Body their Embarrassments as to Assessing the Doomage for this Town's Deficiency of Beef in the

Year 1781.

Your

Petitioners immediately on Receiving Orders for

collecting Said Beef, Assessed the Inhabitants of Swanzey, Setting the Beef at twenty Seven Shillings pr. Hundred weight, and as your

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Petitioners were Sensible of the Importance of the Order of the Court being complied with, they exerted themselves and collected a consid-

erable part of tlie Beef by the Set time lected the whole, had it not been for a
in this

and would undoubtedly Col-

number

of Political Heretics

and Adjacent Towns Avho by their Instigations and artful insinuations Shook the Allegiance of the ignorant and unprincipaled part of the community from the State of New Hampshire and Attached them to the usurped State of Vermont; and the Imbecility of Government was so great at that Day that your Petitioners thought it not wise to compel or use Coercive measures with those who would not freely pay their proportion of Said tax and since the energy of Government has increased, and this Town has been called upon to pay Said Tax with a Doomage, the Selectmen have taken up the Matter, and find it Difficult if not Impossible to make an Assessment for said Doomage in any way which will not blow up an unquenchable fire in for if we should Assess it on the Delinquents only, who this Town in Justice ought to pay the Same, Ave should, in so doing, do injustice, for a numl)er of said Delinquents are Removed out of the Town, and consequently out of the Reach of an Assessment and should an Assessment be made on the whole Town, it Avould be to make the Righteous be as the Wicked, which the Patriarch of the Hebrews Saith is far from the Almighty. Your Petitioners therefore most Humbly pray this Honorable Body to take the Matter into their wise Consideration, and either accept of the twenty Seven Shillings on the Hundred weight which is already Assessed and which may be collected without Ditficulty or Direct your Petitioners in what manner to proceed that they may escape the Publick Odium. And as in Duty bound Shall ever Pray.
;

Isaac

Hammond

Selectmen
of

Calvm Frmk

Swanzey."

is

[In House of Representatives January IG, 1787, Voted that "as there great difficulty respecting the assessment for the deficienej' of Beef

in the

Town

said Beef Tax*, to stay the Extent against said Wednesday of June next."]

of Swanzey, the Treasurer be directed so far as respects Town until the first

The paying taxes in beef was resorted to because there was not money with which to pay them. The Continental money had become
worthless
;

no

financial

the specie had been depleted in prosecuting the Avar, and system had been devised by Avhich the people could be

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

relieved

71

from their embarrassed circumstances. The people were to meet indebtedness occasioned by the war. taxed heavily
SCALE OF DEPRECIATION OF CONTINENTAL MONEY, 1777.

January, 100; February, 96; March, 94; April, 90; May, 87; June, 83 July, 80 August, 66 September, 57 October, 36 November, 33 December, 32 January, 1778, 30 February, 28 March, 26 April, 25 May, 25 June, 25 July, 23 August, 22 Septem21 ber, October, 20 November, 18 December, 15 January, 1779,
;
; ;

13
6
;

February, 11 March, 10 April, 9 June, 8 July, 7 August, September, 5 October, 4 November, 4 December, 4 January, 1780, 3; February, 3; March to June, 2; July to June, 1781, 1
; ;
;

July, 0.

money had become worthless, and gold and had gone out of the country to pay for importations occasioned by the war, the people were without money. They were heavily taxed by the federal and state governments to meet the expenses of the war. Private debts had become embarrassing as money could not be
After the continental
silver

obtained for meeting engagements. Many believed that relief could be obtained by the State emitting paper money and loaning it onland security. The Assembly called upon the towns for an expression of their views upon the subject. structions to its representative.

The following

is

Swanzey's

in-

a meeting of the inhabitants of Swanzey in the County of Chesand State of New Hampshire, Aug, 28, 1786 "Voted to choose a Committee to give instructions to the Representative of said Town for the Rule of Conduct at the next Session of the General Court Respecting the Emission of paper money."
hire
:

At

To Mr. Abraham Bandall, Bepresentative of the Town of Swanzey :

Sib: Your constituents, Reposing confidence in your integrity, ability and zeal for the publick jiood, Chose you to Represent them in the General Assembly of this State the present year. This is a day we are sensible Avhen
the greatest

Wisdom, patriotism, firmness. Unanimity, Publick Spirit and freedom be detached from selfish and Mercenary views, and when all the above -named virtues are requisite, and ought to be the governirg principles in all our Publick Councils. We, therefore, having a Constitutional Right so to do, think it expedient to express our Sentiments to you respecting our distressed situation for want of a Circulating Medium. We therefore instruct you to use your influence in the Assembly that as soon as may be there be an

Emission of paper Currency, as being in Our Opinion the best Remedy left us for Relief, and it is the minds of your Constituents that the Emission of

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HISTOKY OF SWANZEY.

paper Currency be applied Solely for the purpose of R( dtomiiig tlie Stale Securities, which we conceive will be a great easement by stopping the interest of those securities; but we mean not to dictate the Ginerul Court, but only to hint our desires, confiding in the wisdom of the Legislature of this state if they shall see fit to Issue a paper Medium that it be Emitted on such foundation as they shall thiuli best for tlie Community.

Hkniiy Morsk, David Bkldixg, IXG,

>

Committee in the name and

behalf of the Toion.

J )

The

returns of the actions of the towns

showed that the public sen-

timent was opposed to emitting paper money, and the Assembly voted that it had not the constitutional right to do it.

Some

of those in favor of having the state issue paper

money were

so determined that they organized an armed mob, marched to where the Assembly was in session at Exeter, and endeavored to gain their

ends by coercive measures. They were unsuccessful called out and a number of the leaders arrested.

the militia were

Going back to ]March 14, 1781, we find the town "voted to sell that part of the town Common lying west of the road now travelled from the Meeting-house to Mr. Goddard's dw.elling-house, extending south

Greenwood Carpenter, and north as far as the highway from said common to James Grimes'." leading The meeting-house mentioned was that standing on the hill, and the road to James Grimes' went west from the common, by the David It was also voted Parsons' place over the hill north of Mt. Caesar. that Maj. Elisha Whitcomb, David Belding and Dea. Thomas Hammond be a committee to make an exact survey of the land, appraise it at its just value, and offer it for sale to the Rev. Edward Goddard, who should have the privilege of purchasing it, but if he declined then
to the land of

might be sold to any other person. Ma}^ 2'', Kev. Edward Goddard was chosen a delegate to a Convention to be holdeu in Concord on the first Tuesday in June following, for the purpose of forming and laying a permanent plan or system of
it

government for

this State.
if

Dec. 31, at a meeting duly called to see

the town would accept

of the constitution or plan of government agreed upon by the Convention at Concord the vote was as follows "Thirty-one voted to
:

declined voting at all two said they had not perused accept it sufficiently and did not know Avhether they belonged to the state of New Hampshire or to Vermont. One objected to one article respectit
;

five

ing the Governor, that no man shall be eligible as Governor three years in any seven."

more than

The above vote was passed during

the time of the

"Vermont Con-

JSrORTH

SOITI^H

72
paper C
Securilii

terest ot

only to
stnte
if
t

fouuduli

The
timeut
that
it

r
A

Some
so deter
the Ass(

ends by
called
01

Going
part of the Mee
to the la

leading

Then
the road
I'arsons'

that

Maj
;

niond be
it

at its

who
it

shoi

might

May

tiou to b(

for the p

governmt Dec. 3
of the CO

vention
accept

fi

it

it snfFicie

New

liar

iug the G three yea

The ab

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

ti'oversy,"

73

when it appears that a few in this town sympathized with Vermont. A town meeting was held May 28, 1783, at which seventy-three voters were present. They voted to reconsider the vote passed in
regard to the adoption of the State Constitution, and, feeling their own inability to determine rightly in regard to the matter, the}' voted

wisdom and justice of the Legislature of the State most just and equitable." Thomas Applin, Calvin Frink and Aaron Parsons were chosen a committee to draft
to

"

confide in the

to act as they shall think

instructions to the delegate in the General Court. The increase of inhabitants in Swanzey during a

number of years previous to 1784 must have been quite large as shown by the following certificate
:

"

SwANZET, Dec. 10S 1783.

the Subscribers do hereby Certify that According to the Best of our k-nowledge there is in the town of Swanzey one hundred and

We

eighty-two Male Polls of twenty-one years of ing for themselves a Poll Tax.

Age and upwards, pay\

J

Isaac Hammond, David Belding, Jr.,

Selectmen

of Swanzey."

Hampshire had a temporary constitution, was styled President. The first town meeting in Swanzey under this Constitution was held March 2, 1784, at which time Samuel Hills was chosen moderator. Votes for President of the State: Meshech Weare, 10; George Atkinson, 21 John Sullivan, 2. Thomas Applin, 14 DanP'or two Senators for Cheshire County iel Newcomb, 2 Calvin Frink, 27 John Bellows, 5 Daniel Jones, 5 Simeon Olcott, 5 Benjamin Bellows, 1 Voted to grant 48 shillings to the, Rev. Mr. Goddard as a reward for his service as a member of the late Convention for forming a Conto

From 1784
it

1792

New

and under

the chief executive of the state

stitution for this state.

Fifteen shillings were voted to Samuel Hills for a like service. Salmon and shad ascended the Ashuelot river before dams were
built across
it.

When
off

these fish

was cut

the people found that their yearly supply of by these dams there was much complaint, and

doubtless there were those

free

who were willing unlawfully to engage in the fish through the dams. The Genfor making passage-ways eral Assembly was petitioned during several years for redress in this
matter, and January 15, 1789, an act was passed requiring a sluice to be kept open in every dam on said river in the towns of Hinsdale,

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Winchester, Swauzey and Keene, between the 10th day of

the 20th day of July in any j'ear. At the annual IMarch meeting in 1785
it

May

and

was "voted

to raise 12

pounds

for the
7,

purpose of trimming the burying ground."

March
"Voted

1786.

"Voted

to raise 4., 13s., Id. to complete the fenc-

ing of the bur3'ing ground."

to sellLt. Dan Guild apiece of the common adjoining and south of the burjnng-yard between said yard and Mr. William lying

Wright's."
a legal meeting held Oct. 30, 1786, a plan for emitting paper money by the General Court was read. The vote was unanimous

At

against approving the measure.

tions in the plan

committee for suggesting altera-

was chosen, consisting of Roger Thompson, William Grimes, Wyman Richardson, Abraham Randall, Elisha Whitcomb, David Belding, jr., and Ebenezer Hills. Nov. 13, the committee made the following report "That twenty thousands be emitted on the same plan that the General Court pro:

tender for

posed to emit the ten thousand pounds, with the addition to have it a and in lieu of the forty thousall debts due in this state and pounds that the General Court proposed to emit on land security
;

that the state notes be called in, and the holder in lieu of said notes to receive certificates of the same sum in lieu of the same, so that the interest of said notes may cease and the certificates to be received in
all

outstanding taxes.

Dated

at

Swanzey the

13^^

day of November,

1786.

Signed

in behalf of the

Committee,

Roger Thompson."
Seventeen persons voted in favor of this report and two against it. Dec. 4 a meeting was called to see if the town would agree with some person to pay the last state tax by the first of January and repay
such person in cattle or any other way agreed upon. "Voted, That the Selectmen be impowered to agree with Mr. Nathan

Capron who has undertaken to pay said tax for the town." "Voted, That the Selectmen, together with Maj. Elisha Whitcomb, Maj. Jonathan Whitcomb, Lt. Samuel Wright and Mr. David Belding, jr., be a committee to examine into the requests of several constables respecting such assessments in their hands against such persons as they have not had opportunity to collect, and make such an adjustment and abatement to such constables as they shall judge
equitable."

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

75

period.

The foregoing votes show the financial condition of the town at that The war for IndeIt was similar to that of other towns.

pendence had been successfully prosecuted, and their independence had been achieved but there had been no well matured plans adopted
;

The finances of the country were in a deplorable condition taxes were heavy in consequence of the war the people were without money, and to pay their taxes was
for a state or a general government.
;
;

almost an impossibility. Jan. 8, 1788, Maj. Elisha Whitcomb was chosen a delegate to a convention to meet at lixeter, Feb. 2, to consider the federal constitution.

He was
it

also chosen in 1791 to a convention for the revision

of the state constitution.

In 1793

was voted

to allow

for warning sundry persons out of

Mr. Moses B. Williams six shillings town and the same year an allow;

ance was made John Whitcomb, jr., for a similar service. "warning out of town" was a common practice in those days.

This

When

persons came into a town to reside who were likely to become dependent upon the town for support it was customary for the selectmen to issue an order to a constable to force such persons to leave the

town.

the town's history.

constable was quite an important officer during this period of When town meetings were called the legal voters

were personally warned to attend by a constable who had received his orders from the selectmen. The collecting of the taxes was also a
part of the constable's
official

duty.

At the annual meeting this year the

following

was passed "Whereas

:

Mr. John Harvey and others, inhabitants of Swanzey, have requested said town that they would vote that they and their lands may be annexed to the town of Marlborough, representing that they live much more convenient to Marlborough meeting-house than to Swanzey, etc., the town having considered the said request, think the same to be reasonable therefore voted that Messrs. John Harvey, Kimber Harve}^ and Samuel Stearns, and the land whereon they dAvell, and the land belonging to Mr. Timothy Harvey be set off from the town of Swanzey and annexed to the town of Marlborough said tract of land lies in the northeastwardly part of said Swanzey, and is the most northwardly part of that gore of land which was set off from Richmond to Swanzey and is bounded as follows viz. Beginning at a heap of stones, being the southeast corner of the town of Keene, then runs on said Keene west 8 degrees north, 32 rods to the old corner of Swanzey then runs south 34 degrees west on Swanzey's old line, 418
; ;

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
;

rods to a white pine tree then runs east 20 degrees 30 minutes south on common land 2 1 2 rods to a stake and stones in the patent line
;

then runs on the patent line north 9 degrees 30 minutes east 418 rods to the first mentioned corner containing tliree hundred and five acres." This vote Avas sanctioned the same year by the legislature. The fol;

lowing

is

the plan of the foregoing described piece of land

to

In 1812 a small section on the N. E. part of the town was annexed Keene and in 1842 another section, a part of the Richmond Gore,
;

was annexed

to Marlborough. In 1815 a portion, about three miles south of the last-named section, was taken to form the new town of Troy, leaving the eastern

boundary of Swanzey very irregular, A movement was commenced as earl}^ as 1794 to have a new meeton the hill. ing house built, larger and more imposing than the old one too too town had become of the The population large, wealthy and were too well united in supporting gospel ordinances that were in hai'-

mony -with

movement was the erecworship tion of the meeting house on the plain, the same building which has The house was since been remodelled into the present town house.
in the old house.

the Congregational creed to make The result of the ^

it

proper to continue to

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORT.

built

77

nominally by the town, and a large part of the work was probain the year 1796. done bly It is not known how the building of the house was managed as the

town's records duriug the period in Avhich it was built are lost. A list of the taxes paid during these years for other purposes has been preserved but
it does not show that anything was raised for building the house. The is inference that a committee had the managemeeting ment of raising and applying the taxes for building the house. large part of the cost was ultimately met from the sale of the pews.

As

a rule the

most desirable pews were secured by the most promitown.

nent

men

in the

To

was a great event for the times. Swanzey and in the neighboring towns. The work of raising commenced in the morning. Previous to that time a whole broadside had been put together. When all was
raising of the meeting house do the work men were picked in

The

ready for raising the huge broadside, the master workman took his position upon the frame from which place he gave his orders nntil the structure had been raised to a considerable heioiit. At the close of
the
first

day the body of the house had been

raised.

When

the

men

assembled the second morning one of them exhibited his nerve by passing from one side of the building-to the other upon one of the

suspended beams to which other timbers had not been connected. It took three days to raise the building including the belfry. For a description of the building see Chapter V. Many men settled in town between the years 1777 and 1793. Had a list of the tax payers been preserved during these years it would
have shown nearly the time when their settlement was made. tax list that is now found is of the year 1793.

The

first

The following
the

list is

intended to include such persons as settled in

:

town between 1777 and 1793

Aldrich,

Abner Aldrich,

Amos

Baile}^,

Amasa

Nathan Caprou,
Otis Capron, Alpheus Caprou, Joseph Cross,

Uriah Aldrich, Jacob Bump,

Jeremiah Battles,

Thomas Battles, jr., Edward Beverstock,

Daniel Beverstock,

Thomas

Cross,

John Beverstock, Abijah Brown,

William Bolles,

Salmon Chandler, Daniel Cummings, Timothy Clark, Amariah Curtis,

Luther Curtis,

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Calvin Curtis,

HISTORY OF SWANZEY

Amos

Richardson,

Phinehas Dodge, Rufus Dexter, William Dival,

Jotliam Eames, Daniel Flint,
jNIoses Farnswortli,

Salmon Richardson,

Abraham

Randall,

Levi Randall,
INIatlhew Robley, William Ramzey, Peletiah Razey, Peter Robinson,

John Farnswortb, Jonathan Field, John Franklin,

Joel Foster,

Ivory Snow,

Samuel Stearns, Sluibael Seaver,

Joseph Smead, Nims Smead, Richard Stratton, William Stephenson,

Nathaniel Foster,

Dan

Guild,

Stephen Gibson, William Hunt, Phinehas H amble tt,

Josiah Ilamblett,

Asaph Lane, John Marble,

Josiah Marble, Paul Moore,

Ebenezer Stone, David Sherman, David Sherman, 2d,

Israel Sawyer, William Town,

Nicholas Trask,

Joshua Prime, Leonard Pemberton, Joshua Parker, John Pierce,

Stephen Prouty,

Stephen Trask,

Thomas Trowbridge, Thomas Trowbridge, Abner Twitchell,

Jonas Twitchell, David Tenney, John Usher,
Isaac

2d,

Benjamin Parsons, Amariah Patridge,

Seth Pomroy, David Read,

Woodward,

Timothy Read,
Joel Read,

Ichabod Woodward, Richard Weeks,

John Read,

Joseph Weeks, Timothy Warren.

a list of the

Wyman

Richardson,
is

The following
tax payers
in the

names of persons who

:

first

appear as

following years

1794.

William Abbott,

Farnum

Fish,

Aaron Darling,
Daniel Flint,

Jonathan Holbrook,

Simpson Hammond,

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Reuben Lord, John Richardson,
Aquila Ramsdell,

79

Andrew Sherman,
Joseph Taylor, Zenas Ware.
1796.

Ziba Aldrich, Benoni Benson,

Peter C. Hunt,

Thomas

Harris,

Nathan Cross, Moses Codwell,

Francis Goodhue, Peter Holbrook,
Peter Holbrook, 2d,

Jonathan Jilson,
Stephen Jilson, Jonathan Lamson,

John Hix,

James Pierce, Ezra Thayer, Samuel Wilson.

1798.

Benson Aldrich,
Eli Boyden,

John Holbrook, John Potter,

Stephen Potter,

Stephen Brown,

Thomas Bigelow,
Moses
Butler,

Fisher Draper,

Parker Dudley, Ebenezer French,

Moses Pratt, John Richardson, James Severance, James Severance,

Josiah Usher.
1799.

2d,

Arad

Hall,

LeviMaxey,
Micaiah Norwood,
Barzilla Streeter,

Asaph Hall, John Learned,

Daniel Learned,

Zopher Whitcomb.
1800.

Ebenezer Billings, Levi Blake,

Daniel Goodhue,

Seth Holbrook,

Edmund Munyon.
1801.

Lot Aldrich,
Richard Auger, Richard Dauforth, Robert Gilman,

Peter Holbrook, 3d,

John Jackson, Benjamin Phelps,

Ebenezer Stockwell.

The foregoing lists are names of persons that moved into the town and the year when they were first taxed therein. Generally they came to the town the year before they were taxed. Thus we consider that those persons who were taxed for the first time

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in 1801

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

became residents in 1800. Young men who reached their majority in the town and were sons of fathers who had been taxed in "What we have intended to the town are not inchided in the lists. show is the time when different families moved into the town. But a small number of persons had settled in tlie town previous to 1800 except to engage in clearing up land for a farm. At this time nearly all the land in the township had passed into the hands of men who wanted it for such a purpose. Probably there was as large a number of farms in the town in 1800 as there has been at any period in the town's history. Large numbers of cellar holes can be seen in different parts of the town Avhere some one about this period or previously had built a house and cleared off some of the adjacent laud, with the view of residing there perma-

ductive.

when first cleared was quite proFields that long since were abandoned for farming once produced stout grass, and upon many hills that are now covered with timber Avas once excellent pasturage.
,

nently as a farmer. Nearly all the land in the town

The course of the settlements in the ^town was from the Centre (at which place they were mostly confined for the first twenty years) down Settlements were early the Ashuelot river and up the South Branch. made on the east side of the South Branch opposite the Centre and between there and the Keene line. Some were made upon the hills quite early but most of the hills were not settled until nearly all the low
;

lands liad been appropriated. In 1800 many of the farms were large and productive and the owners in affiuent circumstances. Large houses had been built and were sur-

rounded by commodious buildings. The oldest type of the best houses that were built in the town was a two-story house in front, and one The plan was to have two good-sized front story at the back part. rooms on the lower floor, and to have two good-sized chambei's on the
second
floor.

The

centre of the rear part contained a large kitchen

it

and

at the

ends of

acconuiiodate the three large

bedrooms, pantry, cupboards, entries, etc. To rooms on the lower floor and the two

front chambers a very large chimney

was

built in the centre of the

Another type, and from which a larger number was built than from the first, was to have the same construction upon the lower floor, but without the second story in front. A fashionable type for the best houses at a later date was to build with two stories and with a four-cornered flat roof. If it was built with two rooms upon each floor, If it contained it had usually a chimney at each end of the house.
house.

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

81

four rooms upon each floor the chimneys were built between the front

and rear rooms. A log house was common where a new settlement was made for a few years, but as there were saw mills in the town most of the time from the first settlement, and plenty of timber, these were soon replaced by framed houses as most of the settlers were enterprising men. To feed a family one depended mostly upon the production of his land and the stock which he kept upon it. Very little dependence

was made upon purchasing provisions outside of the town. Large quantities of rye were raised upon the newly cleared laud, and upon Indian corn was regarded as the most imthe plains by cultivation. portant crop of all that was cultivated. The principal bread used was brown bread made from rye and Indian meal. Hasty pudding was a
Boiled Indian pudding frequently made with diet. a was common article suet, upon the farmer's table. Johnny-cake ofWheat was cultivated to some ten was substituted for brown bread. a was be relied upon to constitute but it too uncertain to extent, crop Beans were extensively raised, aud the dail}^ fare of most families. used largely for making bean porridge. Potatoes, turnips, pumpkins, pease, cabbages and beets were all raised to help make a yearly

standard family

stock of provisions for a family. Farmers, as a rule, produced their

own meat.

In the

fall

of the

year or early winter, enough fatted cattle and hogs were slaughtei'ed to make a suppl}'^ of fresh meat for the winter and salt meat for a

year veal was the principal fresh meat used in the summer, aud mutton in the fall.
;

much

many

lu larger quantity of milk was used then than at present. families bread and milk of children brown and large Johuny-

cake and milk constituted a large part of their food. Farmers who had any number of cows generally made a quautit}^ of cheese for a Butter was perhaps less year's stock, to be used daily in the family. used than it is at present. Very little income was expected from the cows in the winter. The milk of one cow in the winter was all that most farmers cared to have. The amount of fish obtained from the rivers was an important item Those fish which are in the supply of provisions for many families. now common to our rivers and brooks were then much larger and more abundant than they are at the present time. At the time the town was first settled salmon and shad made their annual visits to its rivers
in large

numbers.
killing of a deer furnished

The occasional
6

some venison

wild tur-

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HISTORY OF SAVANZEY.
;

kej's -were frequently killed

pigeons Avere more plentiful than thej' are

at the present time

partridges were as numerous as at present, and

perhaps more

so.

The principal article of food consumed, not produced upon the farm or obtained from the rivers or forests, was salt fish purchased in the
Boston market.

The clothing of both men and women was almost entirely homespun. Flax and wool were the principal materials from which it was made. For working flax, men were skilled in the process of rotting This was done by spreading it on the it, after it had been harvested. ground, exposed to rains and dews, until the woody part became brittle and could be cleaved from the fibre by the use of the break and After the men had done their part of the work upon the tlax swingle. the fibre was handed over to the wives and daughters. Tliey, by the use of the hatchel, the spinning-wheel and the looili, made it into
sheared the wool from the sheep, women, 1)y hand cards, spinning-wheels and looms, made it into The art of dyeing yarn and cloth was confided to the women. cloth. Grazing was depended upon almost antirely for keeping horses and cattle through the summer, and most of the hogs were kept in a pasture or run in the highway during the summer, and grass and roots
cloth.

When men had

the use of the

constituted a large part of their feed. well arranged farm, to meet the requirements of a family, had pastures for cattle and horses, a sheep pasture, a hog pasture, hay

fields,

field of

turnips, pease, flax,

corn, of rye, wheat, oats, buckwheat, potatoes, beans, and a good-sized garden.
cider appears to liave been regarded as an im-

The production of

Seldom do we find an old cellar hole, portant part of farm operations. where there was once a farm, that there are not to be seen more or
less old apple trees.

The practices of the times were such that an ordinary farmer provided most of the food and clothing for his family from the production of his land and the labor of himself and family within the bounds
of his

own

To pay

possessions. for such articles of food

and clothing as could not be pro-

duced, to pay for work done by a carpenter, by a blacksmith, a tanner, a shoemaker, and to pay taxes required that a considerable amount The of something should be disposed of to meet such payments.

mechanics, as a general thing, had farms and lands that they were This enabled the mechanics and farmers to exchange clearing up.
labor for their

mutual

benefit.

The income most

relied

upon

to raise

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

money was from laud was new and
of a considerable

83

The the sale of cattle, horses, sheep and hogs. productive, which enabled the farmers to dispose
amount of stock annually.

Large numbers of the farmers went once a year, at least, to Boston or some other place where there was a good market, with the surplus production of their farms and some goods of domestic manuand made purchases of some of the principal articles that would be needed the coming year. The loads carried to market were largely made up of a few hundred pounds of pork, a few tubs of butter, a number of cheeses, a box or two of poultry, a web of frockiug and a piece of flannel. The return load would consist of a few bushels of salt, several gallons of rum, a few gallons of molasses, a quantity
facture,

of tea, a jack-knife for each of the boys, a piece of goods to make tlie wife a dress and some trinkets for the girls. Large numbers of

drawn by a single horse, some by two horses, and in some cases, oxen were brought into requisition. The farmers that went to market in this way had to exercise considerable economy that their expenses might not consume too large a
these loads were

portion of the products sold.

large part of the food eaten while

gone was taken with them from home, and some of !lie grain to be It was considered no fed to the team, was also carried from home. impropriety in those times for a person going to market to eat his

own lunch or to feed his own grain to his horses at The tavern keeper was satisfied if he furnished the
lodging.

a public house. hay, liquor and

Quite an amount of goods was transported upon horses by the use

of panniers. These were a pair of baskets suspended one upon each side of a horse. Some men made a business of going to market with

what could be carried in a pair of panniers. Mr. Johu Whitcomb came to the town about the year 1763 from Bolton, Mass., with a wife and three small children. He rode one horse and brought such articles as
he could
;

his wife rode another

which carried a pair of panniers.

In

each of the baskets a child was placed, the other the mother brought in her arms.

Wheeled carriages for people to ride in were but little used at the period of 1800. Riding horseback was the usual mode of travelling

when people
horse.

It was common for two persons to ride upon one took their wives and daughters to church upon their horses behind them. A youug man would gallant a lady friend upon

rode.

Men

his horse

behind him with as much pride as one does now in a nice A pillion was placed behind the saddle, and fastened to it carriage. for the person to sit upon that rode behind.

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HISTORY OF SWANZET.

For a long time one of the most travelled thoroughfares in Cheshire county was the road that passed through the centre of Swanzey. The road passed south from the Centre and then turned to the soutlieast and passed up over the hill into what was then Fitzwilliam, now Troy. A large part of the teaming from Cheshire county, and much of that of Vermont going to Boston, passed over this road. This travel made business for public houses at the Centre and for one on the hill in that part of Swanzey which is included in Troy. The one on the hill was a noted house. It was first kept by Henry Morse and then by Francis Goodhue. A man fashional)ly dressed wore a ruffled shirt bosom, short breeches, long stockings, knee buckles, a powdered wig, and a cocked
hat.

The women's clothing was mostly made from homespun, woollen and linen goods but nice silk dresses wei'e not uncommon. Most women in comfortable circumstances had a scarlet woolen cloak made with a hood. These cloaks were made from imported goods. The following named persons became residents of Swanzey and were taxed in the town for the first time in the following years
; :

1802.

Phinehas Field, Garinter Hastings,

Cornelius Hines,

Solomon Mattliews,
William Newcomb, Uriah Parmenter.
1803.

Abraham

Aldrich,

Selah Smead,
Sibley Taft,

David Bennett, John Fitch,

Richard Gale,

Levi VVhitcomb,

Gideon G.
1804.

Willis.

Benjamin Barrett,
.John Guild,

Abraham

Stearns,

Abijah Stearns,

George Hill, Wid. Hannah Kelley,

Noah
1805.

Stevens.

Nahum

Baldwin,

Nehemiah Bennett, James Brewer,

Eleazer Franklin,

James Sibley Taft, Josiah Whitcomb, Reuben Worcester.

1806.

James Cummings, David Dwinuell,

Joseph Emerson, William Fairbrother,

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

Eleazer Lovelaud, Joel Mellen,

85

John Perry, Timothy Smith.

1807,

Lot Biugliam,

Foster Emerson,

Reuben

Britton,

Laban Starkey.
1808.

Luther Chapmau,
Nehemiali Andrews,
Fisher Bullard,
Eleazer Mason,
Peter Rice,

John Cummings, Timothy Feseudon,

Levi Long,

Paul Raymond, Zadoc Taft,

Daniel Wetherbee.
1809.

Deliverance Brown,

Moses Howard.
1810.

Ahaz Howard,

Noah Ames,
David Brown, Alpheus Caprou, Jonas Hunt,

John Long, Zadoc L. Taft,

Brown
1811.

Taft,

Barnard Wheeler.

Levi Dunham,

Samuel Holden.
1812.

Benoni Austin, Jonas Blodgett,

Hale Mason,
Asaliel Shirtleff,

James Henry,

Daniel Verry.
1813.

David Hosley, William Rider,

Clark Brown,

Phinehas Stone.
1814.

Henry Cooper,
Richard Crossett, Jonathan Hill, Jonathan Locke,

Alpheus Perry, Joseph Slate, George Stevens, Thomas Wheelock,

Levi Willard, Josiah Wilson.

Lawson Moore,
Daniel Osborn,

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
1815.

John Black,
Williiim Black,

Daniel Rajmiond,

James Underwood.
1816.

Jeremiah Amidon, William Bridge,

Barton Kelley, William Morse,

Joualhau

Hill,

Bartholomew Parsons.
1817.

Silas Jones,

William Balch,

John Leonard,
Martin Stone.
1818.

Nathan

Ellis,

Jonathan Holbrook, Jonathan Babbit,

John Cximmings, Robert Emerson,

Ephraim K. Frost, Stephen Harris,
Josiah Leach, Peter Rogers,

Ezra Emerson, Alexander Perry.

1819.

ZadoC Rogers, David Stone,

Natlianiel Thompson, John Withington.

1820.

Henry Baxter, Calvin Bemis,

Sands Aldrich,
Otis Capron,

Zachariah Field,

Samuel Stone.
1821.

Amos Houghton,
Charles Howland,

Joseph Carter,
Calvin Field,

Jonathan Martin, Elisha Simonds.

1822.

John Chamberlain,
Bela Chase, Joel Eaton,

Aaron Lombaixl, Samuel Russell,

Ebenezer Warren,
Israel

Davis Healey,

Woodward.

1823.

Tristan Aldrich,

Levi Lewis,

Simeon

Ellis,

Martin Thompson.

Abijah Gilsou,

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

1824.

87

Charles Frost,

David Holbrook,
Alvin Nasoii,

Silas Wheeler, William Wheelock,

Barnabas C. Peters,
Jesse Peters,

Charles Wilson, Stilmau Wilson.

1825.

Seth Leonard,

Baxter Murdock,

William Winchester, Allen Woodward.

1826.

Jonathan

W. C apron,

Carlton Parker,

George Darling, Jonathan Jackson,

layman Parker, Eoswell Parker,

Reuben

Porter,

Charles Pratt, Peter Starkey,

William Southworth.
1827.

Hardin Albee,
"William Sebastian,

Daniel Temple.
1828.

Alfred Britton,

Ebenezer Colman,

James Emerson, Major Gould.

1829.

Archer Campbell, Oliver Capron, David Hill,

Daniel Linsej^,

Joseph Newell,

Thomas Ockiiigtou, Jairus Perry,

Amasa
1830.

S. Rogers.

Hiram BoUes,
Lockhart Brockway, George Bucklin,
Russell Ballon,

Charles Greene,

Asa Jackson,
George Oliver,
Elias Thatcher.

Howard

Clark,
first

From

the time of the

settlement of the town to the end of the

century there was no necessity for common laborers to go from home to obtain work. Clearing and cultivating the land and the labors inci-

dent to a new settlement gave employment to

all

who wished
of the

to Avork.

About
began

the beginning of the present century to look to other places for temporary

many

young men and permaemployment

88
nent homes.

>

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Some went to Vermont, New York, Pennsj-lvania, Ohio, and some to Canada. A few went to Maine and some drifted down to ]Massachusetts. For a limited time many went to the St. Lawrence river in Canada and worked at boating on that river. Others went down to Conneeticnt river towns and hibored at farming others went to Boston and vieinitv and worked at gardeninsi, truekino- drawino; a hand cait, or found employment on board a fishing vessel. The expense of riding in a coach was too great for these men in going to and returning from these places of temporary abode. A common practice for a young man was to take a few articles of clothing, do them up in a bundle, swing it on his back and walk. Between the years 1810 and 1820 a large number of the women in
,

Swanzey were engaged

in

weaving cotton cloth

in liand

looms.

Some

a business of going to Rhode Island with a team for the yarn, distributing it to the weavers in the different families and gathering up the clotli after it was woven.

men made

most important business in Swanzey from first working of pine into building material and wooden ware. The large quantity of superior old growtli pine, when sawed into lumber, has always been an article of export. Saw mills were In 1830, early built not only on the larger but on the smaller streams. the number of sites where one of these mills stood or had stood was not less than fifteen. All of them were the old-fashioned sash mills. For many years about this date an extensive business was carried on in transporting lumber to Northfield where it was " rafted " down the Connecticut river, finding a market at Springfield, Hartford and New Haven. The mills were heavily stocked during the winter with pine logs and were often run day and night during the spring in cutting out the lumber. This, when seasoned, was ''carted" (usually in May and June, August and September) to Northfield. This work was mostly done by farmers with ox teams. The route from East Swanzey was by the B. F. Lombard and Atkinson places through '\Vesti)ort and Winchester and over the Northfield hills, making a long and laborious A brake on the wagon trip occn|>ying the larger part of two days. was not then used, a temporar}' pole between the pairs of cattle being supplied to assist in holding back in going down the steep grades. The teams ordinarily consisted of two pairs of oxen, sometimes only one pair and a horse, and sometimes three pairs. The teamsters expended but little money on the road, food for both themselves and teams being carried from their homes. But very little grain was fed
to farming the to last has been the

Next

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

by farmers to cattle
for fodder.
in those days,

89

hay being used almost exclusively

at this period kept an ox team, and most had more or on their lands. The sale of this timber year by year and the money they received from the lumbermen for teaming gave them the means of paying their taxes and furnishing the necessary

Most farmers

less pine timber

supplies for their families. The making of split and shaved pine shingles was an important industry in the town for many years. The excellent pine timber was well adapted to this business.

Early in the present century macliines for sawing pointed shingles were introduced. By a self-setting arrangement, they would saw from each end of a block first a butt end of a shingle then the pointed end. The block to be sawed was held in position by dogs. Tliere were four
or five of these machines in operation at the same time previous to the introduction of the pail business. The merchants in the town

were generally dealers in shingles. For a long time after the town was settled good pine timber was of but little value, and large, coarse and defective trees of no value.
left standing to avoid the labor After a piece of timber land had been cut over it was generally burned, purposely or accidentally, and all the trees not preAs late as 1830 large numbers of these viously dead would be killed.

These worthless trees were generally

of cutting.

trees could be seen in almost all directions,

their

some of them retaining

bark and limbs and some entirely destitute of them, presenting nothing but a tall black stump. These old trees gave the town in many places a very disagreeable appearance and where they stood in

mowing lands they were

and bark.

a constant annoyance 1)}' the falling of limbs For a long time the constant springing up of young pines

was a great trouble to the farmers. It; took but a few years for many of the pastures to become so much covered with them that they would be worthless for grazing purposes. No one appeared to think that
any benefit would be derived by letting them grow.
It

was an

indi-

cation of a shiftless farmer to see his pastures covered with small sapling pines. Many acres of pines of a larger growth, such as would

now be very

valuable for timber, were cut and burned on the ground

merely to get them out of the way. The farmers at tins period endeavored to produce large quantities of corn, rye, potatoes, beef and pork. They bought but little flour,
grain or wheat.

They

sparingly, generally in the

cultivated large areas of land and manured hill, instead of spreading broadcast.

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

For the raising of mone3' by the sale of grain, oats were relied upon more than corn or rye. They were alvva^'s in demand b}^ those who Oats were generally sown ui)on land wlien it kept public houses.

was seeded
wit!)

to grass, and upon land which had previously been [ilanted potatoes and corn. Tlie condition of the ha}^ fields at this time (1830) and the tools used made haying a season of intensely hard

labor.

Most of

had never been heard

the
hills,
first

the labor-saving machines now in use on tiie farm of. Much of the mowing land, especially on was thickl}^ set with stumps and sandwiclied with stones.

The
the

stout, but continual cropping with slight

fertilit}'

crops of grass and grain on this primitive soil were very manuring, had so diminished
that

gathering.

much of the hay crop was veiy light hardly worth Most farmers had then, as now, more or loss meadow land,
;

but this was often quite remote from the homestead. There was alwa3's winter rye to be harvested extensive fields of which were u[)on

new ground and had

obtained
it

to be reaped.

With

all

took usually not less than six or seven weeks to

the help that could be finish the

haying and tiie harvesting. Men went into the field at sunrise, and they were fortunate if their work was done before sundown. Men and bo\'s did not do all the farm work during haying, some women and

worked in the hay fields in the afternoon about as constantly as and others that did not work in the field drove up the cows and milked them. Quite a large quantity of cider was drank at this time. There were but few men that did not use it. There were probably' as mau}^ as a dozen cider mills in the town that were kept constantly in use during
girls

the

men

the

fall

to

make

the annual supply of cider.

The old-fashioned

mill

the horse attached to the end of the sweep, slowly circling around, turning the fluted rollers, the jaws of which received the a[ples as

descended from the hopper the peculiar squeak of these timl)ers as they revolved and received the apples in their embrace the numerous barrels about the establishment the loads of apples; the piles
the}'
; ; ;

of straw and pumice

the

boy with a straw

in his
;

the barrel sucking the newly

made beverage

this

mouth bending over was the picture

two generations ago.

Some

farmers placed yearly, from ten to thiity

barrels of cider in their cellars.

Home-made woollen clothes for men and women, boys and girls, were made in the families of most farmers. For making the wool into rolls two sets of machinery were run by water power; one at East the other at West Swanzey. There were but fevv women that could not use the spinning wheel for making the rolls into yarn. For mak-

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

91

ing stockings, flannels find frocking, tlie yarn was colored by the women. Cloth that was designed for men's and boys' clothing was woven from uncolored yarn. This cloth went to tlie clothier to be finished.

The

jiressing.
tlie

finishing consisted in fnlling, coloring, shearing and Tlie clothier's trade was one of the important trades of

Years of apprenticeship were reqnired to learn it. There East and West Swanzey, Factory Village, Westport and at Swanzey Pond. For an establishment it required a good-sized building, water power and expensive raachiner}-. Men's and boys' woollen clothes were made mostly by women tailors, going from house to house to do the work. Farmers would take the hides of their slaughtered cattle to the tanner and have them tanned for their own use. In payment the}' would be quite likel}' to sell some hemlock bark if such they had. Most of the tanning for the people of the town was done bj'Capt. Levi Blake. The making of boots and shoes gave emplo3'ment to many men, whose shops were located in diflTerent parts of the town. Some of these
time.

were

clothiers' mills at

men made

a practice of going to tlie homes of the people and doing the family shoemaking. Many farmers had a few shoemakers' tools and did their own cobbling.

The raising and working of flax ceased previous to 1830. At this time but few i)ersons rode horseback as their fathers and mothers had done fifty years before. Wheel carriages had been brought into gen-

A common wagon and a nice chaise were the ordinary veThe wagons were made with a framed bod}"^ which was set solid on wooden axletrees. Tlie seats rested on wooden arm-springs attached to timber sill springs. The wagons were made with skeaned wooden axletrees, and the wheels were fastened upon the axletrees with linch-pins. The chaise of those times was a nice well-made carIt was too expensive for most people to have. Of those perriage. sons in town who did have such a carriage were Rev. E. Colman, Hon.
eral use.
hicles.

E. Belding, Hon. PI Carpenter, Maj. E. Page, Capt. Levi Blake, Capt. Benj. Brown, Capt. David Holbrook, Amos Bailey, Esq., Israel Stan-

Alexander Perry and Alvah Tiiompson. There were two meeting houses in town, the one at the Centre was what is now the town-house, and the one at West Swanzey was the
ley',

present Baptist church. veiy fair proportion of the people attended service at one or the other of these houses. Nearl}' all were farmers with their families.

Many of these farmers kept mares from which they raised colts. During church hours on Sundays these animals might be seen hitched under the horse sheds, shade trees and to

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the fences.

HISTORY OF SAVANZEr.
The
invariable rule was to have two services and a long

intermission between thein.

Sunday schools had not been

establislied,

so there was nothing better for the boys to do during interniission than to look at the colts and ascertain which was the most valuable.

After the services were out, in bringing the teams to the doors, the colts would be full of frolic, get away from their mothers and go off with strange horses. Such scenes were annoying to the men but they

made

fun for the boys.

Wages were low compared

with those of the present day.

Men
;

would work on a farm or teach school for ten or fiTteen dollars a month woidd work with a pair of oxen logging in the winter for a dollar and

women at house work or school-teaching twenty-five cents a day woidd receive a dollar and a half or two dollars per week. As most of the important records of town affairs of the present centiny are more appropriately given in other chapters, but few will
;

be inserted here.

164 voted yes, and 24 no.

In 1833, on the question of the revision of the State Constitution Since then when the question has been
:

before the people of the town they hav>e generally voted no. In 1.S36, on question of the State making an appropriation for an

Insane Hospital yes, 25 no, 76. In 1837, town voted to receive

:
;

its

share of surplus
P21ijah Cari)enter

money from

U.

government: yes, 112; no, 66. agent to receive and loan said money
the loans.

S.

in

less than $50, giving the people of the

was chosen sums not exceeding S300 nor town the preference in nuUving
;

In 1844, vote on abolishing capital punishment: yes, 111 no, 184. In 1854, a determined effort was made by the people in the northeast part of the town to have their territory, including the Factory
Village and what

joined to

now Spragueville, disannexed from Swanzey and but after a fair hearing before a committee of the legislature the project failed to be accomplished. The following-named persons were taxed in Swanzey for the first
is

Keene

time

in

the following years

1831.

Barney Bowles, Israel Brown, Benjamin H. Carlton, Wethcrbee Chamberlain, Horace Drewrej*,

Millins Holbrook,

George Metcalf, Winslow Parker, Aaron "Wheeler.

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

1832.
Silas Brewer, Josiah B. Cass,

93

Elbridge G. Goodell,
AVilliam Severance,

Benjamin

Flint,

Nathan Winch.
1833.

John Bowker,
Joseph Hill, Dexter Howard, Alvah Holinan,

John P. Sabin, Joshua Stoddard, John Stone, Lincoln Wheelock.

1834.

Joseph Putney,

Noah

A Id rich,

Elisha Hutchins,

Everson Cook, Francis H. Evelith,

Franklin Goodnow, Roberts Hovey,

John Hale, John Lebourveau,

Nathaniel Oliver.
1835.

George W. Howe,
Franklin Hoi man,

Jonas H. Merriam,

Nathan Watkins,

Samuel D. King,

Thomas T. Wetherbee.
1836.

Orren Black,

Samuel Carter,

Alva Keyes, Erasmus Marble,

Francis Morse,

Lyman

Field,

William Flagg,

Jason Tyler.
1837.

Moses Kinney,
Sylvanus Bartlett,

Thomas

Shapl}',

George W.

Ellis,

Jacob Patch,
Elisha Rockwood,

William Tenney, Benjamin Thatcher,

George Thatcher.
1838.

Daniel H. Bates, William Banks,

Oliver Lakin, Irus Metcalf,

William Calkins, Jedediah Cooper,

Stephen Faulkner,

William Morse, George Talbot.

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HISTORY OF SWAXZEY.
1839.

Jaivis Bates,

Rnfus Bo wen,
Lsaac C. Gray,

Albert Butes, Peter Bates, Roswell

Brairaf,

David Harris,
Darius E. Wright.
1840.

Josepli Barber,

Alonzo Ballon,
P^benezer Ciain,

Elislia

Munsell, Joseph Read,

James Capron, Chester Lyman,

Henry Starkey, Reuben Twitehel.

1841.

Silas Ballon,

Orlando Frink, Rufns Gates, L^'man Gates, WilUird Gay, George W. Holbrook,

Samuel Page, John Stearns,

Abraham

Spoffurd, Levi Streeter,

David Taylor, Aaron Wilson,

Calvin AVhite.
1842.

Bemsley Lord,
Jesse

W.

Mnrpliy,

George W.

Alexander,

William S.

INIansfield,

Ansel Bourn, Etiakim Esterbrooks,

Alfred Marble,

George Marsh, Jones Plummer, Samuel J. Tenney.

1843.

Daniel Cobnrn,

Harvey W.

Cooper,

William W. Goodnow, Samuel Rockwood.

1844.

Moses D. Ballon,
"William Barns,

L. J. Fletcher,
Josei)h O. Gary, John F. Jennison,

A. P. Barns, Aaron E. Bridges,

William D. Chamberlain,

Davis H. Wilson.
1845.

Levi Adams,
Willard Adams,
Israel Hale,

George IL Rice, Joseph Ware, Merrick Wetherbee,

Calvin Wright.

Benjamin Marvin,

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

1846.

95

Albert R. Ballon,
Ainasji Ballon,
P^aiiklin Ball,

Daniel Greenleaf,

John Foster,
Shipley

W.

Knight.

Orlando Cooliclge,
184S.

Harvey Beal,
Ozial Ballon,

Daniel Hale, Robert P. Leonard,

Lorenzo Ballon,
Lavvson Beckvvitli, Jonathan Drnr}',

David G. Mason, Simeon B. Nelson, Galon Whipple.

1849.

Jeremiah

Ilale,

Elijah H. Adams, Jolin Fitzgeronid,

Harvey Lawrence, Orrin F. Oakman,

Jolin S. Tha3'ei',

Rnssell B. Hall,
Josiali Kellogg,

Benjamin Wilson.
1850.

Geoi"ge Lord,

Esqnire Ballon, Abel Bowers, Lewis Carpenter,

Prescott D. Cobnrn,

John

S. Sargent,

Joseph Wilson, Alonzo Wilson.

1851,

San ford Bolles, John II. Blown, Eseck Butfum,

John Mead,
Silas B. Partridge,

William

Sumner Black,
Asahel

W. Dnnton,
Howard,

W. Palmer, Charles Temple, Levi M. Wellington,

diaries J. White,

Gilbert S.

Cyrene Johnson, Seth Leonard,

Levi Farnsworth, Isaac Knight,
Ell)ridge G, Prentice,

George H. Wilder.
1852.

Howard

B. Richardson,

AYilliam Sawyer, Farnnm E. Taft,

Elliott

George W. Robinson,
Marshall Rixford,

Whitcomb.

96

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
1853.

Davifl L.
Ciilvin

M. Comings,

Joseplius

Handy,

Combs,

Leaiuler Criiin,

Kobcrt Hamilton, J. T. G. Huntley,

Lucius C. Doolittle,
Jolin F'oster,

John I). Hale, William l\i[)ley,

George W. Faulkner, G. A. Griggs,

Jolin C. Bourn,

Timothy Sherman.
1854.

Charles Burnliam, Asa B. CiarU.

Andrew Hannah, David R. Marshall,

Isaac Lampson,

Daniel

W.

Clark,

Amos

William Clark, 2(1, D. Combs,

Proctor Ruberts, Oratio Stratton,

Gardner Wheeler,

Jonathan G. Huntley,

Edward Wilcox.
1855.

Charles Bowles,

George H. Badger,
Pvbenezer F. Bradford, Stilman A. Bigelow,

Johp A. Bachelor, Samuel INIattoon,

Ephraim P. Rixford.
1856.

Bailey Corlis,

Isaac Stowell,

Robert Crofford,
Orriek L. Haskell,

Arza Higgins,
William N. Nason,
Carlos Quinn,

George W. Tonne}', George P. AVard, John C. Wel)ber, Moses E. Wright.

1857.

Nathaniel Bourn, Nathaniel Bourn, 2d,

Jarvis Eaton,

George Porter, Frank J. Porter,

Eli

W.

Reynolds,

Luke El lor, Salmon H. Fox,

Calvin Newton,

John W. Taggard,
Daniel P. Tiiouipson,
Francis H. Underwood.
1858.

Willard Ballon, Olis D. Hale,

Sanford S. Wilber.

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

1859.

97

Louis Broulett,

Darwin D. Baxter,

Samuel S. Farris, William I. Sawyer,

Asaph Corlis, Heniy F, Clark,

George Sweetzer,
Charles Quinn,

Amos

L. Corey,

Abraliam Draper,

George

W.

Draper,

George H. Taylor, Chauncey H. Stone, George W. Worsley.

1860.

Grove Bid well,

Orleans S. Eaton,

Joseph N. Forrestall, Ciiarles H. Gove, Charles G. Gil more,

Allen B.

John F. Hunt, Jacob Hart, William Knight, San ford A. Noyce, John H. Sparhawk.
1861.

Hay ward,
Ira Hooper,

John A. Breed,
Luther Beal,

David Buffura, John Crouch,

Clark B. Crouch, Levi Crouch,

Samuel Heard, John E, Norcross,

Willard S. Perhara,
Burrill Porter,

Warren Hunt, Obed Holton,

Francis S. Fisher,

Granville R. Pratt, Luther S. Smith.

1862.

Charles Talbot,

Amos H.

Ingalls,

Ithamer Ward,

William C. Oakman,

Henry Waid.
1863.
,

Anderson Aldrich,
Charles Alexander,

Asa C. Hemmenway,
Benjamin Mead.
1864.

Patrick Burke,

Loren P. Hammond,

George W. Eastman, Araasa Fuller,

Thomas Lonegan,
Eli

Thomas.

1865.

Samuel Bishop, George I. Cutler,

7

Daniel H. Dickinson, Franklin B. Forrestall,

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
Roswell Stowell,

Edwin Foster,
Marsh, David Pellvy, John A. Rand,
Cliarles

John H.

Streeter,

Lyman Tenney.
isne.

Alfred S. Blake, James D. Cheevcr,

Homer Evans,
Ohailiah Spragne, p4)hraini F. Towns.

Martin Cheever,

Joseph Ellor,
1867,

Joel Derby, Charles A. Follansbee,

Ira Giistine,

F'.

Alex. Hopkins, A. Lovering,

Geo. Hopkins, Warren B. Hubbard,

Benjamin Morrow, Frank Pluff, Alonzo A. Tupper.

A. M. Holt,
1868.

Hiram Avery, James H. Bates,

Allen Beal,

Richard Grogan,

Asa S. Kendall, Volne}^ A. Marcy,

N. E. Powers, Dexter H. Thomas.
1869.

George W. Brooks, William Calkins,

-John H. Barrus,

J. W^'nian Goodell,

John Conlon, John Conboy,

Martin Hanrahan,
Patrick Hare,
-

Andrew
Walter

B. Cook,

.John Fife,

W.

Fish,

Alonzo A. Lewis, Jacob Rich, J. B. Walton.

1870.

W.

H. Allen,

E. S. Noyes,

'Geo.

W.

Allen,

Thomas Nay Ion,

William
Riple}',

Charles

M.

Ballon,

William Casey, A. S. Maxfield,

Oliver L. Nash,

Hector A. Smith,

JNahum Ward.

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORr.

1871.

99

Lnther Alexander, Cass Bullock,

Henry Fassett, Hiram Forbush,

Jarib S. Herrick, Benjamin C. Smith,

Osmon C. Bidwell, Elisha Burnham, Charles W. Castle,

Amos

C. Crouch,

Timothy Fitzgerald, George W. Faulkner,

Elbridge Amidon, Augustus B. Crouch,

Frank N. Stone, John L. Winch, Edward Watson.

1872.

Charles L. Russell,

George

W.

Richardson,

Ephraim Crouch,

Homer

Stratton,

Luman B, Crouch, Andrew L. Haskell,

Fernando P. Hinds,

Francis M. Taft,

Spencer Tileston.
1873.

Erdix

S.

Eastman,
Fifield,

Stihnan

George F. Newell, Charles Norwood, George W. Patterson, James Price.

1874.

Elijah Howard, Ira D. Knight,

Calvin Alexander,

Horace

Fifield,

John Blake, James M. Collier,

Dana

Fuller,

Charles N. Stone.
1875.

John F. Ballon,
Philip P. Carlton,

Franklin Downing, Jehiel White.

1876.^

James Biggs, jr.,

Haskell Carpenter,

Michael Pluff, Nelson W. Rice.

Dauphin W. Kendall,
1877.

Michael Cantlin, Arthur B. Davison,

John M. Prentice, George H. Prime.

1878.

Warren

Ellis,

Avery Bryant, John Cameron,

Timothj' Donovan, Albert W. Hardy,

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
Daniel Twitchell,

Charles J. Hanrahan,

Daniel P. Newell,

Albert G. Ward,

Henry H. Sanderson, Harvey P. Sanderson,

Anthony
1879.

S.

Whitcomb.

Hiram Bryant,
Albert S. Bryant, William W. Ballou,

Martin G. Cram,

Fred H. Dickerman, Samuel E. Howard, Horace N. Irish, William W. Strickland,

George W. Colon}',

Edward R. Simonds.
1880.

Edward D. Avery,
Nelson
Collier,

Sylvester M. Cram, Stearns Tarbox.

1881.

Nelson Cataract,
Frederic Dolby,

Wilber Fitch,

Nathan F. Newell,
Jacbb M. Stoddard, George A. Tyrrell.
1882.

Asa H. Freeman,
Albert A. French,

Adams, Edwin Chandler, Edwin H. Davis, A. E. Flagg,

John B.

Walter D. Lovering, Leonard Newell, Simeon A. Spring.

1883.

John A

Bartlett,

James T. Higgins,
Hobert L. Kiblin, Walter E. Marsh, Zina G. Taft.

Irvin Chandler, Frank O. Dodge,

George Gunn,

Thomas Hanrahan,
1884.
"William Bory,

Charles Bouvier,

William Bory, jr., Charles A. Barden,

Fred A. Bartlett,

Amos

E. Beal,

L^man

P. Beal,

Peter Bowen.
1885.

Frank P. Atkinson,

Herbert C. At wood.

GENERAL OUTLINE HISTORY.

1886.

101

Charles Eveleth, Daniel Harper,

Robert Pitts,

Oilman Raymond,
Ira White.

Arson L. Mason,

1887.

Frank R. Boyce,
Joseph Blanchette, Amasa Marsh,

Nathan B. Rowe,
Flavial B. Smith, Willard B. Smith,

Wm.

Montgomery,

Charles N. Stone,

Dennis O'Brien,

Warren E. Peasly,

Benjamin Wheeler, George F. Woodwell.

1888.

Benjamin Bowen, Benjamin Byam, Benjamin F. Byron, Andrew Bloom, Justus Putnam,

Joseph F. Rand,
Artie

W.

Rixford,

Lewis A, Spofford, Wm. Thorning, Archie Thompson.

1889.

Hardin

S.

Ford,

John Shover,
Charles E. Lang.
1890.

Edward Normandy,

Andrew E.

Bliss,

Ethan

Joseph Bunting,
Prentiss Britton,

I. Inman, Martin G. Jerome, Eri B. Jerome,

Joshua N. Cole,

Limon Dustin, Alphonso A. Emer}^

Levi EUor,

Ceylon E. Lang, Orsamus C. Nash,

Lester H. Towne,
Ellery L. Verry,

Harvey

S. Gates,

Harvey Woodward.

CHAPTEE

IV.

Military Affairs.

Eaely
AT

^Military

Hammond's Ride Beef for thk Army Bounties and Payments to Soldiers War of 1812 Action of the Town in the War of the Rebixlion Enlistments Draft Bounties Paid Soldier's Ini>ivid . UAL Record Military Laws Trainings and Musters Swanzey's Military Companies Cavalry Artillery Rifle Co. Officers of

Movements Duking the Revolutionary War Soldiers Bunker Hill Cambridge Canada Ticondeuoga, etc. Col.

Each.
the early settlement of the town a military spirit pervaded all To have a militaYy title affixed to one's name classes of people.

IN

was considered as a mark of honorable distinction. Soon after the first settlement a piece of land was laid common for a training field. This was situated north and northwest of the present town house. As long as it was supposed that Swanzey belonged to Massachusetts,
the

men
;

v\rere

doubtless trained in accordance with the laws of that

it

state

but when

of

New

was found that the town was within the jurisdiction Hampshire, and while the latter state hesitated in exercising

its control over the people in this part of the state, it is probable that the people were not required by the force of law to perform any mil-

itary service. Swanzey suffered less during the French and Indian wars than most of the other towns in this vicinity ; partly for the reason that it had

strong forts garrisoned mostly by its own soldiers. As there was a continual want of soldiers during this period to garrison the forts and protect the laborers in the fields, it is not likely

much service except as members of those military sent from Massachusetts for the protection of the setorganizations or tlements, volunteering in cases of special emergencies.
that the
did

men

In 1760 New Hampshire had organized the militia in this part of the state (Cheshire and Sullivan Counties) into one regiment. Josiah Willard was its colonel. At the commencement of the Revolutionary

war three regiments had been organized

(102)

in place of the first one.

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104

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

It has been said that Capt. Hammond's company assembled at his house and were ready to start at sunrise the twenty-first. We make the following roll of Capt. Hammond's company from the

town records of bounties paid

to its Revolutionary soldiers for ser-

vices performed at different times and places, which correct.

we think

is

nearly

Capt. Joseph Hammond, Lieutenant Daniel Warner,

t*Abraham

Grillith,
jr.,

Ensign Timothy Bishop, John Applin,

Elijah Belding,

f* Joseph Hammond, Isaac Hammond,

Edward Hazen,
Samuel
Hills,

*Moses Belding, Eleazer Brown,

Daniel Bishop,

t*Nathaniel Hills, sen.,

f-*Williain
jr.,

Thomas

Cresson,

t*Benjamin Hews, Heatou, Uriah How,

Jethro Kimball,
*Eli Kimball,

Ephraira Cummings,

Joseph Cummings,

t*Enoch Cummings, f*Nehemiah Cummings,

William Carpenter,

Elkanah Lane, sen., Jonathan Nicols, jr.,

Aaron Parsons,
*Benjamin Parker,

Joseph Dickinson, *Amos Day, Daniel Day,

t*Amasa

Parkei',

Samuel Page,
*Josiah Prime,

*Joshua Durant, t*Levi Durant,

Nathaniel Foster,

Simeon

Puffer,

Levi Rugg,

John

Follett, jr.,

John Rugg,
Peuticost Stanley, Henry Stevens,

Benjamin

Follett,

Calvin Frink,

*Daniel Gunn,

Wyat Gunn,
Joshua Graves,
Elijah Graves, jr., *Joseph Greene, *Thomas Greene, William Grimes, jr.,

t*Hezekiah Scott, Benjamin Starkey, *Jonatlian Whitcomb, Elisha Whitcomb,

t*Abijah Whitcomb,

John Whitcomb,
Sauiuel Wright, *Jonathan Woodcock.

James Grimes,
Charles Grimes,

The names of the twenty-two men of Capt. Hammond's company who enlisted for eight months are marked with a *. Jonathan Whitcomb was commissioned captain of one of the New

(^^/>^

^-^^'^f^^^-^'-z^

MILITARY AFFAIES.

105

Hampsliire companies that were raised immediately after the battles

of Lexington and Concord, and attached to Col. Read's regiment. Tlie names of Swanzey men in his company are marked with a f.

Capt. Whitcomb was in the battle of Bunker Hill with his company and he was commended for his "resolution." Of the other ten of the twenty-two Capt. Hines of Chesterfield had in his compan}' Moses Belding Capt. Thomas of Rindge had Benja;

min Parker, and Thomas Green was in Col. Stark's regiment. To what regiments the remaining seven belonged, is not known, but probabl}' to some in Massachusetts. Capt. Oliver Capron of Richmond was in a Massachusetts regiment with a company and had in it, of Swanzey men, Joseph Starkey and Abner Da}-. Dr. Calvin Frink was surgeon in Col. Stark's regiment at Cambridge.

Among those wounded at Bunker Hill were Thomas Green and Benjamin Parker of Svvanze3^ Parker was returned as mortally wounded but he recovered and continued in the service and was killed
at Stillwater.

From

the following petition

we

infer that Green's

wound proved

to be quite serious.

"The petition of shire in said state

Humbly sheweth
in

Thomas Green
the

of Swanzey in the County of Che-

Year 1775, at the Commencement of and America Inlisted as a private soldier in defence of his Country, in Capt. Scott's Company' and Col. Stark's Regiment and that on the Memorable 17th of June 1775 your Petitioner was called to Action at Bunker Hill, in which Battle he Received a wound by a Musket Ball entering his left Shoulder, whereby he was for a long time totally Disabled from Labour, and having no other means of subslstance for himself and family but by Husban-

That your Petitioner

Hostilities between Great Britain

dry on a new tract of Land, renders

his

Worldly Circumstances very

Indigent. Your Petitioner some 3'ears since made Application to the General Court of this state, and was allowed Wages as a Garrison Soldier for
in Paper Currency and not received till some conTime afterwards was of very little Value by reason of DeSince that Time your Petitioner has been (as he is inpreciation.*

one year, but being

siderable

formed) struck out of the List of such Soldiers which Received pa}^ as fit for Garrison Dut}^ while others in like Circumstances still Receive

something from the

state, as a

Compensation

for past Sufferings.

106
Your

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
Petitionei- therefore

HLunbly pra\^es

tluit

your Honors would

in

take the matter into consideration and Grant him such Relief as Wisdom you shall think proper.

your

And

as in

Duty Bound

shall ever pray.

Tho^ Green."
Svvanzey, June
11, 1785.

We the Subscribers, do hereby Certify that the above said Thomas Green was wounded at the Battle of Bunkers Hill in the year 1775, and that the wound he then Received is now broke open and become a Running Ulcer and we would Humbly Recomend hiiu as an Object Worthy of the Hon. the General Courts Attention. Elkanah Lane i Selectmen
;

Elisha Scott

of Swanzey.

Calvin Frink,
[In

Surgeon."

H. of Rep. June 16, 1785, voted, that he be allowed eighteen shillings per month until further orders.] Col. Joseph Hammond who went to Cambridge at the head of a

company

of

Swanzey

ton and Concord was at

soldiers immediately after the battles of Lexinghome when the battle of Bunker Hill was

He knew that a number of Swanzey men were in the army fought. in that vicinity and among them his son Joseph. When he heard that
the battle had been fought he prepared to start the following morning for the field of conflict, that he might know the result of the bat-

In the morning he started and rode through of about ninety miles and returned the next day. describes this famous ride.
tle.

in a

day, a distance
following

The

poem

"

Says old Colo. Hammond I'd like to know fate on the morrow of mj^ sou .Joe I learn by the herald that rode by to-night

The

The unwelcome news of the Bunker Hill fight. Nor doubt I a moment my son Joe was there In fighting our foe men to fight his full shai-c

And I have resolved and approved of the plau, To ofl' on the morroAv and learn what I can.
So wife in the morning the breakfast prepare, While I catch and curry the old red mare.
Till

then

let

us sleep,

'tis

needful

we

rest,

And dream what we may we will hope for the best. The Colo rose early and early prepared To start on his journey as he had declared And soon in the door-yard the old mare was tied,
;

All saddled, all bridled, all

fit

for a ride.

MILITARY AFFAIRS.
The Colonel's cocked hat he pat on his head, His spurs on the heels of his boots, as he said. Wife, now my blue coat and my doublet of bufl', And I shall be rigged for the ride weU enough. The sun got up some minutes before

107

The Colonel was ready to step from the door, And say to his lady good morn or good bye, Then thinking of Joseph a tear in her eye,

He reached for the bridle when started the mare, And snorted, the Colonel looked so militaire He patted her neck as he stood by her side, To calm her a Avee ere he got up to ride. Then sprang to the saddle 'thout further delay, And like a knight errant he galloped away. From Swanzey, New Hampshire, thro' Fitzwilliam sped, Swift strode the red mare and strong was her tread, And onward and onward and onward she prest, No sign that she was weary that she required rest.
;

Tho' sweltering the heat, and oppressive the dust, She turned not she stopped not to half quench her thirst.
;

And ere Sol his car to the zenith had run. The Colonel's long journey was more than

half done;

When
An
To And

the Colonel espied inn-stand, inviting, close by the road side; this he reined up for a little respite,

looking ahead,

lo

called for refreshments as

'Some oats for

my

would a bold knight mare, and a drink at the spring

I'll

And
(For

as for myself,
all

bumper of

sling!'

To

liquored up in those days, you will find, strengthen their courage and cheer up the mind.)

But short was his tarry, and proud of her load. The old mare was prancing along the high-road On on through old Concord she gallantly sped, And onward she galloped through Lexington's town, A place on the road of fame and renown, And drew up at Charlestown, at Bunker Hill's side. Before it was sunset, where ended his ride. And glad was the Colonel when Joseph he found. His limbs and his wind and his body all sound. And early next morning the red mare was seen Her head up, her tail up, just leaving the green Her strength like an engine with fleetness combined; (The Colonel on forward and Joe on behind) So lightly she cantered and turned up the road. Not caring a 'flp' for the weight of the load.
;
!

And

She started for home with the Colo, and son. ere it was sundown her day's work was done.

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
And how
felt the

mother when meeting with Joe,

There's none but a mother can feel or can And Avhat think ye, reader, liadn't we here

know

As

goodlj' a rider as Paul Revere?"

In the fall of 1775 a plan was formed to capture Quebec b}' marching a force through the wilderness by the way of Kennebec river. The men for the expedition were detached from the army at Boston.
Swanze}' had one man among them Amasa Parker. Of tlieir expedition an historian wrote: "No pen can describe tlie horrors of their

march. Making their wa^'^ with infinite toil carrying their boats, baggage, and ammunition past tlie rapids and marshy swamps exposed to rain and storm crossing swollen streams barefooted and with clothes
; ; ; ;

torn almost to nakedness; cold, wet, weary and sick; with the last ox killed the last dog eaten then roots, moose skin, moccasins devoured in tlie extremit}'^ of hunger, finally after two days of starva;

tion, the

The enlistments
in that place

famished troops emerged among the Canadian settlers." that were made in April and May for eight months

for the arm}'^ that encircled

in

Boston and hemmed

in the British forces

December and January. To keep up the expired It appears strength of the arm}' new enlistments became necessary'.
:

that the following persons re-enlisted or enlisted for duty through the winter of 1775 and 1776

Joshua Durant,
Daniel Gunn,

Charles Howe, by hire,

Theodore Howe, by

hire,

Thomas Greene,
Joseph Greene, Joseph Hammond, jr., Benjamin Hewes, jr.,

Uriah Howe, Eli Kimball, Jonathan Woodcock.

On

the twentieth day of January, 1776, the

House of Representa-

tives "voted to raise one regiment of soldiers forthwith."

This regiment consisting of eight companies was raised, placed under the command of Col. Timothy Bedel, and ordered to join the "Northern
Continental Army."

The
;

town and received from at Canada 1776."

Isaac Billings,

following persons were connected with this regiment from this it a bounty for ten mouths' service "in army

Michael Heffron,

Ebenezer

Hills,
jr.,

Nathaniel Hills,

Timothy Harvey, Samuel Hills, jr.,

Dennis Heffron,

Andrew

Nicols,

MILITARY AFFAIRS.
Simeon
Puffer,

109

Amos

Puffer,

John Rugg, Amos Tubbs,

James Wheelock, Elkanab Woodcock, Lieut. Elisha Whitcomb.

In May a portion of tbis regiment was in Canada about forty-five An atmiles soutbvvest of Montreal at a place called tbe "Cedars."
being tbreatened. Colonel Bedel went to Montreal for reinforcements, leaving tbe fort under tbe command of Major Isaac
tack upon
it

Butterfield,

wbo on

to tbe Britisb and Indians.

tbe nineteentb day of May surrendered bis force ''Tbese prisoners were transported to an

island in a lake near tbe two mountains and kept tbere nearly naked witbout sbelter and witb scant rations, for eigbt days, wben tbey were

released on a cartel agreed to between General Arnold and Captain

Forster."

Tbe treatment
ferred from

tbe soldiers received after tbe surrender

may

be in-

tbe following petition of tbe 5tb

Timotby Harvey, one of tbe

Swanzey soldiers. "Wbereas yourPetetioner on

Day of Marcb 1776

Inlisted in-

to tbe Continental service for tbe Expedition to

Command

of Capt. Wait, in Col.

Canada Under tbe Bedel's Regiment and Marcbed to

Canada and being ordered into a Company Commanded by Capt. Esterbrooks we Marcb"^ to tbe Cedars wbere Your Petetioner Among tbe rest was Deliv'd up to tbe Enemy by wbicb means your Petetioner
tbe Indians viz. a
Suffered Greatly and bad the following Articles taken from me by Gun & Bayonet, wbicb tben Cost me Tbree pounds
;

also a Belt and Bullet

12y

poucb 8^/ a Cartridge Box 5y6 one Woolen Sbirt pr sboes 8^6 1 pr Leggins 5y 1 Good Blanket 15^ a Large

Powder born 2^6'^ 1 Tomabawk 2y5 Said Articles Amounting in tbe and I would bumbly pray your bonours to Wbole to 5 18 11"^ make as much Allowance to your Pettetioner as you sball tbink Just also that tbe Above Articles would as Money now is Cost more tban Tbree Times tbe Sum as Aforesaid wbicb if your Honours please to Grant your petitioner as in Duty bound sball Ever pray.

Timothy Harvey.
Swanzey
Feb"-- 5^^

1778."

In June, 1776, the Continental Congress made a requisition for a battalion of troops from tbis State to be sent to reinforce the army in Canada. regiment was raised and on tbe twentieth of June Col.

Isaac

Wyman
tbis

Frink of

of Keene was appointed its colonel and Dr. Calvin town surgeon. Tbe town paid a bounty in 1776 for one

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

infer, in

month's service to Ticonderoga to the following persons who were, we Colonel Wy man's regiment.
Capt. Joseph Whitcomb, Daniel Bisiiop,

Joshua Graves,
Elijah Graves,
jr.,

Levi Durant,

Thomas Cresson,
Nathan Cresson,

jr.,

ElUanah Lane, Samuel Lane,

jr.,

Nathaniel Dickinson,

John

Follett, jr.,

Joseph Starke}', Roger Thompson, Jonathan Woodcock,

jr.,

Calvin Frink,

John Whitcomb.
jr.,

William Grimes,

In July another regiment was raised in the state to reinforce the northern army and Joshua Wingate of Strathara was appointed its
colonel.

The bounties
and some

for services at Ticonderoga.

the town paid its soldiers in this regiment were Some of them were paid for two months

and a

half,

for five
in the

months.

The

following are the

names

of the Swanze}'

men

regiment:
'

Ensign Moses Belding, Enoch Cummings,

William Carpenter, Joseph Da}',

W3'at Gunn, James Heaton,

Nathan Heaton, Simson Hammond,

Josiah Prime,

Parker, Levi Rngg. In September two regiments were raised in New Hampshire to reinforce the army in New York, and to be in the service until the first

Benjamin Follett, Dan Freeman,

Amasa

Abraham

Griffith,

of December. Col. Nahum Baldwin of Amherst was appointed colonel of one of the regiments. The regiment was in the battle at White Plains, Oct. 28, 1776. One of the companies of the regiment was commanded by John Houghton of Keene. The company was mustered by
Col. Joseph

Hammond

of Swanzey Sept. 22, 1776, and contained the

:

following

Swanzey men Wright Brown, Amaziah Curtis,

jr.,

Penticost Stanle}',

Joseph Hammond,

Samuel Wright, Benedict Webster.

Benjamin Hammond, In answer to a requisition from General Washington the legislature, on the fourth day of December, 1776, "voted that five hundred men be
drafted from the several Regiments in this State as soon as possible, On the day following, the legislaofficered and sent to New York." The cause of this ture appointed the field officers as given below.

MILITARY AFFAIRS.
call

Ill

was, that the terms of service of the troops in garrison at Forts George and Ticonderoga would expire on the last day of December,

and

if tlieir

of General

Guy

places were not filled those posts would fall into the hands Carlton. Col. David Gilman of Pembroke took the

command

of the regiment, and Capt. Francis Town of Rindge, one of the companies. Samnel Wright of this town was lieutenant in Captain

Town's company. Samuel Heaton and Benjamin Hazen, corporals, and William Carpenter, Jolm Whitcomb, and Levi Durant privates. Tliis regiment "participated in the battles of Trenton and Princeton and did excellent service in both." On the evening of the 2nd day of May, 1777, dispatches were received by the committee of safety of this state, informing them tliat the garrison at Ticonderoga was in danger of being taken by the enemy, and
urgino; that
tlie

militia be sent forward at

tliat

once to reinforce that im-

portant post.

In accordance with
witli

Winchester marched

request Colonel Ashley of one Inindred and nine men. He had been

entreated "by all tliat was sacred" to raise as man}' of the militia as possible and marcli'them to Ticonderoga. Swanzey men belonged to

Colonel Ashley's regiment but we have found no rolls that show many of the one hundred and nine men went from this town.

how

returned that were called out by this alarm, "despatclies came, stating that General Burgoyne was within a few miles of Ticonderoga with a large force, and that the American troops
after the

Soon

men

stationed there were not sufficient to hold the fortress.

general, as
it

The alarm was

enemy captured Ticonderoga he would invade the western part of this state and the New Hampshire grants."

was expected

tliat if

the

with

was called to march at once, and responded be seen by the following rolls. Ticonderoga was, however, evacuated before they had time to get there, and they returned in about thirteen days. The men that went from Swanzey
militia
alacrity-, as

The

may

were

Lieut. Col. Joseph Hammond, On Colonel Lieut. Elislia Whitcomb, J

Lieut.

Samuel Wright, ) Ashle3''s staff. In Captain Howlet's company that marched from Keene Fifer Benjamin Hazen, Lieut. Daniel Warner,
Ensign James Heaton, Sergeant William Grimes,
Joseph Dickinson, Corporal Daniel Bishop,
"

David Belding, Timothy Bishop, Solomon Boynton, Eleazer Brown,

"

Joseph Day,

Thomas Cresson,

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
Edward Hazen,
Benjamin Hewes,

Enoch Cnmmings,
Epliraiin Cuniniings,

Josei)h Cinnmings,

Andrew

Nichols,

Neheniiah Cumniings,

Benjamin Olcott,
Elijah Osgood,

Amos

Da}',

Levi Dnrant,

Ebenezer Parsons,

Nehemiah Foster,
Joshua Graves,
Charles Grimes,

Amos

Puffer,

Cornelius Rol)erts, El)enezer Thompson,

James Grimes, Daniel Gunn,

Isaac

Hammond,

Ananias Tiibbs, John Whitcomb, William Wright,

Moses B. Williams. Uriah How, In July of 1777 a great excitement was caused in New Hampshire from information that Ticonderoga had been evacuated and that Gen. Burg03'ne, with an army was rapidl}' marching from Canada. The
legislature was hastily called together and ade in the west part of the state, and place
it it

decided to raise a brigunder command of Gen.

Stark, and have it forwarded immediately to Vermont to help check draft was relied upon for obtaining movement of Burgoyne. but men for the the service, volunteering was so prompt that a draft

the

was unnecessary.
Stark's brigade met a portion of Burgoyne's army at Bennington and fought, in connection with some Vermont troops and a few from Massachusetts, the memorable battle of Bennington. Capt. Samuel Wright of Swanzey marched from Winchester and joined Stark's command with a company which contained the follow-

ing

Swanzey men

Ensign James Heaton,

Sergeant John Whitcomb,

Corporal Joseph Holmes, Fifer Benjamin Hazen.

Privates
:

John Applin,
Daniel Bishop, William Carpenter,

Andrew

Nichols,

Benjamin Olcott,
Peletiah llazey,

Ephraim Cu minings, Benjamin Follett,

Peter Starke}',

Samuel Scott,

Simeon Taylor, Joseph Green, Ananias Tubbs. Uriah How, Jonathan Nichols, The town paid Josiah Read a bounty for two months at BenningHis name is not found on the rolls. ton.

MILITARY AFFAIRS.
In a
letter

113

but who

resides in Illinois, he says, "I recall to dents related by Grandma'am Gay, as she was called,

now

from Joel Ware, whose boyhood was spent in Swanzey, mind two inci-

whose death at

over ninety years of age, occurred at your father's. She told us that she had visitors at her house (E. W. Handy's place) on the day the battle of Bennington was fought, and that they heard distinctly the

booming of the British cannon, and the rattle of Stark's musketry. She also told me that during the Colonial war of 1755, she staid a long time in the fort near the foot of Mt. Caesar that Indians would come down from the top of the mountain as near the foot as they dared, and execute their war and scalp dances and to show their con;

tempt for the people in the fort would exliibit themselves in an insulting and shameful manner." Tradition informs us that other parties in Swanzey than tlmt named above testified to hearing the war of artillery

from the

battlefield of Bennington. Enlistments to the old or regular New Hampshire regiments commenced to be made as early as 1777.

The following persons

Kimber Harvey, Samuel Gunn,
Benjamin Parker,

enlisted in Capt. Grigg's

:

company of

Col.

Alexander Scammel's reariment

Sergt. Levi Durant, Nathaniel Hills, Elijah Graves,

Henry Stevens,
Daniel Day,

Josiah Prime, Simeon Howe,

Benjamin Day.

Nathan Cresson, Samuel Lane,

COL. Hammond's return.

"Swanzey, February

17, 1778.

To Mesheck Weare

These are to certify that the following Men belonging to or procured by the town of Swanzey have Inlisted into the continental Army. Joseph Slack in Col. Hale's Regiment.
Gilbert Castle in Col. Selley's Regiment.
ing,

Kimber Harvey,
Jeremiah Setchel, T^ ^, ^ Davis Hefferen,
.

^^1^ Scammel's Regiment.

)

^ j

o r *i In the t> Ranging Service for three years.

t
^.i

''

Benjamin Parker, kill*' in the Battle at Still Water. Daniel Day, Inlisted for eight Months and is missing.
8

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Silvanus Hastings,
~

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Joseph Tucker,
Jedediali Rice,
Silas Syraons, Joel Andrews,
>

Lately Inlisted and Mustered.

John Cross, Eleazei- Howard, Levi Symons, Jonathan Woodcock,

Joseph Hammond,

Inlisted for

two years.
:

Lieut. Col."

July 12, 1779, the town paid 60 to each of the following soldiers Solomon Hasseltine, Noah Parkliurst, Greenwood Carpenter, jr., and Andrew Nichols; and 40 10s, each to John Whitcomb and
Eliphalet Hale.

"This

may

certify that the

town of Swanzey have six men

:

in the

Continental arm}'

who have

enlisted during the war, viz.

Amasa

Parker,

Joseph Slack,

Solomon Hasseltine, Tlie town has also procured this Spring to enlist Samuel Kempton, Greenwood Carpenter, jr.

William Franklin, Dennis Hoffron, Jeremiah Satchwell.

for three 3'ears, viz.
:

Thomas Applin,
Calvin Frink,
Sivanzey, Jan. 12, 1781."

-\

Selectmen
of

Isaac Hammond, J

Swanzey.

In the early part of 1781, New Hampshire was required to raise forthwith 1354 able-bodied, effective men to fill its quota for the ConOf these Swanzey was required to furnish eleven. tinental army.

For this purpose a town meeting was held Feb. 8, at which time a committee to raise the men was chosen, consisting of Capt. Samuel Hills, Lt. Samuel AVright, Ens. Eben Hills, Mr. Samuel Heaton and

The meeting was adjourned for one week, when the committee reported as follows "That they have agreed with Greenwood Carpenter, jr., to serve
Capt. Jonathan Whitcomb.
:

in the following

three j'ears for the sura of sixty-six pounds ten shillings, to be paid manner, viz. six pounds ten shillings at or l)efore
:

his passing muster, in

money and

clothing, as the said

Greenwood

shall

need

and
;

per year

pounds at the three years end, being twenty pounds and at the end of each year his year's hire is to be on intersixt}'

MILITARY AFFAIRS.
;

115

est until paid and if the said Greenwood slioiild be discharged before the three j^ears end he is to receive his hire in proportion to the time of service. Said committee have hired Oliver Prime for three years

on the same conditions as above, only the said Oliver is to receive but four pounds at his passing muster. They have also hired Francis
Nichols
for three 3'ears for sixty-six
:

pounds ten
liis

shillings, to be paid

as follows, viz.

six

pounds ten shillings at

passing muster in

mone}' and clothes, and twenty pounds

first

j'early for three years

by the

November each year during service. They liave also hired Samuel Kempton for three years for sixty-six pounds ten shillings, to
of
in the

be paid

following manner, viz.

six

pounds ten

shillings at his

passing nnister and the other sixty pounds to be paid to his wife from time to time if required, and if any remains due at his return, whether at or before the three years end, he is to receive the same according
to the time of service."
It

was voted to accept the above report of the committee, and the
:

meeting adjourned from time to time until March 14th, when the following business was acted upon " Whereas in a former vote of this meeting it is not expressly declared what money or how stated, the several sums therein mentioned'

which the committee agreed to army, therefore

:

pa}' the soldiers for the

Continental

Voted, That the sums therein mentioned shall be equal in value to rye at three shillings and four pence per bushel or grass- fed beef at

"

twenty shillings per hundred weight." A town meeting was held July 6, 1781, and it was " Voted, That Roger Thompson, Aaron Hammond and John Whit-

comb
make

tinental

be a coramitee to hire the remaining part of the men for the Conarmy in behalf of the town, on the best terms they can and

report to the selectmen of their- proceedings therein."

town meeting was held April 16, 1782, at which time Ebenezer Hills, Elkanah Lane, jr., Joseph Cummings and Elijah Belding were chosen a committee to hire the town's quota of men for the Continental army, and make reports of their proceedings. The meeting was adjourned to the SOtli instant. The committee reported that they had
endeavored to hire the men
procured
an}'.

for the

Continental army, but had not

The meeting was adjourned to the 7th day of May, at which time Luther Fairbanks was joined to the committee. Again adjourned to
the 13lh and from the 13th to the 14th.

At

this date the

committee reported " that they had engaged Eph-

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
for three j'ears for the

ratm Stone of Westmoreland

sum of

fifty-seven

pounds, ten shillings; twelve pounds ten shillings of which sum to be paid at or before his passing muster, in money or cattle, and fiflccn

pounds the

and so annually fifteen pounds till first of November next the whole be paid. They have also hired Isaac Butterfield, jr., of said Westmoreland for the same terms. " Voted, That the above report be accepted." It appears to have been very difficult near the close of the war to
:

It is not to be supposed that woidd enlist into the army. of Swanzey were wanting in patriotism, or confidence in the ultimate success of the Revolution. Experience had demonstrated

find

men

that the

men

The

the propriety of enlisting soldiers for three years or during the war. theatre of the war during the last years was hundreds of miles

distant from

New

Hampshire.

Most of

the persons adapted for sol-

with families, settled upon new land which they were clearing up for making their future homes. For such men to leave their families and their homes for the army was a sacrifice
diers were j^oung

men

greater than most of them were disposed to make. Of all the Swanzey men who took an aative part in the Revolution-

ary cause, Lieut. Col. Joseph Hammond may be properly considered Besides being in the actas having held the most prominent rank.
ual service

some of the time he was emplo3'ed

and at times

at other times as

mus-

tering officer, From the following record to the army at Ticonderoga. that he retired from active military service in 1779.

in charge of the transportation of supplies

it

appears

" Swanzey June 14^^ 1779.

To

the Honorable the Council and

House of Representatives

for

the State of

New

Hampshire.
it is

Gentlemen
I

Beg

leave to inform j'ou that

my

Ernest desire to Resign

the Trust Reposed in me as a Lieut. Colonel of the Sixth Regiment of militia in the State of New Hampshire and I do now by these

Presents

make

Colonel, and
I have the

a full Resignation of the Said Trust and office of Lieut. praj- that the Same may be Ratified by the Honorable to be your

'General Court.

Honor

Most Obedient Humble Servant,

Joseph Hammond Lieut.
Col.

To
'Gen
:

the

Hon. Meshech Weare

Esq'', to

be communicated to the Hon.

Assembly

MILITARY AFFAIRS.
State of Nev; Hamp"^ In the

117
18*^^
:

House of Representatives June

1779.
" Voted, That the resignation of Lieut. Col' Joseph Hammond as Lieutenant Colonel of the sixth Regiment of Militia in this State be and hereby is accepted, & that he receive the thanks of this house for
his

good services in that Station. Sent up for Concurrence

John Dudley
In Council June
19*^^

Speaker pro

tera^

1779 read and Concurred E. Thompson

Sec''>"

During the

last

years of the war the town was called upon to fur-

nish a certain quantity of beef for the Continental army. " July 26, 1780, the town Voted, That any person that shall sell any cattle for the use of the Continental army shall be paid by the town
interest for the

money

at six per cent untill the principal shall be

paid."

May

2,

1781, ''Voted, Tliat the selectmen shall divide the town into

several districts, and each district shall provide their quota or proportion of beef for the Continental army according to the taxes each
district pays, and if they shall neglect to procure said beef seasonably the selectmen shall provide said beef in the best manner they can and assess the inhabitants of the town for so much money as the whole of

said beef

sliall cost,

and give credit to such persons as have provided

bill for

their proportion of said beef."

Ttie following

is

a copy of a

pasturing beef cattle

"SwANZEY Dec 20 1789

Capt John Jannison Collector of Beef D'", to the Selectmen of Swanzey for Pasturing Beef Cattle as foUoweth (viz.) For pasturing thirty one Head of Beef Cattle from the 16"' Day of July till the 7*^ of September being Seven Weeks and four Days at nine pence pr Head pr week 8-16-4 For pasturing Nine head 2 weeks and four Days (viz.)
from the Seventh of
Sept^' till the

25

D'^

0-16-6
0-14-9

For Pasturing Thirty two Head from the 25 of Sept"^ till the 11''' of Oct'' being two weeks and two Days For Pasturing tw^enty two Head of Beef Cattle from
11"' of
Oct'"
till

the

first

Day

of Novem^' being three

weeks

2- 9-6

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Nov""

For keeping one Beef Cretuve from the first Day of till the 16"' of December being Six weeks at 9'' pr week

0- 4-6

Joseph Dickinson

David Bi:lding
Calvin Frink

Jun*"-

The following records show that at the end of three years of the Revolution nearly every man had voluntarily shouUlered tlie musket to maintain the rights of the states, or had paid out mone}^ to hire a
substitute or furnished monc}' to the town to enable
diers.
it

to hire sol-

At a

was "voted
done

legal town meeting held the 16^'^ day of February, 1778, it to choose a committee of seven men to receive the ac-

counts of such persons as have done or procured any service to be in the present war, and to consider the same and make them such allowance therefor as
the}' shall think

T!ie committee chosen consisted of

Thomas

proper and just." Api)lin, Calvin Frink,

Jonathan Whitcomb, Daniel Warner, Samuel Hills, Joseph Whitcomb and Henry Morse. The committee made the following report at an adjourned meeting

"SwANZEY, February

23, 1778.

the subscribers, being a committee appointed by the to\^n to receive the accounts of such persons as have done, or procured anj^

We,

service to be

done

in the

make them such allowance

present war, and to consider the same and therefor as we shall think reasonable and

we were appointed, Tliat we think it that there and be allowed reasonable and paid as the town shall just
just and having attended to the business whereunto do lind and report to the town as follows, viz.
:

agree,

To John Applin

for 3

days in the militia and 2 months to

Bennington, David Belding, jr., for a term

4-11-1

in the militia to

Otter Creek,

0-17-6
15-0-0 28-3-7

Samuel Belding, jr., for service in the expedition to Canada done by Annanias Tubbs, Lieut. Moses Belding for 13 months service in the army,
Ensign Timothy IJishop
for 12

days

in the militia to

Cam-

MILITARY AFFAIRS.
bridge, 2^ months service at Ticonderoga by hire, 1 month in the militia to Ticonderoga, and 12 days to Otter Creek,

119

10-4-2

Daniel Bishop for 12 days in militia to Cambridge, 1 month to Ticonderoga, 12 days to Otter Creek and 2 months
service to Bennington,

9-2-6

Elijah Belding for 12 daj's in the militia to Cambridge,

and

for

Eleazer

2i months by his brother, Brown for one month service in the militia to

6-13-4

Ticonderoga done by Levi Diirant, 12 days service in the militia to Cambridge and 12.to Otter Creek,

Wright Brown

2^ months service at York, Thomas Cresson, jr., for a term in the militia to Camfor

4-15-4 5-8-4

bridge, a month service in the militia to Ticonderoga, 12 15-12-6 daj's to Otter Creek, and for service done by his son,

Nathan Cresson for one month service to Ticonderoga, 10-16-8 and 4 months in the continental service,
Joseph Cummings for 9 days in the militia to Cambridge, 2i months done b}^ Enoch CuQimings, and a term in militia 11-18-9 to Otter Creek, and 2 months done by Simeon Taylor,

Thaddeus Cummings for 2i months b}^ Enoch Cummings, Ephraim Cummings for service in militia 5 days and for 1 month and 6 days service in the army, 1777, Caleb Cook for 4 months service done by Benjamin Parker, Greenwood Carpenter for 2j months service done by his son, William Carpenter for 2^ months service to Ticonderoga, and one month at Cambridge, Enoch Cummings for 8^ months service at Cambridge,
1775, also 12 days in the militia to Otter Creek, 1777, Nehemiah Cummings (same as above),

5-8-4
2-19-6 8-13-4 5-8-4
7-11-8

19-5-10 19-5-10

months

1 month at Ticonderoga and 4 done by Henry Stevens, 1777, 10-16-8 Joseph Dickinson for 12 days in the militia to Cambridge, 4 montlis in the arm}' by Henry Stevens, and for 12 days to Otter Creek, 11-5-10

Nathaniel Dickinson for

in the arm}'

Benjamin Day for 25 daj's in militia at Stillwater 1777, and 4 months service before he came to Swanzey, 16-19-10 12 5 at and months in Ticonderoga Joseph Day, days militia to Otter Creek, 11-14-2 Amos Day, 10 months service at Cambridge, 21-13-4 Joshua Durant, 12 months in the army, 26-0-0

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Levi Durant, 8 months at Cambridge, 1775, and 12 daj's

in militia at Otter Creek,

18-4-2

John

Follet,

jr.,

12 days at Cambridge and one

month
1

at

Ticonderoga, Calvin Frink, 4 months at Cambridge 1775, and

at Ticonderoga, 1776, Josluia Graves, 5 months at
in militia at

3-18-4
montli

10-16-8
1 1)}' liire,

Ticonderoga Ticonderoga and 5 days in militia, 1777, Elijah Graves, jr., 3 days in militia, 1775, 10 months in Canada by Isaac Billings, 1 month at Ticonderoga and 25

montli

13-7-4

days at Stillwater, 1777, Daniel Gunn, 12 months

"Wyat

in the

army,

26-0-11 26-0-0
7-3-4 43-6-8 43-6-8
17-6-8 2-3-4

Gunn

for 12

days to Cambridge, and 2^ months to

Ticonderoga, Tiiomas Greene

1 1

Joseph Greene,

year and eight months in army, year and 8 months in army,

Abraham
1775,

Griffiths, 8

months

in the

army

at

Cambridge,

Abner Graves, 1 month Charles Grimes 12 days

at Ticonderoga, at Cambridge, 9

months

in

Conti-

nental army by hire and 12 days at Otter Creek, 1777,

Col. Joseph Hammond, 9 days at Cambridge, 5 months in the army b}' hire, and 12 days at Otter Creek, 1777,

22-3-1 13-0-5
9-15-0

Thomas Hammond, 2^ months by Joseph Hammond,

and
in

jr.,

months

b}^

Daniel Day,
in militia to

Isaac

Hammond

Cambridge, and 2 months

army by Daniel Da^', and going to Otter Creek, Edward Ilazen, 12 days to Cambridge, 12 days

6-19-2
to Otter

Creek and two months by his son, Samuel Hills, 12 days to Cambridge, 12 days to Otter Creek by hire, 50 da3-s in militia to the westward, 1777, and for money paid in behalf of the town to hire men for Continental arm}',

6-19-2

12-11-2 21-13-4 Ebenezer Hills, 10 months to Canada, Nathaniel Hills, for 84- months in the arm}' at Cambridge, 18-10-4 Nathaniel Hills, jr., for 10 months in the army at Canada, 21-13-4 4-6-8 Josei)h Holms, 2 months in the aimy at Bennington, Dennis Hefferon, 10 mouths in the army at Canada, 21-13-4 1776, 21-13-4 Michael Hefferon, 10 months in the arm}' at Canada,

MILITARY AFFAIRS.
Benjamin Hewes, 6 months
1775,
in the

121
at

army

Cambridge,

Benjamin Hewes, jr., 6 months service in the armj', 1776, Benjamin Hammond, for 2^ months at York, 1776, Joseph Hammond, jr., 8^ montlis at Cambridge, 1775, and for 1 month more at Cambridge,
Charles Howe, 4 montlis at Cambridge, 1776, by hire,

13-0-0 13-0-0 5-8-4

21-1-8 8-13-4

Theodore Howe, 6 weeks at Winters months at Cambridge, 1776, by hire,

Hill,

1776, and 4

11-18-4

Uriah Howe, 15 days in militia to Cambridge, 1775, 6 weeks at Winters Hill, 1776, 5 days in 1777, and 2 months
in the

army to Bennington, 1777, Jethro Kimball, 12 daj's in militia at Cambridge, 1775, and
in the

10-2-4

months

Eli Kimball, to

army to Ticonderoga, 1776, by hire, Cambridge in militia and 1 year

in

12-11-8
in the

Continental army, 1776, Elkanah Lane, jr., 4 months

27-15-0

army by
in the

his brother,

and 10-16-8

in the militia to Ticonderoga, 1776,

5-15-0 months in army at Ticonderoga, 1776, and for money paid town to procure men for the army, 12-4-1 Jonathan Nichols, jr., 1 month at Cambridge, 1775, and 2 months at Bennington, 1777, 6-10-0 Elijah Osgood, in the militia to Otter Creek and hiring 15-17-6 Jonathan Woodcock 6 months for the Continental arm}', lienjarain Olcott, 5 days service in the militia, 1777, and 2 montlis at Bennington, 4-14-0 Benjamin Hazen, 2^ months to York and 12 days to Otter
army, 1777,
Lieut. Henr}- Morse, 2^

Justus Lawrence, for 2| months

Creek,

6-5-10

Aaron Parsons, 6 days in militia,- 1775, 2J- months in the army at Ticonderoga, 1776, and for 12 days at Otter
Creek, 1777, by hire,

Samuel Page,

days

at

Cambridge, 1775,

7-3-4 1-6-3 13-0-0

Josiah Prime, 6 months at Roxbur}', 1775,

Amasa
Simeon

Parker, 12 months in the army that went to Can-

ada with Gen. Arnold,

Puffer, 12 days at Cambridge, 1775, in the army that went to Canada, 1776,

26-0-0
and 5 months

12-11-8

Amos

Puffer,

10 months in

army

to

Canada, 1776, and

12 days to Otter Creek, 1777,

22-10-10

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Josiali Read, 2 months at Bennington, 1777, 4-6-8 Levi Riigg, 12 days to Cambridge, 1775, and 5 months at Ticonderoga, 1776, 12-11-8

by

John Riigg's heirs, 10 months in army to Canada, 1776. said Rugg, and 12 days in militia at Cambridge,

23-8-4
7-3-4 8-13-4

Pentecost Stanley, 12 days at Cambridge, 1775, and 2j months in army at York, 1776,

by Nathan Cresson, 1777, Nathan Scott, 5 days in 1777, and 25 days at tlie westward, 1777, Benjamin Starkey, one year by himself and others,
Elislia Scott, 4 montlis

2-3-10 26-0-0

John Starkey, 2^ " months

1776,

at

York by Benedict Webber.

5-8-4

Enoch Starkey,
nental arm}^,

for

money

paid to hire

men

for the Conti-

7_10-0 20-5-8 4-6-8

7-11-8

Joseph Starkey, 8^ months at Cambridge, 1775, and 1 month at Ticonderoga, 1776, John Thompson, 2 months at Bennington by hire, Roger Thompson, 2^ raontlis at Ticonderoga, 1776, by Josiah Prime, and 1 month at Ticonderoga, 1776, Samuel Tliompson, 12 days to Otter Creek by hire and 25 days at the westward, 1777, by hire, Ebenezer Thompson, 12 days at Otter Creek, 1777, and
hiring Jonathan

2-13-6

army, 15-17-6 Canada, 1776, 12 days at Otter Creek, 1777, and 2 months at Bennington, 1777, 11-17-2 Philemon Whitcomb^ 4 months in 1777, by Benjamin 8-13-4 Parker,
6

Woodcock

months

for Continental

Ananias Tubs,

in the ami}' at

Lieut. Daniel Warner, 10 da3's at Cambridge, 1775, 12 days to Otter Creek, 1777, and 9 months in Continental service by hire,

22-2-9
1

Capt. Joseph Whitcomb,

month

to Ticonderoga, 1776,

and

in army to the westward, 1777, Jonathan Whitcomb, 8^ montlis in Continental ami}Capt.

1

month

4-6-8
1S_8_4

at Caml)ridge, 1775,

Maj. Elisha Whitcomb, 11 months and 8 days at Canada, 1776, 12 days at Cambridge, 1775, and 12 days at Otter Creek, 1777,

26-9-2
18-8-4

months at Cambridge, 1775, William Wright, 2^ months in army, 1776, by Wj'at Gunn and 15 days in militia, 1777,
Al)ijah

Whitcomb,

84-

5-15-8

MILITARY AFFAIRS.
Lieut.

123

months

Samuel Wright, 12 days at Cambridge, 1775, 2^ 12-11-8 York, and 2^ months at Peekskill, 1776, Cornelius Roberts, 1 year in Continental army, 1776, and 26-17 6 12 days to Otter Creek, 1777,
at

Jonathan ^Yoodcock, jr., one month

oga, 1776,

in militia to

Ticonder-

Nathan Woodcock, 2 months in 1777, by Daniel Day, John Wliitcomb, 12 days to Cambridge, 1775, 5 months at Ticonderoga, 1776, by hire, 1 month at Ticonderoga,
1776, by himself, 12 days
to

2-3-4 4-6-8

Otter Creek, 1777, and 2

19-19-2 months in army at the westward, 1777, 21-13-4 James Wheelock, 10 months in army to Canada, 1776, Moses Boardman Williams, 12 days to Otter Creek in 1777, 5-4-2 and 2 months at the westward, 1777, James Heaton, 10 months service in army before he came 22-10-10 to Swanze\', and 12 days in militia to Otter Creek, 1777, Benjamin Follet, 1 month in army at Cambridge, 1775, 6-10-0 and 2 months in army at the westward, 1777, John Pierce, 1 month at York, 1776, by hire, and 6 weeks 5-4-0 at York, by hire, Samuel Heaton, 2^ months in the army at Peekskill, 1776, 5-8-4 Samuel Hills, jr., 10 months in army to Canada, 1776, 21-13-4 Elkanah Lane, senior, 15 days at Cambridge, 1775, and 5
1-9-3 Samuel Lane, 1 month in militia at Ticonderoga, 1776, and 4 months in Continental army, 1777, 10-16-8 Jonathan Day, 2| months in army 1777, by hire, 5-8-4 Daniel Day, 12 da3's at Cambridge, 1775, 1-15-0 Nathanel Foster, 12 da^'s in militia to Cambridge, 1775, 2 months in arm}"^, 1777, by hire, and 12 days in militia to Otter Creek, 1777, 8-10-0 Stoddard Frary, 2 months in army by hire, 1777, 4-6-8 Moses Griffith, 5 months in army at Ticonderoga, 1776, 10-16-8 William Grimes, 5 montlis in army at Ticonderoga, 1776, 30-6-8 by hire, and 9 months in Continental army, by hire, William Grimes, jr., 12 daj'sat Cambridge, 1775, 1 month to Ticonderoga, 1776, 12 days to Otter Creek, 1777, and 9 months in army, by hire, 24-5-10 James Grimes, 12 days to Cambridge, 1775, and 12 days
da3's in militia at another time,

to Otter Creek, 1777,

Andrew

Nichols, 10 months in army to Canada, 1776,

2-12-6 21-13-4

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
78-0-0
4-6-8 10-10-11 8-13-4

Jonathan Hammond, 3 years in Continental arm}', by hire, Timothy Brown Applin, 2 months in Continental arm}',

by

hire,

Natlianiel Heaton, for service

Ezekiel White, 4 months

in

by Daniel Gunn, army, by hire,

David White, 2^ months in army, Kimber Harvey, service in army, 1777, Willard Hunt, 8 months in army, Peletia Razey, 6 weeks service, Thomas Applin, for money paid for town
for the Continental

5-8-4 3-14-2 17-6-8 2-18-2

to procure

men
6-15-9

army,
relates to minors).

Thomas Applin (except what

Calvin Frink, Samuel Hills, Daniel Warner,

Committee."

Hknry Mouse,
Joseph Whitcomb,

Thomas Applin.

"At

at the house of

a meeting of the inliabitants of Swanzey held by adjournment Mr. Wyat Gunn in said Swanzey on the 25Lh day of

February 1778 voted that the al)ove account be accepted only allowing liberty to the committee to rectify mistakes in casting and making up
the several sums, or to insert such service as has been overlooked or omitted observing the rules agreed to and voted at this meeting. Attest,

Thomas Applin, Town

Clerk.

Additions made to the above account since the above said meeting,
viz.
:

8-13-4 Benjamin Freeman, 4 months service by his son, John Frazy, 5 months and 12 days by his son Job, 11-14-2 4-6-8 E[)hraim Harvey, for service by Joseph Green, months in 10 to 21-13-4 Canada, Timothy Harvey, army Calvin Frink for his service as a committee man in settling
accounts,
1

-9-8

Joseph Whitcomb, Capt. .Jonathan Whitcomb, Lieut. Daniel Warner, Lieut. Henry Morse, Samuel Hills and Tliomas Applin, to each for services as committee
to Capt.

And

men

as aforesaid,

1-19-4

Recorded

pr.

Tho* Applin, Clerk."

Many men settled in Swanzey during the Revolution or soon after, who had previously been in the military service, but we have not their

MILITARY AFFAIRS.
military record.
Lieut.

125

time they did the service.

In most instances they were in Massachusetts at the The following are names of such men
:

James Brewer,

Amariali Partridge,

Capt. Oliver Capron,

Aldrich, Capt. Capt. Peter Holbrook,

Amasa

Jonas Blodgett, Ivory Snow,

Isaac

Woodward,

Timothy Read, Asaph Lane,

Russel Ballon,

Aquilla Ramsdell,

Benjamin Parker,
Barzillai Streeter.

Joseph Sinead,
1812.

Swanzey furnished its full complement of soldiers for the war of Of those who enlisted William Carr Belding was killed at

Chippewa

Plains, July 5, 1814; Rufus Graves at Bridgewater, Canada, July 25, 1814; a son of John Guild in Upper Canada; Joshua Prime, a Lieutenant of marines, died at Sackott's Harbor, March 1,

1813, Gaius Cresson died at Burlington, Vt. Tlie following men were in the army and most of them belonged to Swanzey at the time. Some of them were volunteers, and were in the

army on the northern border; but most

of

them were drafted men, or

:

substitutes for drafted men, and went to Portsmouth

Elijah C. Beld-

ing, Ezra Emerson, Charles Howland, Charles Frost, Lieut. Abijah Whitcomb, William Moore, William Stevenson, Richard Weeks, Ezekiel Graves, Samuel Stearns, Jonathan D. Ware, David Thompson, Cyrene Johnson, Otis Olcott, Joseph Snow, David Hill, Reuben WorArnold died at Portscester, John Withington, Benedict Arnold. mouth. Chester Lyman, who lived manj' of the last years of his life in Swanzey, went into the army as captain of a company of volunteers from Massachusetts. His company was attached to the northern army and he was promoted to major. New Hampshire has no army records of the war of 1812, in the state, which makes it impossible to give exact details.

The general government made

press the Rebellion
:

the following calls for troops to sup-

Apr. 15, 1861, 75,000 for three months. May, 1861, 300,000 for three years.
July, 1861, 300,000 for three years. May, 1862, 75,000 for three years.

July

1,

Aug.

4,

1862, 300,000 for three years. 1862, 300,000 for nine months, to be drafted

if

not furnished

by volunteering.

12G

IIISTOIIY

OF SWANZEY.
cities

Aug., 1863, 300,000 ordered to be drafted from towns and where quotas were not filled by volunteers. Oct. 17, 1863, 300,000 for three years.
July 19, 1864, 500,000. Dec. 19, 1864, 300,000.

The following is the record of the action of the town during the years of the Rebellion to encourage enlistments and induce men to enter the service when drafted or to voluntarily furnish substitutes. " Voted, That the selectmen be instructed to borSept. 21, 1861.
row from time
to time such

sums of money

as

may

be wanted to pay

the families or parents of soldiers who have enlisted, or ma}' hereafter enlist, in the service of the United States, the sum of one dollar per

and one dollar per week for each child or parent, the act to passed at the June session, 1861, entitled an act agreeably and cities to aid the families of volunteers, and towns the authorizing

week

for the wife,

provided all such sums so borrowed shall not exceed two thousand dollars." Aug. 11, 1862. ''Besolved, That the town of Swanzoy will pa}- two hundred dollars to each person who will enlist from the town to fill up
for other purposes
;

her required quota of a draft ordered b}^ the President Aug. 4, 1862, of 300,000 troops for nine months, immediately on the mustering into service of such volunteers, provided they receive no bounty from gov-

ernment, otherwise one hundred and twenty-five dollars."

Voted, To raise money to pay the soldiers that Sept. 10, 1863. and drafted are already obliged to enter the service of the United States or their substitutes under the present call.
^''

Voted,

To

raise $300.00 to

stitutes ten

days

after they are

pay to each of the soldiers or their submustered into the service of the United

States."
^^ Voted, To raise four hundred dollars to paj' to each 1863, to fill the quota required of this town, in the enlist that may person call of Octoljer 17, 1863, by the President of the United States. " Voted, That the same amount (8400.00) be paid to each person

Dec.

7,

that ma}' be required,

"

Voted,

To
is

if any, and does enlist to fill any previous calls. choose an agent to procure volunteers to fill the quota

of this town.
pose,

who

to counsel with the selectmen

Chose Jonathan G. Huntley as agent for the above purand act agreeably to their

requirements.

" Chose Josiah Foted, To choose one person as enlisting officer. Parsons as an enlisting officer for the town of Swanzey." Dec. 30, 1863. " Voted, To instruct the selectmen to furnish sub-

MILITARY AFFAIRS.
stitutes or volunteers in such

127
fill

numbers as may be required to

the

quota of said town under the call of the President of Oct. 17, 1863, and do the same at the lowest rate possible. " Voted, That the selectmen be and are hereby authorized to bor-

row money in addition to the four hundred dollars already raised to pay bounties to volunteers, sufficient to carry out the object expressed
in the

above vote.

"

Voted,

To assume the

State and
it

same

to each volunteer as soon as

Government bounties, and pay the becomes his due or he is mustered

drafted

into the service."

May

30, 1864.

^^Voted,

To pay

men

or their substitutes

$300.00 each, to fill all back quotas of said town under the last calls of the President of the United States.
Voted, To instruct the selectmen to furnish volunteers to take the place of persons that would otherwise be drafted to fill the present call." June 16, 1864. " Voted, That the selectmen shall pay $300.00 each
^^

to the

to such persons as may enlist, or their substitutes, and be accounted town of Svvanzey on any future calls for three years' men.

such of the citizens as have re-enlisted as veterans and been assigned upon the muster rolls to the credit of said town. $300.00 each. ^^ Voted, That the selectmen be and are hereby authorized to enlist volunteers for the service of the United States at such sums as in their judgment may be deemed proper and borrow money for that purpose." " Voted, That the selectmen be instructed to pay Aug. 13, 1864. volunteers, drafted men or their substitutes $100.00 for one year,
Voted,
in the field

"

To pay

$200.00 for two years, $300.00

for three years. Voted, To assume the State bount}' and pay the same to volunteers, substitutes or drafted men upon their being duly mustered into the

"

service of the United States."

" Voted, That the selectmen be and are hereby auAug. 29, 1864. thorized to pay bounties to citizen volunteers who have resided in the town three months, as follows $500.00 for one year, $750.00 for
:

two years and $900.00

for three years,

immediately on being mustered

into the service of the United States."

Dec. 22, 1864. " Voted, To pay bounties to citizen volunteers who have resided in town three months or more as $500.00 for one j'ear,
$750.00 for two years and $900.00 for three years." Voted, To pay to those persons who have or may furnish an acceptable substitute to fill the quota of the town or any future call
^'^

the

sum

of $100.00 for one year, $200.00 for two years, $300.00 for

three years."

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

The following persons enlisted and were credited to Swanze^' previous to Jul}' 26, 1862. The pecuniary consideration for inducing them to enlist for three j'cars was thirteen dollars a month each, and
ten dollars bounty when mustered, from the General Government; and those dependent upon an enlisted soldier received from the town

one dollar a week

for their support, while he

remained

in the service.

Charles R. Applin,

Geoige Mattoon,
Charles H. Mcintosh, William B. Marble,
Oliver L. Nash,
Still man D. Nash, Jeremiah Phimmer,

Henry

S. Applin,

Philo Applin,

Warren F. Allen, Horace Barney,

Albert A. Ballon, Willard Bragg,

John A. Breed,

Amasa Bourn, Thomas Burns, Thomas Christie,

Henry Coburn, Prescott D. Coburn,

Benjamin Pomeroy, El bridge G. Prentice, Charles A. Quinn,

Carlos Quinn,

Samuel

Henry

S. Quinn, P. Read,

Amos

D. Combs,

Joseph Cross,

Amos E. Cummings, James L. Davis,

Lowell

Geerge W. Robinson, Samuel Rockwood, Geoige B. Richardson, Charles N. Sebastian,

Edwin
Cyrus

P. Sebastian,

W.

Darling,

W.

Stanley',

Aaron Dickinson,
T. J. Eaton,

Isaac Star key, N. R. Smith,

Anson R. Gilson,
Allen B. Playwood,

John P. Stone,
Sidney Stone,

Bradley Hill, Cyrus F. Holbrook, Daniel H. Holbrook, Jonathan M. Holden,

Aaron Sumner, George F. Trowbridge,

Oratus J. Verry,
Cliarles Wheeler,

Samuel Hurd, G. W. Johnson, George O. Knapp,

Gardner Wheeler, George Wilson,

Elliot Wright.

b}' Swanze}'^ after Jul}^ 26, 1862, for quotas amounted to fort3'-seven thousand dollars. The state and general government paid large bounties to encourage

The amount of bounties paid

fill

soldiers to

its

enlistments.
in

These bounties were increased from time to time

until,

1864, the state paid 8200 and the general government $100 for three years' men, and the state SlOO to those who enlisted for one

EMERY W. STRATTON.

MILITARY AFFAIRS.
year.

129
less than

The men

that enlisted for

Swanzey received not

$20,000 from these sources, and their families received as much as $13,000 from the state. All these amounts were not included in their

monthly pay.
In the
fall

lowing men who

of 1862, $200 in bounties were paid to each of the enlisted for three years
:

fol-

Charles H. Barber, Charles H. Barber,

B. P. Lamson,
jr.,

Charles

John Barber,
Luther Beal,
Franklin Burbank,

W. Mattoon, Samuel Mattoon,

Charles
Eli

W. Philbrick, Willis Reason,

W. Reynolds,
Sebastian,
jr.,

George George

I.

W.

Capron, B. Coffee,

Wm.

Amos
Amos

D. Combs,
Davis,
Doolittle,

D. L, M. Comings,

Luther Smith, Horace B. Starkey,

Charles E. Stephenson,

Edward

Seamon A. Stone,
William Stone,
Willard E. Thatcher,

Charles G. Gilmore, Charles H. Gove,

Calvin Greenleaf,

John

S. Tha3'er,

D. Brain ard Heale}'', Daniel K. Healey, Charles H. Holbrook,

Cyrus F. Holbrook,

Dexter H. Thomas, A. W. Tupper,

Geo. P. Ward, Harrison R. Ward,
Lincoln Wheelock,
Franklin C. Whitcomb,
Carroll D. Wright.

Henry D. Holl)rook, George B. Holbrook,

Lyman Holden,
E^nlisted for nine

months same bounty

Charles

Roswell Aldrich, San ford Bolles,

W.

Scott,

David Buffum, 2""^, David W. Hill,

Sylvander Hovey, Theodore Hovey, Leonard Lyman, Richard R. Ramsdell,

Samuel Stephenson, Demerit W. Stone, Oratus J. Verry, Noyes G. Wheeler, San ford S. Wilber,
Daniel
^.

Woodward,

Thomas N. Woodward.
was
in Sept.,

Harvey Sargent,

The

first

draft for soldiers

1863.

The men drafted

There

and held

for 9

services obtained exemption by paying $300.

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is

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
it

no obtainable record by which

zey's

men

were.

The

following

list is sni)pose(l

can certainly be known who Swanto be correct

:

Francis A. Belding, Francis B. Cass,

Andrew Hannah,
William
8.

George H, Moore, George W. Sweetser, Geo. H. Taylor,

Henr^'^ \Yard.

Leonard,

Town
$300:

bounties to drafted

men who obtained

sul)stitutes in

18G3,

Albert R. Ballon,
Silas

W.

Ballon,

George Jackson, Aaron Lebourveau,

Benj. F.

Moses D. Ballon,
L3'man C. Deeth, Ansel B. Dickinson,

Mead, George H. Moore,

"William Oakinan,

AsahelW.

Diinton,

George A. Haywood,

Asa

C.

Hemingway,
Hill,

Timothy Sherman, William W. Starke}', Menzies E. Stratton,

Henry

John W. Taggard,
Charles Temple.
call

Oljed Holton,

Town
three

bounties to volunteers under the

:

of Oct. 17,

1863, for

3''ears

Charles R. Applin,

Frank Cannavan, John A. Colby,

George Davis, William Eastman,
Michael Ferrel,

$300 610 300 610 300

570
615

George C. Perkins, William Read, Samuel Rock wood, John Stewart,

Thomas Harvey,
John L. Meserve, John Parker,

300 610

$610 300 400 610 Thomas Sinitli, 610 Alonzo D. Sumner, 300 600 Harvey Thompson, Sexton W. Williams, 300

Bounties to reenlisted soldiers Jan., 1864, S300 Amos E. Cummings, Henr}' S. Applin,
:

John A. Breed, Joseph Cross,

Bounties for three
j-ears'

Aaron Dickinson,
Eli)ri(lge

G. Prentice.
fall

enlistments in the

of 1864.

$900

state,

$200

general government, $100

= $1200.

Town,

Jotham M. Ballon, Lewis Carpenter, John P. Hill,

Ira A. Hooper,

Martin Jewell, Charles Marsh,

Warren A. Pickering,
William

W.

Riple}-,

John F. Hunt,

George W. Sweetzer.

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131

Town and
town $500,

stfite

bounties in the

fall

state Si 00.

The town advanced

of 1864, for one 3'ear's the state bounty.

men:

Charles B. Blodgett, Nathaniel Bourn, jr.,

Benjamin F.

Claris,

Edward Dickinson,
Orrick L. Haskell, Clark H. Houghton,

Sylvander Hovey, Lemuel 0. Hunt, Fred E. Sebastian, James C. Waters, J. Q. A. Wilson,

Oratus J. Very.
and town
in the winters

The town paid

for thestate

of 1864 and 1865

George Burns, George W. Ellis, Henry T. Davis, Alvin M. Houghton,

town's quota S300 Charles Bowles,
:

$575 500 "

Lewis Hunt,
Charles S. Parks,

$500 600
500 "
fill

David Pelkey,

"

Edward

P. Sebastian,

Bounties to men that voluntarily obtained substitutes to

Josiah Parsons,

the

Daniel

W.

Clark,

Henry C. Clark, James C. Fames,

George W. Eastman, J. N. Forristall, Charles H. Howard, James H. Olcott,

Orlow E, Parsons, Benjamin H. Richardson, Thayer Thompson, George E. Wliitcomb, George Willis,

Lyman

C. Willis.

The

following

is

the individual military record of such soldiers as

were credited to Swanzey and a few who enlisted from otlier places but who were closely identified witli the town, having been born in it
or liaving lived here most of their lives previous to the time they enlisted.

U.

Applin mustered Nov.- 26, 1861, into 2ud i-egiment Dec. 21, 1863; transferred to the mustered out June 28, 1865. 5th N. H. Infantry Jan. 30, 1865 mustered into 6th N. H. Infantry Nov. 28, S. Applin Henry
Charles R.
S. Sharpshooters; reenlisted
;

1861; reenlisted Jan. 4, 1864; died near Petersburg, Va., July 31, 1864 interred at Meade's Station, Va. Philo Applin mustered into 6th N. H. Infantry Nov. 28, 1861 ;
;

discharged for disability at Richmond, Ky., Apr. 3, 1863. Warren F. Allen mustered Nov. 28, 1861 transferred to Veteran
;

Reserved Corps May 31, 1864. Roswell C. Aldrich mustered

23, 1862
;

into

16th N.

H. Infantry Oct.

mustered out Aug. 20, 1863.

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
1864, into

Frederick Abel mustered June 25,

;

11th N.

IT.

In;

fantry wounded and captured at Pegram House, Va., Sept. 30, 1864 released transferred to 6th N. H. Infantry June 1, 1865 substitute.
; ;

David 8. Aldrich, 18 inontlis Luther Beal mustered Aug.

in

U. S. Heavy Artillery.
N".

14, 1.S62, into 9th

H.

Infantr}'

discharged for disability May 16, 1863, at Fortress Monroe, Va. Albert A. Ballon enlisted into the regular army in 1861 for three years; in the battle below Richmond was shot in thigh and subsequently discharged.

Fernando Byron Bennett enlisted into a Massachusetts regiment and was killed at Port Hudson. Henry R. Bowen mustered Oct. 23, 1862, into 16th N. H. Regiment; mustered out Aug. 20, 1863. Willard Bragg in army died at Washington, D. C, Aug. 19, 1864.
;

Bowles mustered into 16th N. II. Infantry Oct. 23, 1862 died at Brashear City, June 7, 1863. Orrin Black, jr., mustered into 2nd N. H. Infantr}'^, Sept. 17, 1861 deserted at Concord, N. H., March 13, 1863. Francis Brady mustered into 3rd N, H. Infantry Dec. 14, 1864 mustered out July 20, 1865 substitute. George Burns mustered July 8, 1864, into 1st N. H. Cavalry deiSanford
;

serted at

Camp Stoneman,

D. C, Aug. 26, 1864.

into 6th

Horace Barney mustered

N.

II.

Infantry Nov. 28, 1861

discharged for disability at Annapolis, INId., March 1, 1862. Charles H. Barber mustered into 14th N. H. Infantr}' Sept.

22,

1862

discharged for disabilit}' at Washington, D. C, Apr..l, 1863. George B. Belding died in California while in the service.
;

John A. Breed mustered

promoted
to corporal
;

into 6th

reenlisted Jan. 4, 1864;

into 6th

N. H. Infantry Nov. 28, 1861 wagoner; mustered

;

out July 17, 1865.

Thomas Burns mustered

killed at Bull

N. H. Infantry Nov.

28,

1861

Run, Va., Aug. 29, 1862. David Butfum, 2nd, mustered Nov. 4, 1862; died of disease Capt. at New Orleans, La., June 19, 1863. John Baker mustered Jan. 1, 1864, into 6th N. H. Infantr}'; wounded Julj' 10, 1864; mustered out July 17, 18G5. Charles E. Ballon mustered into 9th N. H. Infantry' June 6,
1864
;

transferred to 6th

N. H. Infantry June

1, 186.3

mustered out

July 17, 1865; substitute. Charles H, Barber, jr., mustered into 14th N.
22, 1862
;

II.

Infantry Sept.

mustered out July

8,

1865.

MILITARY AFFAIRS.
John Barber mustered into 14th N. H. Infantry Sept
pron)oted to corporal Dec. 1, 1864
1862.
;

133
22,

1862

mustered out

Jul}^ 8,

1865,
22,

Franklin Burbank mustered into 14th

N. H. Infantry Sept.

John R. Brown enlisted in 6th N. H. Infantry for Keeue and died Aug. 9, 1863, at Memphis, Tenn. Jotham M. Ballou mustered into 18th N. H. lufantry Sept. 13,
mustered out July 29, 1865. Nathaniel Bourn, jr., nmstered into 18th N. H. Infantry Sept. 13, 1864; mustered out June 10, 1865. Charles B. Blodgett mastered into 18th N. II. Infantry Sept. 13, 1864 absent; sick since ^Lny 8, 1865 no discharge furnished.

1864

Vermont Infantry. Amos E. Curamings mustered into 6th N. H. Infantr}^ Nov. 28, 1861 reenlisted Jan. 4, 1864; wounded July 22, 1864; promoted to
Charles
Castle served in 16th
;

W.

first

sergeant mustered out July 17, 1865. Joseph Cross musterd into 6th N. H. Infantry Nov. 28, reenlisted Jan. 4, 1864; not accounted for.
;

1861

Prescott D. Coburn mustered into 6th N. H. Infantry Nov. 28,

1861; musician; discharged for disabilit}'. Amos D. Combs mustered as first lieutenant in 6th N. H. Infantry Nov. 30, 1861 promoted to captain Apr. 29, 1862 resigned Aug. 2, 1862; commissioned captain in 14th N. H. Infantry Oct. 9, 1862 discharged Nov. 14, 1863. Thomas Christie mustered into 6th N. H. Infantry Nov. 28, 1861 wounded July 30, 1864 mustered out Nov. 27, 1864. John A. Colby mustered into Veteran Reserve Corps Dec. 29,
; ; ; ;
;

1863.

Frank Canavan mustered Jan.

deserted at

1,

1864, into 6th N. H. Infantr}^

Camp Nelson, Ky., Jan. 24, 1864; substitute. George W. B. Coffee mustered Sept. 22, 1862, into 14th N. H.
;

In8,

fantry 1865.

promoted to corporal Oct.

1,

1864; mustered out July

David L.M. Comings commissioned assistant surgeon 4th N. H. Indied of disease in Swanzey Aug. 1, 1863. fantry Oct. 8, 1862 Lewis Carpenter mustered into 18th N. H. Infantry Sept. 13, 1864 mustered out July 29, 1865. Benjamin F. Claik mustered into 18th N. H. Infantr}' Sept. 13,
; ;

1864

mustered out June 10, 1865. Robert H. Crofford mustered Nov. 28, 1861, into 6th N. H. In; ;

fantry

discharged for disability at Alexandria, Va., Feb.

6,

1863.

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
;

Frank A. Cargill mustered June 8, 1864, into 6th N. H. Infantry wounded and missing; mustered out July 17, 1865; substitute. Charles W. Cowing mustered May 30, 1864, into 6th N. II. Infantry
;
;

mustered out July 17, 1865 sul)stitute. Ebenezer F. Cross enlisted from Brattleborough, Vt., and probably

died in Andersonville prison.

WaHace G. DicUinson
111.

enlisted into the

navy and died

;

at Cairo,

Elmer F. Dickinson enlisted into 23rd Mass. Infantry was taken a prisoner and had an arm shot off after he had surrendered died
;

in hospital in

New York.
Infan-

James W. Dickinson enlisted when sixteen into 23rd Mass. wounded at the battle of White Hall ajid discharged. tr}'
;

Lowell

W.
to

promoted

Darling mustered into 6th N. H. Infantry Nov. 28, 1861 wounded at second battle of Bull Run sergeant
;

Washington, D. C, Sept. 19, 1862. Aaron Dickinson mustered into 6th N. H. Infantry Jan. 4, 1864, as a reenlisted veteran killed in action June 9, 1864. James L. Davis mustered Dee. 7, 1861, into 6th N. H. Infantry discharged at Concord, N. H., Sept. 10, 1862. George Davis mustered into 6th N. H. Infantry Dec. 30, 1863; deserted on furlough Dec. 10, 1864. Edward Doolittle mustered into 14th N. II. Infantry' Sept. 22,
died of the
at
;
;

wounds

1862; died at Poolsville, Md., March 10, 1863. Edward Dickinson mustered into 18th N. H. Infantry Sept. 13, 1864 mustered out June 9, 1865.
;

N. H. Infantry Sept. 22, 1862; Washington, D. C, May 27, 1NG4. discharged Davis T. mustered into 1st N. H. Cavalry Feb. 28, 1865 Henry
into 14th
for disability at
;

Amasa Davis mustered

mustered out July 15, 1865. William Deutney mustered Dec. 19, 1864, into 4th N. mustered out Aug. 23, 1865 substitute.
;

II.

Infantry

Webster D. Derljy
;

enlisted

May

22, 1861, into

2nd Vt. Infantry

;

from Townshend wounded in the battle of Chancellorville mustered out June 20, 1864. William Eastman mustered into Veteran Reserve Corps, Jan. 6,
1864.

George W.Ellis mustered into

1st

N.

II.

Cavalry Feb. 28, 1865;

Infantry

mustered out July 15, 1865. Orleans S. P^aton mustered into 2nd N.
discharged
for disability

II.

May

31, 1861

Apr. 27, 1864.

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S.

135
to Swanzey. N. H. Infantry

Eastman was
2,

in the

army before he came

1, 1864, into
6tli

Michael Farrel mustered Jan.

wounded June
Roj'al

M.
;

1864; discliarged for disability Oct. 17, 1865. Flint, member of one of the nine months' regiments of
in the battle

Vermont

permanently disabled from a wound received

of Gettysburg. Charles H. Gove mustered into 14th N. H. Infantry Sept. 22, 1862 promoted to corporal mustered out July 8, 1865.
;

fantrv

Charles G. Gilniore mustered Sept. 22, 1862, into 14th N. H. Inpromoted to corporal; mustered out July 8, 1865.
;

Atvvell J.

Hamblet went

into the

army from Wisconsin and died

while in the service, April 17, 1863. William Riley Harris enlisted into the regular army.

Jonathan M. Holden mustered

try

May

31, 1861, into 2d

N. H. Infan-

discharged Allen B, Hayward mustered

;

for disability Oct. 19, 1861.

May 31,

promoted slightly tle of Gettysburg; severely, June 3, 1864, at Cold Harbor, where he mustered out June 21, 1864. lost his right arm Samuel Hurd mustered May 3, 1861, into 1st N. H. Infantry musmustered Dec. 17, 1861, into 6th N. H. Intered out Aug. 9, 1861 discharged at New York Harbor Nov. 24, 1862. fantr}^ David W. Hill mustered Oct. 23, 1862, into 16th N. H. Infantry; mustered out Aug. 20, 1863. Theodore Hovey mustered Oct. 23, 1862, into 16th N. H. Infantry mustered out Aug. 20, 1863. Sylvander S. Hovey mustered Oct. 23, 1862, into 16th N. H. Inmustered out Aug. 20, 1863; mustered into 18th N. H. Infantry 13, 1864 Sept. promoted to corporal discharged June 10, fantry
; ; ;
;

to 1st sergeant;

wounded July

1861, into 2d N. H. Infantry; 2, 1863, at the bat-

1865.

Fernando S. Hovey mustered from Dublin March 29, 1864, into 1st N. H. Cavalry; dischai'ged for disability ftlarch 15, 1865. Henry D. Holbrook mustered into 7th N. Y. Battery mustered Sept. 22, 1862, into 14th N. H. Infantry mustered out July 8, 1865. Cyrus F. Holbrook enlisted into 9th N. H. Infantry, Aug. 15, 1862.
; ;

Joseph

J.

Houghton
Hill

enlisted into

43d Mass. Infantry.

;

Bradley

W.

mustered into 5th N. H. Infantry Oct. 23, 1861

discharged for disability Sept. 30, 1862. Leonard S. Holden mustered Sept. 22, 1862, into 14th N. H. Infantry promoted to corporal Oct. 1, 1864, and to sergeant Apr. 1, 1865 mustered out July 8, 1865.
; ;

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
;

John F. Hunt mustered Sept. 13, 1SG4, into 18th N. II. Infantiy promoted to 1st sergeant; mustered out June 10, 1865. Lemuel O. Hunt mustered from Walpole Nov. 13, 1862, into IGth N. H. Infantry; mustered out Aug. 20, 1863; mustered into 18tli N. H. Infantry Sept. 13, 1861; promoted to sergeant; mustered out June 10, 1865. Orrick L. Haskell mustered into 18th N. II. Infantry Sept. 13,
mustered out July 29, 1865. Charles H. Holbrook mustered Sept. 23, 1862, into mustered out May 25, 1865. fantry
18G4
; ;

UtU N. H.

In-

try'

George B. Holbrook mustered Oct. was detailed for clerical duty

;

2,

1862, into 14tli N. H. Infan-

at

brigade headquarters

mus-

tered out July 8, 1865.

D. Brainard Ilealey mustered Sept. 22, 1862, into 14tli N. II. Infantry died of disease at Fortress Monroe, Va., Aug. 25, 1864. Daniel K. Heale}^ mustered Sept. 22, 1862, into 14th N. H. Infan;

discliarged Aug. 31, 1863, to accept promotion to a captainc}' in u colored regiment; received a permanent wound in North Carolina after Fort Fisher was talcen, while ascending the river to destroy
try
;

forts.

Ira H.

Hooper mustered Sept.

13, 1864, into 18th

N. H.

Infantr}';

mustered out July 29, 1865. John P. Hill mustered Sept. 21, 1864, into 18th N. H. Infantry; mustered out July 29, 1865. Clark 11. Houghton mustered Sept. 13, 1864, into 18lh N. H. Infantr}'
;

Alvin
fantr}'
;

discharged in June, 1865. W. Houghton mustered March 28, 1865, into 18th N. H. mustered out July 29, 1865.

Iii-

mustered out July

try

Louis Henry mustered Aug. 2, 1864, into 14tli N. H. Infantry' 8, 1865; substitute. John \V. Henderson mustered Aug. 5, 1864, into 14th N. II. Infan;
;

not

officially

accouhted

for.

William Holden mustered Oct. 14, 1863, into 3d N. H. Infantr}'; wounded Aug. 16, 1864; mustered out May 12, 1865; substitute. Tliomas Harvey mustered Jan. 1, 1864, into 6th N. H. Infantr}'; died in Field Hospital at City Point, Va.
Martin Hanrahan mustered
;

for

Hinsdale Sept. 22, 1862; wounded

in

mustered out Jul}' 8, 1865. slightly Sept. 19, 1864 Orlan Ilevves enlisted into an 111. Cavalry Regiment
charge was shot from his horse and killed. George W. Johnson enlisted in a Mass. Regiment.

making a

MILITARY AFFAIRS.

137
in

Truman A.Jackson
there.

drafted in a
;

New York Regiment; wounded

the battle of the Wiklerness

sent to Andersonville prison, and died

Martin Jewell mustered Sept. 13, 1864, into 18th N. H. Infantry; mustered out July 29, 1865. Anson R. Jilson mustered into 2nd N. H. Infantry May 31, 1861 mustered into U. S. Sharpdischarged for disability July 28, 1861
;
;

shooters Nov. 26, 1861 reenlisted Jan. 5, 1864 of Laurel Hill May 8, 1864.
;

killed at the battle

try

28, 1861, into 6th N. H. Infandischarged for disability at Baltimore, Md., Jan. 22, 1863. Thomas Kamey mustered Jan. 4, 1864, into 6th N. H. Infantry;

George O. Knapp mustered Nov.

;

deserted at Annapolis, Mtl., April 22, 1864. D. W. Kendall was in the army three years from Illinois.
killed

Rodney Lawrence mustered Oct. on picket June 10, 1863.

;

26, 1861, into 5th

N. H. Infantry

Bradford P. Lampson mustered Sept. 23, 1862, into 14th N. H. Indied of disease at Savannah, Ga., Feb. 9, 1865. fantry Leonard Lyman mustered Oct. 23, 1862, into 16th N. H. Infantry mustered out Aug. 20, 1863.
;

Nathaniel F. Lane mustered

killed at Williamsburg, Va.,

May May 5,

31

1861, into 2d N. H. Infantry 1862.

,

George Sumner Lombard enlisted in 1863 into a Mass. Regiment and died in North Carolina. William Lyman enlisted in a Mass. Regiment and killed while in the
service.

Herman L.Lincoln mustered Nov.

try for
;

28, 1861, into 6th N. H. InfanRichmond reenlisted Jan. 3, 1864 discharged July 17, 1865. Samuel Mattoon mustered Sept. 22, 1862, into 14th N. H. Infan;

try

mustered out

Charles
fantry
;

May 18, 1865. W. Mattoon mustered Sept.

8, 1865.

22, 1862, into 14th

N. H. In-

mustered out July

George B. Mattoon enlisted in 1861, at the age of fifteen, in 1st Vermont Cavalry participated in seventy -six engagements had three
;
;

liorses killed

under him
;

Sheridan and Custer

served three years, most of the time under came home in good condition " without hav;

ing received a scratch." William B. Marble enlisted Dec. 26, 1861, into 17th U. S. Infantry
;

wounded

at Fredericksburg

Dec. 26, 1862; discharged at the

15, 1862, into 9th

expiration of three 3'ears' service.

James H. Matthews mustered Aug.

N. H. Infan-

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try;

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
wounded Sept.
30, 18G4
;

promoted to corporal
5,

May

1,

1865;

mustered out June

10, 1865.

John L. Meserve mustered Jan.

1864, into Veteran Reserve

II. Infantry for Gilsum mustered out July 8, 1865. Sept. 22, 1862 Oliver L. Nash mustered Nov. 28, 1861, into 6th N. II. Infantry;
;

Corps. Ansil A. Morse mustered into 14th N.

wounded Aug.
Slillman D.
try'
;

29,

1862; discharged

for disability

Dec. 22, 1862.

Nash mustered Nov.

28, 1861, into 6th N. II. Infan-

discharged for disability at New York Harbor Aug. 26, 1S63. Frederick Nitchker mustered June 14, 1864, into 9th N. H. Infan;

died of wounds July 30, 1864; substitute. F. Newell enlisted into the 10th 111. Cavali y discharged for an injury received while on duty; enlisted into 150th 111. Infantr}'

Warren

tr}' in

January, 1865.
reiinlisled

P^lbridge G. Prentice mustered into 2d

Feb. 25, 1864 mustered out Dec. 19, 1865.

;

1861

N. II. Infantry Sept. 17, promoted to corporal Nov. 1, 1864

;
;

Jerry L. Plummer mustered Aug. 24, 1861, into 3d N. H. Infantry wounded severely June 16, 1862 died of disease at General Hospital, New York, March 18, 1864. Benjamin Poniroy mustered Nov. 28, 1861, into 6th N. II. Infantry discharged for dij-ability at Roanoke Island, N. C.
; ;

George Perkins mustered Jan. 2, 1864, into 6th N. H. Infantr\' deserted at Pittsburg, Pa., March 20, 1864. Warren A. Pickering mustered Sept. 13, 1864, into 18th N. H. In;

mustered out Aug. 17, 1865. fantry Charles W. Philbrick mustered Sept. 22, 1862, into 14th N. H. Inmustered out July 8, 1865. fantry
;

David Pelkey mustered Aug. 24, 1861, into 3d N. II. Infantry; mustered out Aug. 23, 1864. David Pelkey, 2d, mustered Feb. 23, 1865. Charles S. Parks mustered Feb. 28, 1865, into 1st N. H. Heavy mustered out June 9, 1865. Artillery Thomas R. Pearson mustered Oct. 5, 1863, into 5th N. II. Infantry mustered out May 17, 1865. Albert B. Page mustered March 30, 1864, into 2nd N. II. Infantry. Samuel S. Qiiinn enlisted into the three months' N. II. Inf:inli-y commissioned second lieutenant in 5th N. H. Infantr}' Oct. 12, I-SGI
; ;
;

first

lieutenant

Aug.

1,

1862; captain Dec.

17,

1862; resigned Feb.

17, 1863.

MILITARY AFFAIRS.

139
;

died of

Charles A. Quinn mustered into 5Lh N. H. Infantrj' Oct. 23, 1861 wounds received at the battle of Antietam Sept. 17, 1862.
;

Carlos Quinn mustered Sept. 17, 1861, into 2d N. H. Infantry charged for disability Oct. 20, 1862.

dis-

Henry

P.

Read mustered Nov.

28, 1861, into 6th

N. H. Infantry;

transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps

March

15, 1864.

try

Samuel Rockwood mustered Nov. 28, 1861, into 6th N. H. Infandischarged for disability Nov. 28, 1862 enlisted into Veteran
;

Reserve Cor|)s Jan.

"William

1,

1864.

enlisted into Veteran Reserve Corps Jan. 1, 1864. Robinson mustered Nov. 28, 1861, into 6th N. H. Infantiy discharged for disability at Washington, D. C, May 18, 1863. George B. Richardson mustered Nov. 28, 1861, into 6th N. H. Indischarged for disability at Newbern, N. C, Jan. 24, 1862. fantry Ricliard R. Ramsdell mustered Oct. 23, 1862, into 16th N. H. In-

Read

George
;

W.

fantry
Eli
try
;

W. Reynolds

discharged Aug. 20, 1863. mustered Sept. 22, 1862, into 14th N. H. Infanfor disability at

wagoner; discharged

Washington, D. C, Aug.

12, 1863.

William N. Ripley mustered Sept. 13, 1864, into 18th N. H. Infantry.

John Ryan mustered Dec.

tered out July 20, 1865
;

14, 1864, into

3d N..H. Infantry; mus-

substitute.
;

Edward Rogers mustered Dec. 27, 1864, into 3d N. H. Infantr}' mustered out July 20, 1865 substitute. James Riley mustered Sept. 29, 1863, into 5th N. H. Infantry deserted at Point Lookout, Ml., Nov. 20, 1863.
;

died at

Demeret Stone mustered Oct. 23, 1862, New Orleans, La., June 18, 1863.

into 16th

N. H.

Infantrj'

Harvey Sargent mustered Oct. 23, 1862, into 16th N. H. Infanti'y mustered out Aug. 20, 1863.
Charles Sebastian mustered

Samuel Sebastian mustered

May 31, 1861, into 2d N. H. Infantry. May 31, 1861, into 2d N. H. Infantry;
Heavy
Artillery

discharged for disability Jul}' 29, 1861. Louis W. Starkey enlisted into 12th N. Y.
15,

Aug.

1864; discharged July 6, 1865. Edward P. Sebastian mustered Nov. 28, 1861, into 6th N. H. Infantry discharged for disability at Washington, D. C, Nov. 12, 1862 mustered Feb. 28., 1865, into 18lh N. H. Infantry mustered out July
;

29, 1865.

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

John P. Stone mustered

promoted
July
2,

May

31, 1861, into

;

2(1

N. H. Infantry

to first sei'geant Dec. 15, 18G2

killed at Gettysburg, Penn.,

18G3.

Cyrus W. Stanley mustered Nov. 28, 1861, into 6tli N. 11. Infanpromoted to corporal; wounded July 24, 1864; mustered out try Nov. 27, 1864. Isaac Starkey mustered Sept. 9, 1861, into 2d N. H. Infantry; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps. Newell R. Smith mustered Dec. 5, 1861, into 6th N. II. Infantr}';
;

died April 4, 1862. Aaron B. Sumner mustered

May 31, 1861, into 2d N. II. Infantr}' promoted to corporal Jan. 1, 1862, and to sergeant Jan. 10, 1864; mustered out June 21, 1864. Samuel P. Stephenson mustered Oct. 23, 1862; discharged for dis;

ability

serted at

1, 1864, into 6tli N. II. Infantry-; deJan. 21, 1864. Camp Nelson, K3\, John Stuart mustered Jan. 1, 1864, into 6th N. H. Infantry; sup-

March 9, 1863. Thomas Smith mustered Jan.

posed to have deserted en route to reginient. Charles Swardz mustered May 27, 1864, into 6th N. H. Infantry; supposed to have deserted en route to regiment substitute. Seamon A. Stone mustered Sept. 22, 186 2, into 14th N. H. Infan;

try

1864

captured at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864; paroled Oct. 8, mustered out July 8, 1865. Horace B. Starkey mustered Sept. 22, 1862, into 14th N. II. Infan;
;

try

discliarged for disability at Manchester, N. H., Feb. 6, 1865. William Sebastian mustered Sept. 22, 1862, into 14th N. H. Infan;

tr}'

promoted to corporal mustered out July 8, 1865. William W. Stone mustered Sept. 22, 1862, into 14th N.
;
; ;

II.

InfanIn-

mustered out Jidy 8, 1865. try' Charles E. Stephenson mustered Sept. 22, 1862, into I4th N. mustered out July 8, 1865. fantry'
;

II.

Charles

W.

Scott mustered Oct. 23, 1862, into 16th N.

II.

Infan-

try; promoted to first sergeant; mustered out Aug. 20, 1863. George W. Sweetzer mustered into 18th N. H. Infantry Sept. 13, 1864 mustered out July 29, 1865. Frederick E. Sebastian mustered Sept. 13, 1864, into 18th N. II. Infantry; mustered out June 10, 1865. Andrew Swan mustered Oct. 14, 1863, into 3d N. II. Infantry
;

mustered out July 17, 1865.

MILITARY AFFAIRS.

141

try

Stillman L. Stone mustered Sept. 23, 18G2, into 14th N. H. Infanwounded severely Oct. 19, 1864; discharged at Manchester,
;

N. H., Jidy 4, 1865. Franli Simpson mustered Oct.

5,
;

1863, into 5th N. H. Infantr\^

substitute. discliarged by order May 25, 1865 Edward S. Stevens mustered Oct. 5, 1863, into 5th N.

promoted

to corporal

wounded June

3,

1864

Infantry deserted from hos-

pital Sept. 30,

1864

substitute.
;

William Scarlett mustered Dec. 27, 1864, into 4th N. H. Infantry mustered out Aug. 23, 1865 substitute. Alonzo D. Sumner mustered Dec. 31, 1863, into Veteran Reserve
;

Corps; discharged for disabilit}' May 16, 1865. Luther Smith mustered Aug. 15, 1862, into 9th N. H. Infantry; wounded May 12, 1864 mustered out June 10, 1865.
;

John H. Streeter mustered Jan. 14, 1862, for Richmond, into 6th N. H. Infantry; wounded May 6, 1864. William H. Thorning mustered into 2d N. H. Infantry from Winchester May 31, 1861 mustered out June 21, 1864. T. George Trowbridge mustered into 3d N. II. Infantry, Aug. 24,
;

1861

killed at Drury's Bluffs, Va.,

May
1,

13, 1864.
in Field

Harvey Thompson mustered Jan. at City Point, Va.

John
S.

1864; died

Hospital

Thayer mustered Sept.

22, 1862, into 14th

N. H. Infantry

mustered out

May

13, 1865.

try

Alonzo W. Tupper mustered Sept. mustered out July 8, 1865.

; ;

22, 1862, into 14th

N. H. Infan-

fantry

Willard E. Thatcher mustered Sept. 22, 1862, into 14th N. H. Indied of disease at Offutt's Cross Roads, Md., Jan. 3, 1863. Dexter H. Thomas mustered Sept. 22, 1862, into 14th N. H. In;

fantry

mustered out
substitute.

Julj'^ 8,

1865.
13, 1864
;

John Thompson mustered Dec.

iment
;

deserted en route to reg-

Peter Taylor mustered Aug. 5, 1864, into 14th N. H. Infantry; supposed captured at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864 substitute. Charles E. Town mustered Aug. 16, 1862, into 9th N. H. Infantry
;

died near Petersburg, Va., Feb. 20, 1865. Lysandcr F. Thompson was in the 53d Mass. Volunteers two and one-half years.

Oratus J. Verry mustered Oct. 23, 1862, into 16th N. II. lufantry mustered out Aug. 20, 1863; mustered Sept. 27, 1864, into 18th N. H. Infantry; promoted to corporal; mustered out June 10, 1865.

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HISTORY OF SAVANZEY.

Charles Wheeler enlisted into the regular army and has not been

accounted

for.

Nelson T. Woodward mustered Oct. 23, 1862, into IGth N. H. Inmustered out Aug. 20, 1863. fantry Daniel E. Woodward mustered Oct, 23, 1862, into 16th N. H. Infantry; mustered out Aug. 20, 1863. Elliot Wright mustered Dec. 3, 1861, into 6th N. H. Infantry;
;

died of diseasfe at Alexandria, Va., Nov, 28, 1862

grave No. 510, National Cemetery-, Alexandria, Va. Gardner Wheeler mustered Nov. 28, 1861, into 6th N. II. Infantry ; musterod out Nov. 27, 1864.
;

Sanlord
;

S.

Wilber mustered Oct. 23, 1862, into 16lh N.

II.

Infan-

Orleans, La., July 21, 1863. try AVinch mustered into 5th N. H. Infantry, Sept. 29, 1863, L. John from Winchester; mustered out May 12, 1865.
died at

New

Noyes G. Wheeler mustered Oct.

try
;

23, 1862, into 16th

N. H. Infan-

discharged, date not given.

Sexton W. Williams mustered Dec. 25, 1863, as a reenlisted veteran into 2d U. S. Sharpshooters; wounded severel}' June 17, 1864, and died of the wound. George P. Ward mustered Sept. 23, 1862, into 14th N. II. Infanmustered out July 8, 1865. Ward mustered Sept. 22, 1862, into 14th N. H. Infantry; promoted to corporal March 1, 1865; mustered out July 8,
try
;

Harrison E.

1865.

Lincoln Wheelock mustered Sept. 12, 1862, into

try.

14tli

N. H. Infan14th N. H,
;

Carroll

D. Wright commissioned second lieutenant

;

in

Infantry, Oct. 9, 1862

adjutant Sept. 20, 1863

colonel Dec. 6, 1864

honorably discharged, March 18, 1865. Franklin C. Whitcorab mustered Oct

fantry
;

2,

1862, into 14th N. H. In-

wounded

at the battle of Winchester;

mustered out July

8,

1865.

John Q. A. Wilson mustered Sept.

detailed a fantry 10, 1865.
;

13, 1864, into 18th

;

N.

11. In-

member of the regimental band

mustered out June

try

Jonas C. Waters mustered Sept. 13, 1864, into 18th N. II. Infanmustered out June 10, 1865. John Welch mustered Oct. 8, 1863, into 3d N. H. Infantry; sup; ;

posed to have deserted en route to regiment; sul)stitute. James Weed mustered Dec. 9, 1864, into 3d N. II. Infantry

pro-

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moted
to corporal

143
;

June 22, 1865

mustered out July 20, 1865

sub-

stitute.

George "Wilson mustered Nov. 28, 1861, into 6tb N. H. Infantry'; discharged at Newbern, N. C. John W3ilia mustered Oct. 5, 1863, into 5th N. H. Infantry; pro-

moted

wounded June 16, 1864; sulistitute. mustered Aug. 30, 1864, into 5th N. H. InfanWelch G. George
to corporal;
;

died of disease in Field Hospital, City Point, Va., Dec. 5, 1864 try substitute.

Joseph Woods mustered

substitute.

May

27, 1864, into 6th

N. H. Infantry

James Williamson mustered July

trj'
;

30, 1864, into 14th

N. H. Infan-

accounted for; substitute. Lucius Whitcomb mustered from Fitzwilliara, Nov. 28, 1861, into
not
ottlcially
;

6th N. H. Infantry killed at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 29, 1862. Leonard "Wliitcomb enlisted into 36th Mass. Volunteers in 1862

discharged after four months' service.

Andrew Whitcomb was

iment when
Infantry
;

in the Worcester Co. of the 6th Mass. regwent through Baltimore; enlisted into the 7th R. I. out over two years wounded in thigh.
it
; ;

L3'man Whitcomb enlisted into the 7th R. I. Infantry killed in the second battle of Bull Run. Park E. Wright had three years' service in Doubleday's Battery. Charles Henry W3'man was in the lOtli Vermont regiment four and one-half years detailed as amounted orderly; had one horse shot under him and had his sword shot from his belt. One of the first measures of the Lower Ashuelot proprietors was to provide a "training field." They felt that their main reliance for proTlie wartection against the Indians was upon the citizen soldier}'. like attitude of the mother country tovvards France and some of the
;

but have

other European nations for ^-ears previous to this period could not firml}' impressed them that all able-bodied young men should

be trained

for military' service in order that they

be prepared for such

most men performed the military duties required of them with alacrity. Sucli was the honor of a military title that the most aspiring sought the offices Tlie early history of the town furnishes that conferred these titles. the best evidence that the men witli militarj'^ titles were the men upon

emergencies as were liable to occur at any time. For a hundred years after the town was first settled

whom

were conferred most of the

offices of civil

administration.

In 1760 the militia of

New Hampshire
At

of infantry and one of troops.

consisted of nine regiments this time Cheshire county com-

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prised what

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

is now Cheshire ami Sullivan, and the militia of the was organized into one regiment. It was No. G, and its colonel county was Josiah Willard. Officers and men liad experienced much military

service the preceding years in the seven years' war. No material change took place in the military organizations of

New

Hampshire from 17G0 until after the declaration of independence. About this time important changes in the military system were made. The militia were divided into two classes a training band and
:

an alarm

list.

"The Training Band was constituted of all the able-bodied male persons in the State from sixteen years old to fifty except coi'tain i)ersons in position and employment specified, and Negroes, Indians and Mulattoes."

"The Alarm

List included

all

age to sixty-five not included

in the

male persons from sixteen years of Training Band and not exempted

by the first section of the act. They were to serve in a separate corps, were subject to be called out of their towns by no officer under the rank of a colonel, and once in every six months they were to be called
in the limits of

out by the captains of the companies Iic^longing to the Training Band which they resided, to have their arms and accouter-

ments examined." Each officer and private soldier was "to equip himself and be constantl}' provided with a good Fire Arm, good ramrod, a worm priming wire and brush, and a bayonet fitted to his gun, a scabbard and belt therefor and a cutting sword or a tomahawk or hatchet a pouch containing a cartridge-l)ox that will hold fifteen rounds of cartridges, at least a hundred buck-shot, a jack-knife and tow for wadding, six flints,
;

one pound of powder, forty leaden balls fitted to his gun, a knapsack and blanket, a canteen or wooden bottle sufficient to hold one quart." Each company was to muster eight times a year including the regimental muster.

"Each town was

to provide

and deposit

in

some

safe place for use in case of an alarm a specified number of spades or shovels, axes and picks, and to provide arms and equipments for

those unable to provide them for themselves, and parents, masters or guardians were to provide for those under their care."

Up

to this time the militia of Cheshire

It

regiment.

was now divided into three

county was included in one The towns of Swanzey,

:

Richmond, Winchester, Hinsdale, Chesterfield, Westmoreland, Keene, Surry and Gilsum constituted one regiment. It was No. 13, and SamThe number of men in the uel Ashley of Winchester was its colonel. was lOSO. regiment When Colonel Ashley's regiment was called out in 1777, Joseph

THOMAS

T.

WETHERBEE.

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145

Hammond
Ashley's

of

Swanzey was
Lieut.

Whitcomb and
staff.

its lieutenant colonel and Lieut. Elisba Samuel Wright also of Swanzey were upon Col.

On

the 5th of September, 1792, the

new

This contained important provisions as to the militia.

constitution was adopted. In the bill

of rights it announced the truth that "a well-regulated militia is the proper, natural and sure defence of a State ;" and provided that the

"general and
pointed by

field officers

the'

governor and council

of the militia should be nominated and apthat the captains and subal;

terns in the respective regiments shall be nominated and recommended by the field officers to the governor, who is to issue their commission immediately on receipt of such recommendation that "the
;

governor of this State for the time being shall be commander-in-chief of the array and navy, and all the military forces of the State by sea and land;" "that no officer duly commissioned to command in the militia, shall be removed from his office but by address of both houses
to the governor, or by fair trial in court-martial, pursuant to the laws of the State for the time being;" that "the commanding officers of

regiments shall appoint their adjutants and quartermasters

adiers, their brigade majors tains and subalterns, their
;

the major generals, their aids

officers ;"

the brigthe cap-

non-commissioned

and that the

division of the militia into brigades, regiments and companies made in pursuance of the militia laws then in force should be considered as
the proper division of the militia of the state until the same should be altered.

new militia laws became necessary. B}^ an was passed, the companies in the towns of Winchester, Richmond and Swanzey, formed a first battalion and the companies in the towns of Hinsdale and Chesterfield a second battalion and the two battalions formed the sixth regiment the sixth, fifteenth, sixteenth, twelfth and twentieth regiments formed the fifth brigade, and the fourth and fifth brigades formed the third division.
Under
this constitution,

act which

By this organization of the militia of the state there were twentyseven regiments, six brigades and three divisions. By an act passed Dec. 28, 1792, it was provided that all free ablebodied, white male citizens from eighteen to forty years of age should be enrolled that each commanding officer of a company should call
;

out the same twice every year for inspection of arms and instruction in military discipline, and at such other times as he should think best,

and that each commander of a battalion should call out his battalion once every year for the same purpose that there should be one stand;

10

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arc!

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
and one
suit of regimental colors for

each regiment, with appro;

that there should be priate inscriptions at the expense of the state a major general to each division, a brigadier to each brigade, a lieutenant colonel to each regiment, one major to each bdttalion, a captain,
lieutenant, ensign, four sergeants, four corporals, one drummer and one fifer to each company and the regimental staff was to consist of
;

an adjutant and quartermaster with the rank of lieutenant; a paymaster, surgeon, surgeon's mate, sergeant major, drum major and fife major that each battalion should have one company of grenadiers or light infantry, and each division sliould have one company of artillery.
;

The law required

that important militia laws should be read at

tlie

head of each company at least once a year. In 1795 the enrolment law was amended so as to include in the enrolment those between the ages of sixteen and forty.
It

was unlawful

for

any non-commissioned

officer or private to fire

a gun on the day or evening of muster in or near any public road, or any house, or on or near the place of parade without permission of a

commissioned

officer.

Whitcomb was lieutenant colonel of the sixth regiment and Philemon Whitcomb major of the first battalion in the same
In 1796 Elisha
regiment, both of Swanzey.
18, 1805, that the captain of each company of organized according to law receive out of the treasury fifty dollars for erecting a gun-house, that one cannon with carriage, harIt artillery

was enacted June

ness and apparatus should be furnished each company of artillery, also music-money and a color that there should be at least a company
;

that there be not of light infantry or grenadiers to each battalion more than one company of cavalry to each regiment, and that such
;

companies be furnished with music-money and colors that each company in the state turn out for inspection of arms and military exer;

on the last Wednesday of June annually, also annuallj' in the month of August or September, and at such other times as the comcise

manding

officers of companies should think proper, not exceeding four times in each year; that each regiment should be called out annually in the months of September or October, unless by permission of the ba-igadiers they should parade in battalion that suitable meats
;

and drinks, or thirty- four cents in lieu thereof, should be furnished each non-commissioned officer and private within their several towns and places on regimental or battalion musters. Fhilemon Whitcoml) of Swanzey was major general of the third That year the fifth bridivision of New Hampshire militia in 1810.

MILITARY AFFAIRS.

147

gade mustered in S'^vanzey, and was revieAved by General Whitcomb. Isaac Stratton, Esq., a number of years since, wrote the following
one of the local papers. Mr, Stratton at the time of this military displaj^^ was but little more than three years old, but the muster was regarded by Swanzey people as an event of so much consequence that it was a theme of conversation for many sucarticle for publication in

ceeding years, and the little ones of that day in after familiar with all its details.

j'^ears

became

"In the year 1810 the fifth brigade of Major General Philemon Whitcomb's division of New Hampshire militia mustered in Swanzey. The people of Swanzey were much elated fences were removed fields leveled on either side of the old common, making a broad field At that time there were four nearly two miles long and very level. it was a old-style taverns on Swanzey plains near the muster field nice location for a big muster. The occasion was blest with a beautiful autumn day. All of the regiments of. the brigade were on the field promptly. There wei'e several volunteer veteran companies on the parade, not a few of them were old Revolutionar}' soldiers. It was
; ;
;

probably the greatest military display that ever took place in this part of the State. Not less than four thousand men bore arms. There

were a greater number of spectators than troops. Muster was the people's great holidaj" in those times. Every man, Avoman and child that was able to go must be there. Scores of booths were erected opposite the lines, and within

them were fiddling and dancing gingerbread and strong drink were sold from them quite freely. The right of the brigade was graced with several large companies of cavalry,
;

their scarlet coats and bear-skin caps looked warlike. the various regiments were familiar with their duty.

The officers of The vast line was kept in most perfect order. The inspectors reported to the General that almost every man was equipped as the law required. The General then reviewed the brigade (his two sons aids) with pride and admiration. The plan of the manoeuvers and evolutions of the day was carried out in grand military style without mistakes or accidents. The muster closed as was usual in those days with a grand sham A large fort was thrown up at the base of Mt. Csesar, a short fight.
distance west of the muster
field,

the mountain at that time being

covered with a dense forest.

ambush

there.

Several tribes of sham Indians lay in Soon after the fight commenced they rushed out and

participated in the battle, their faces painted, and long black hair hanging down their backs, and their horrid j^ells produced an excite-

ment

that

is

unknown

in these

modern

times.

It

was a reminder of

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the trials of the

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

first settlers of our country. The battle continued nearly an hour, both armies fought bravely, large numbers on either side were apparently killed and wounded. The Indians kept up their

fiendish yells, apparently taking

some

scalps.

For

time the

is-

The Americans held the fort and by a very inflank movement overcame the pretended British and made genious of their entire when the Indians fled to theu- native force prisoners
sue seemed doubtful.
forest.

physical forms of those stalwart men that made up this miliwith their elastic limbs and martial steps have gradually display tary gone down into the peaceful bosom of mother earth. The otiieers

The

that rode their proud steeds have gone

down

into the

shadowy ranks

with their soldiers.

'What

is slorj',

what

is

fame?

A mere

A A
Samuel Dinsmore,

echo, a sliadow, a name, flower tliat blossoms for a day,

life "

stream that hurries

away.'

sen., of

shire in the years of 1831, 1832

Keene, w^s governor of and 1833.

New Hamp-

When

the uniformed companies in

Mr. Dinsmore was governor there was a volunteer muster of tlie county at Keene.

There was at this time much interest taken in military displays by the people general!}^, and in nearly ever}^ town was a well-uniformed and well-drilled military company'. Some of the largo towns had two
companies. In some of the small towns the whole militia of the town were uniformed and organized into one company.

The leading
at the time

quentl}'

spirit in initiating the muster was James Wilson who was captain of the Keene Light Infantr}-, and who subsebecame major general in the New Hampshire militia and mem-

ber of congress.
the companies present there were two cavahy, four artiller}', a large number of light infantry, some uniformed infantry, and a number of rifle companies. The acting colonel, lieutenant colonel, major

Of

and adjutant, were the commissioned colonels of four regiments. Amos Bennett of Richmond, colonel of the sixth regiment, was the senior officer in the commission and had the command.

Governor Dinsmore reviewed the

of the state militia

line

and Adjutant General

Low

The At this time

the inspection. muster field was on the plain just north of

made

Swanzey

line.

the militia was organized into companies and regiments

MILITARY AFFAIRS.
for performing the military duties required.

149

The

battalion drill and

battalion officers had been dispensed with some years previous. The duties required by law of commissioned officers were for captains or senior otHcers of companies to warn their men to meet in

Ma}' at some central place to have their arms inspected, to have those militia laws read that were applicable for the performance of military Previous to duties and to instruct the men in military discipline. law required the May training to be on the first Tuesthat time it was changed to the second Tuesday day in May. The in May. companies were again warned out for drill by their officers The colonels of just before the annual muster. commanding

about

1<S30 the

About

regiments called the commissioned

for one day's drill before muster.

officers of their

regiments together

The muster was usually held in September. It was expected that the regiments would be reviewed by either a major or a brigadier-general, and that a member of the reviewing officer's staff" would inspect The day for a regiment to the arms of each soldier in the regiment.
muster was appointed by a general and b}' such an arrangement as would be most convenient to go from regiment to regiment and review and inspecc one a day. It was usual to have a muster only on the days of Tuesday, Wednesday', Thursday and Friday. The place for a regiment to muster was designated by the colonel.

The arms for performing military dutj' required by law were, for a mounted officer and cavalry man, a pair of pistols and a sword an an infantry man, a gun with a bayonet fitted artiller}' man, a sword a rifleman, a rifle without a bayonet. Wlien the old flint lock was to it used, each man was required to have two spare flints, a priming wire and brush, cartridge boxes attached to a belt, and to hold a certain number of cartridges. All soldiers, excepting commissioned officers,
;

knapsack and canteen. when on duty had to vrear military uniThe uniforms of field officers were a blue military swallowforms. The militia officers tail coat, a felt cocked hat and white linen pants. wore a blue swallow-tail military coat, white linen pants, and a leather
had
to be furnished with a

All commissioned officers

The officers of the independent military companies wore uniforms to correspond with the style of uniform adopted by their company. The rank of oflScers was indicated to some extent by the epaulette worn. Field officers wore a pair of silver epaulettes, captains an epaumilitary cap.
lette

upon the right shoulder, lieutenants an epaulette upon the

left

shoulder.

Field officers, when upon parade, almost invariably z*ode nice horses

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with good equipage.

IlISTOKY OF SWANZEY.
It

an

officer to

appear otherwise.
its

would have been considered a disgrace for It was not usual for a held otlicer to

own

the horse or

equipage.

Tliere were noted paratle horses that were seen at musters 3'ear after year, and wore seen at a number of musters the same year. The
letting of a

good parade horse

witli its

equipage was a source of conhis staff, procured

in color

siderable income.
for the business

The general who reviewed, and

an elegant set of horses corresponding

and

match.

The

sixth regiment

was

in as

good condition

in

1840 as

it

had been at

indei)endent companies were Swanzcy Artillery Winchester, Chesterfield and Hinsdale Light Infantries Richmond Grenadiers and Swanzey and Chesterau3' previous time or

has been sul)sequently.

;

The

tit'ld

Rifle Companies. Most if not all these companies appeared at muster with full ranks, good music and were fairly well <lrilled. At this time much pride was tal<en in most towns in having good uniformed military companies and have them make a good appear-

ance on muster da3^

for uniforms.

To

pearance required much time

prepare the companies for a creditable apto be spent ^n drilling and mucli money

Good music was considered an indispensable part of military disMost of the independent companies went to muster with a play.
good band. It was a point with most of tliese companies to be at the place of muster the day before in the afternoon, and to do some drilling. Tlie time when companies expected to make their best display at mananivering was at an intermission usuall}^ of about an hour after the companies had been inspected. For the duties of muster day the men were warned to meet at some

The companies were organparticular place as early as six o'clock. ized at once by its officers and the regiment b^* the adjutant, assisted
by the quartermaster. The music of all the companies was consolidated into one band under the direction of the drum-major of the regiment.

Then
it

the field officers took the

to
tlie

command

of the reiiiment

parade ground. Inspection was next in order the Tlie review Ijy the general took place in inspector. general's by If he was accustomed to making addresses he would the afternoon.

and marclied

make one to the regiment. would have a member of his

was not so accustomed to this he qualified, do it for him. The closing duties of a regiment for the day under its commander consisted in battalion drill, firing in line, and often in a sham fight.
If he
staff,

who was

For a long time muster day was the people's great holiday of the

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151

year, and a time when showmen and pedlers went from muster to muster, the former giving exhibitions of great variety and the latter dis-

posing of goods of varied qualities.

There are no rolls of New Hampshire militia in the adjutant generby which Swanzey's military history previous to 1815 can There can be be known, except during the time of the Revolution. no doubt but that it was an honorable one. It is certain that previous to this time many of its most prominent citizens had military tial's office

tles

which indicates tlieir connection with the state militia. There were probably no independent military companies in this part of the state till some years after the Revolutionary war, when a Later still there were two cavalry cavalry company was organized.

companies

in the sixtli

regiment,

Swanzey furnished some of the

:

men for the first company and most of them for the second. Tlie following ISwanzey men were captains in the cavahy Jonathan Locke, Henry R. Morse, David Aldrich, Fhinelias Stone,
Alva Whitcorab, William Wright,
Jonathan Whitcomb.

The company was disbanded about 1830. The Swanzey artillery was formed about 1808.
do military duty
in
in the sixth

Men

required to

was substantially a Swanzey compan5^ The following men commanded the company. It is supposed the knowlIt

company. Swanzey.

regiment had a right to enlist into the But few ever did duty in the compan}^ that did not reside

edge of the first five is obtained from traditional evidence, of others from the adjutant general's oflfice.

Joseph Emerson, Nathan Whitcomb,

Levi Blake, Edward Goddard,

Otis

Whitcomb,

William Sebastian, David Parsons,

Joseph Woodward,

Thomas T. Wetherbee, James M. Rarasdell,

Benjamin Read, Horace Drewry, Benjamin F. Lombard,

Ahaz Howard,
Calvin Page,

Luther Dickinson, William Read, David Bennett,

Lyman

Gates, Sylvander L, Whitcomb.

Jonathan

W.

Capron,
at the time Luther Dickinson

About 1824,

commanded

the com-

pany, it was newly uniformed. In 1840 these uniforms had become reduced in numbers and im-

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

paireil Vn* usage to such an extent that the company's appearance was not satisfactoiy to the nienil)ers or to those who had been connected with it especially those who had been its officers. Early in the year

measures were taken to see what could be done

forms.
signed.
cai)tain
;

As

for obtaining new unia preliminary step the officers then in commission reA vote for officers resulted in the election of Benjamin Read, Horace Drewr}-, first lieutenant, and Albert Bates, second

lieutenant.

Such was the encouragement

if

fur obtaining

members

for

the

company

new uniforms were

to be procured that seventy-seven

complete uniforms were purchased, and equipments for three commissioned officers, and for sixty-four non-commissioned officers and
privates.

Ten uniforms without equipments were

for the music.

After the new uniforms were obtained, and previous to tlie fall muster, the ladies, to show their appreciation of the military spirit
did flag.

evinced in the company's re-organization, presented it with a s[)lenThe presentation was made in front of the old meetingIt was one of Swanzey's great house, which is now the town house.

The citizens were present in large numbers and there were We doubt if tiiere have ever present from neighboring towns. been so man}' good-looking, well-dressed ladies, brought together in
days.

manv

Swanzey at any other time as stood when the presentation was made.

in front

of the artillery

company

This was done by Miss Thankful Carpenter, daughter of Hon. Elijah Carpenter, and received in behalf of the company by the captain. After the presentation the parties repaired to a bower where refreshments were served, sentiments offered and responses made. The slate, in consideration of the improved condition of the com-

pany, furnished

it

with a

new

well

mounted

six

pound cannon which

its

was retained
tion.

until after the

company ceased to maintain

organiza-

A
ing
its

company was organized about 1830, mainly by persons livFrom the lime of "West Swanzey. It had its armory there. organization to the time of its dissolution it had good numbers,
rifle

in

a good uniform and was well drilled. of the west part of Swanzey.

It

was a
the

credit to the people

The

following were the

commanders of

company

Rufus Thompson,
Joseph Hammond, Peter Holbrook, jr., Erastus Dickinson,

Charles Greene,
Elisha Hutchins,

Sylvanus Bartlett, Aaron A. Sumner. Tiie officers of the militia company previous to 1815 we will not undertake to name. Could they be given correctly the list would embrace

MILITARY AFFAIRS.
a large

153

town.

number of the most prominent and influential men of the The men that did duty in a militia compan}' did not have to

procure a military uniform. with equipments.

They only had

to furnish themselves

Since 1815 the Swanzey militia company have had the following

commanders

Samuel Stearns,
Benjamin Hammond, 2d, John Grimes, 2d, Jonathan D. Ware,
Richardson, 2d, jr., Horatio Black,
jr.,

Hosea Bishop, Phinehas Stone,

Lj'man Leach,

jr.,

Edmund

Stone,

Amos

David Read,

Orlando Page, Edwin Snow, William Moore,

Josiah B. Kelloggr.

Amos

F. Fish,

The following are names of Swanzey cers in the sixth regiment since 1815
COLONELS.

men who have been

field

offi-

Phinehas Stone,

Amos
Allen

Bennett,

Thomas T. Trowbridge, Erastus Dickinson,

Jonathan Whitcomb.
LIEUT. COLONELS.

David Aldrich,

Hammond,
Benjamin Read.
MAJORS.

Luther Dickinson,

David Parsons,
Charles Morrill

Elijah Hills.

Hammond of Chicago (son of Capt. Benjamin of Swanzey), in the months of July and August, 1862, raised a company of infantr}' on Satiu'day was elected captain, and on the Tuesday following the company (Co. I) was joined with others

Hammond

constituting the 100th volunteer regiment of infantry of Illinois. On that same day he was elected major by the officers of the regiment,

taking rank and mustered

in

August

30, 1862

after the battle of

Chickamauga, September

20, 1863, he

was

in

command

ment

till

Septeml)er

4,

1864,

when he was promoted

of the regito lieutenant

colonel; and on May 11, 1865, promoted to the rank of colonel. Twenty-three battles are recorded on the "Old 100th 111. Flag," and Providence permitted him to be activel}' engaged in each one of them. The regiment under his command was mustered out at Chicago June
12, 1865.

CHAPTER

T.

Ecclesiastical.

CONGRKGATIONAL ClIURCH

FORMATION EaRLY ITiSTORY MrMBERS MINISTERS Ol'FICEUS Parsonage CoNGKKGATioXAL St)CiETY Names of Sunday School Church Ladies' Society MioiiJKRs Officers Choir Society Funds Meeting Houses Baptist Church Methodist E. Church Univeksalist Society.

The Congregational Church.

Congregational Clmrcli in Swanzey was organized November 4, 1741, ciglit years after tlie townsliip (then called Lower Ashuelot) was granted to its sixty proprietors. Previous to this time,

THE

and probably from

its first

settlement, the ordinances of religion had

not been neglected, as most of the men prominent in proi)rietary and municipal matters were also leaders in church affairs. The following are some of the earliest recorded votes of the proprietors at meetings

duly called for the purpose, and held at the house of Capt. Nathaniel

Hammond.
^^ Voted to raise a rate or tax of 240 pounds, or 4 1737, Sept. 7. pounds on each right to defray the charges of building a meeting House, mending ways, and other necessaiy charges.

'^

feet long,

Voted, That the}^ will build a meeting house in said township 46 36 feet wide and 20 feet stud, to be set ou the rock near

the corner of the lot No. 18 or near thereabouts.

''Voted that the lot in No. 63 in the 4th division be for the

first

minister, and No. 7 for the ministry. '^ Voted and chose Messrs. Nathaniel Hannnond, Samuel Hills, Samuel Farnsworth, Charles Lummas and Thomas Cressoii a com-

mittee to procure workmen to build the meeting-house or let it out to be done as shall be thought most proper. ''Voted and chose Mr. Samuel Hills to provide a minister to preach the Gospel in said township till the next proprietors' meeting."

Oct. 20.

'^

Voted that the sum of three pounds on each right, or

(15-t)

ECCLESIASTICAL.
180 pounds
ill

155

the whole, be raised to pay for preaching and other

necessary cliarges.

"

Voted,

That Capt. Natlianiel

Hammond

and Charles Luraas be a

lots for the

committee to provide a preacher. ' Voted, That the committee shall pitch
minister and ministry."
1

and lay out the

738,

March

15.

"

Voted,

That Capt. Nathaniel

Hammond

and Mr.

Samuel Hills be a committee to employ a minister to preach in said town this 6 months ensuing." Dec. 28. ''Voted, That there be 4 feet in the length, and 4 feet in the bread til, and two feet in the heighth added to the meeting-house, and build a decent steeple on one end of said meeting-house as the
committee and carpenters
1739, Sept. 18.
shall think fit."

Voted, That Mr. Ephraira Jones, Nathaniel Hambe a committee to take the advice of some Brown mond and Benjamin of the neighboring ministers concerning some suitable person to settle

"

among

as soon as conveniently

us in the work of the Gospel ministiy, and accordingly apply may be to some candidate in the ministry' to

preach upon probation in order for settling." '' Oct. 9. Voted to raise a rate or tax of 240 pounds or 4 pounds on each right to defra}' the cost and charges of preaching the Gospel
in said

township
it

in

time past, and for the future with what remains

so far as

will hold out."

Dec. 28.

The

proprietors voted unanimously for

Mr. Noah Mi-

rick for their minister, offering to give him "200 pounds settlement in bills of credit (of old tenor) if he shall agree to settle in the work

of the ministry

among us one half to be paid in 6 months after his the other half in 12 months after said ordination." and ordination, ''Voted, also, 130 pounds the first year and to add to it 5 pounds
;

every year until

it

comes

to 180 pounds, in bills of credit (of the old

tenor) as his yearly salary, if he shall agree to settle in the work of the ministry among us, and be made as good from year to year as the

money

is

at the present time,

and be continued so as long as he shall

remain our minister."

committee consisting of Abraham Graves, Samuel Gunn, Thomas Crisson, William Scott and John Evans was chosen to treat with Mr. Mirick concerning his settlement, but no record is made of his accepting their proposals. In response to an article in their warrant to "choose 1740, April 4. and call a pious, learned and orthodox minister" the "worthy Mr.

Thomas Goss" was chosen and

invited to settle

among them

with sub-

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stantiall}' the

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
same settlement and salary as that voted
Probably both these
in

rick

and

to Mi".

Ml-

with the same result.

less

men preached

more or
Gardner.

the township, as did also following them, a Mr.

1741, April 13. The proprietors, at a meeting held at the house of Samuel Gunn, voted to call Rev. Timothy Harrington to be their minister witli the salary above named, except it was to be 150 pounds
instead of 130 the
first

year.

Nathaniel

Hammond, John Evans and

Timoth}'
till

Brown were chosen

Mr. Harrington

a committee to carry the proposals to nlso to request him to supply them with preaching

he should give his answer. May 4. It was *' Voted to state Mr. Harrington's salar}-^ in case he shonld take up with our proposals at silver money at 28 shillings per

ounce."
rington, his heirs

That the proprietors will give Mr. Timothy Harand assigns forever, one acre and an half of land situate lying on the Meeting-House Hill where he shall choose to pitch it, so as not to discommode the setting of the Meeting-House,

Aug.

3.

"

Voted,

in case he shall settle in the

work of the
will

miuistr}'

amongst
tlie

us."

" Voted also that the proprietors

exchange
lot

scliool lot

with

Mr. Timothy Harrington,

right for the house lot first minister in Ashuelot."

belonging to the school which the General Court has granted to the
viz. the

house

Mr. Harrington
5'on

in his letter of acceptance says,

have given

me

an invitation to settle

the ministry and have also laid fess they are generous and you willing to exert yourselves for the honorable support of the Gospel. The unanimit}' of your choice, the

"Gentlemen, as among you in tlie work of your proposals before me, I must con-

repeated instances of your affection to my person, and your earnest desire for mj- continuance among you seem to declare your invitation
to be the call of

God himself; and that my accepting of it may be for the glory of God, the honor of Christ, the interest of religion and the mutual i>eace and comfort of jou all."
Mr. Harrington was ordained and the church formed Nov. 4, 1741. There were at that time no settlements in what is now Sullivan County, and only two others in Cheshire County, viz.: Upper Ashuelot There were and present, and asArlington (Winchester). (Kecne) sisted in the ordination, elders and delegates from the churches in The church these two places, also from Sunderland and Northfield.

covenant, which was in accordance with the Cambridge platform, was subscribed to by the pastor Timothy Harrington from the First church

ECCLESIASTICAL.
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157

Cambridge, and twelve other men, viz., Nathaniel Hammond from in Littleton Jonathan Hammond, Littleton Abraham Graves, Hatfield Samuel Gunn, Sunderland Charles Lumis, Bolton William David Belding, Upper Ashuelot, and Samuel Hills, Carr, Deerlield
church
;

Thomas Cresson, John Evans, Nathaniel Hammond, jr., and Thomas Hammond, who were never in full communion before.
Rev. Mr. Harrington was chosen church clerk, and, January 5, 1744, Timothy Brown and Jonatlian Hammond were chosen deacons. At the same time '''Voted, That any person belonging to another
church and coming to reside among us be required within the space of one year to bring a letter of dismission and recommendation from
that church to this, or without an accepted reason for such failure, be debarred communion with us till done."

Rev. Mr. Harrington's house was burned by the Indians March 26, But the important events and 1745, and with it the church records. votes that could be recollected were confirmed by vote of tlie church,
Oct.
2,

1745, and recorded.

The

inhabitants continued to suffer from

the hostility of the Indians, and in 1747 they abandoned tlie town, and the members of the little church were scattered. Before leaving

they buried many heav}^ articles of furniture in the ground, intending without doubt to return under more favorable circumstances. But

though scattered, the church was not disbanded. In 1748 their pastor requested of them "a testimonial of tlieir acceptance of his doctrine and conversation among them, and their
consent to his settling
in the

work of

the ministry in

where God
upon
field,

this request a

might meeting of the church was called to meet at BrookSept. 14, but as only six of the eighteen male members were

in his providence

call

him."

To

some other place consider and act

present it was deemed imprudent for so small a number to act upon the subject, and they adjourned to meet in Rutland, Oct. 11th. At this

meeting his request was granted on condition that he relinquish all claim to any arrearages of salary due to Nov. 4, 1744, and his salary for the years 1747 and 1748, and also his claim to the first minister's At this meeting also Anna, his right of land in Lower Ashuelot.
wife,

and Rose, his maidservant, were dismissed and recommended with him to "the first Chh. in Lancaster or to any other regular Chh.
wherever Providence shall cast their
lott."

Mr. H. was subsequent-

As a token of his affectionate remembrance ly settled in Lancaster. for the church in Swanzey he left it by will money for tiie purchase
of a silver cup, costing $15.35.

During

his mlnistr^^ including the

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
twent3'-three twenty-five were from other
:

original members, fortj'-five were admilted to the church

males and twenty-two females, of

churches.
1753,

whom

Aug.

21.

schoolhouse

in

The churches in Swanzey and Koene met at the Swanzey and mutually and unanimously agreed to be

one religious society and worship together for the space of three years, the towns being at equal expense for the support of the Gospel during The church covenant was then subscril)ed to by twentythat time. one persons, viz. Ezra Carpenter, pastor Abraham Graves, Nathan: ;

Ilanunond, Jeremiah Hall, Thomas Cresson, David Foster. Timothy Brown, "William Smead, Nathan Blake, William Carr, Jonathan Hamiel

mond, Joseph Ellis, Ebenezer Nimms, David Niinms, William Grimes, David Belding, Ebenezer Day, Samuel Hills, Joseph Hammond, EliIMr. Cari)enter was installed akim King and Thomas Hammond.
over this united church Oct. 4, 1753 the churches represented at the 1st in installation, 1st in Hingham, 3d in Pl3Mnouth, Kingston
; ;

Lancaster, Nichewong, Poquaig, Deerfleld, Sunderland and NorthThe union of these churches continued about seven j'cars. field.

When

they separated Rev. Mr. Carpent*^r^had his choice with which to remain, and chose Swanzey, continuing to be its minister till June,

1764, when at his own request he was dismissed by an ecclesiastical Tradition says that the council council convened for that puipose.

had but just

left

the meeting-house

when a tornado passed and turned

the meeting-house one quarter round, so that it was made to face the Several buildings also were unroofed or east instead of the south.

blown down and one member of the council had a horse

time.

killed at the

During his ministr}His salary was 100 pounds.

Point expedition
ter
in

thirty-five

were admitted to the church.

He was

appointed chaplain of the Crown

to Feb. 28, 1754,

1757.

It appears that at

some time previous

;

David Fos-

had been chosen deacon that at this date the three deacons, Brown, Hammond and Foster, were diopped and the two latter rechosen.
In 1769, Sept. 27, Rev.

Edward Goddard
church.

of Shrewsbury was or-

Six churches by their pastors and delegates assisted at the ordination, viz., 1st in Lancaster, 1st The in Shrewsbury, Holden, Keene, Warwick and Westmoieland. town voted to pay him for a settlement 133 pounds 6 shillings and 8
tlie

dained and settled over

pence lawful money, and for a salary 53 pounds 6 shillings and 8 pence the first two years, and after that time an annual increase of

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159

pence.

40 shillings till bis salary amounts to GG ponncls 13 shillings and 4 In addition to the above they also voted to bring him annually thirty cords of fire wood.

Mr. Goddard continued

July
5,

to be minister of the church

and town

till

1798, at which time he was dismissed by an ecclesiastical council composed of pastors and delegates from churches in Mon-

New Ipswich, New Salem, Walpole and Ashburnham. He also continued his connection with the church until the installation of his
tague,

successor. Rev. Clark Brown, Sept. 5, 1810, at which time he was dismissed and recommended to the church in Warwick, with which he

united becoming its pastor. At the time of his settlement in 1769 the church numbered forty-four members twenty-two males and twen:

ty-two females. In 1785 it numbered one hundred and twenty-five: fiftj'-seven males and sixty-eight females, besides sixteen non-residents.
29,

During

his pastorate
;

deacons were chosen as follows

1777,

Jan.

1770,

Thomas Applin

in

Thomas Hammond and Daniel

Warner; and in 1782 Samuel Hills and Calvin Frink. The first part of Mr. Goddard's rainistrj' was evidently pleasant and prosperous the latter part was not so harmonious, although at a church meeting Feb. 13, 1798, it was voted unanimously in favor of
;

his continuing their minister, but on account of his health voted to excuse him from preaching for a season. The church appeared to be

itself

ever friendly to him, but a growing feeling of discontent manifested on the part of the town, which compelled his resignation. Dur;

ing his ministry several members were disciplined some for absenting themselves from church services and ordinances, and some for a too free use of that unruly member, the tongue, in slander. Most of the offenders confessed their faults and were continued in church
fellowship.

Both Mr. Goddard and

liis

taining their salaries, officiating as

prerlecessor were often troubled in obtiie\' did during the perilous and

The trying times of Indian wars and the war of the Revolution. than was that of of Mr. Goddard other, ministry longer an}' nearly twenty-nine years. During that time one hundred and fift3'-six membaptisms as it was
bers were received, of whom fifty-six were from other churches fort}'' wei'e administered. The baptismal or half-way covenant, Mr. Goddard was church clerk called, was then in vogue.
;

Sept. 6, 1798, Calvin Frink was chosen clerk, 1799, Joseph Cross was elected. April 2, 1806, Calvin Frink resigned the office of deacon.

during his ministry.

and June

3,

"The Rev. Clark Brown, a graduate of Harvard 1797, and who had

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HISTORY OF SWAXZEY.

been dismissed from Brimfield, Mass., began to siippl}- tlie pulpit in He proSwaiizoy, Aug. 21, 1808, and was installed Sept. 5, 1810.
fessedl}'

such, but failing in

tual council Oct.

became an Episcopalian and attempted to render the church tlic attempt, his connection was dissolved b}^ mu1,

1815.

During

his ministry forty-nine

were ad-

mitted to
$400.

Salary of popular talent but unstable. In the interim before the next ordination, seven were admitted and ten were bapTlie Rev. Joshua Chandler, a graduate of Harvard 1804. was tized.

full

communion and
a

eight^'-two were baptized.

He was

man

ordained Jan. 20, 1819, and dismissed by council at his own request Nov. 26, 1822. During his ministry nine were admitted to com-

munion and
terval

twent3'-three baptized.
liis

His salary was $400.

In the in-

between

dismission and the next installation two were

admitted to church fellowship. The number of the church from the first is 417 and the baptisms 709."

The foregoing extract and some other items

are taken from

"New

Hampshire Churches," and written by Rev. E. Rockwood. The Rev. Ebenezer Colman was installed as pastor of the church Ma}' 23, 1827. He was a graduate of Brown Universitj' in 1815, a good scholar, an al)le preacher. Salar}' $300 and thirtv cords of wood. The exercises at the installing council were conducted b^' the following ministers Introductory prayer bj'^ Salmon Bennett, Marlborough sermon, Z. S. Barstow, Keene consecrating prayer, John
:

"Walker, Chesterfield; charge to pastor, William Muzzy, Sullivan; right hand of fellowship, O. C. Whiton, Troy ; address to people, Jolin Sabin, Fitzwilliam concluding prayer, A. B. Camp, Ashb}',
;

Mass.

The council when met passed the following "Whereas the free use of ardent spirits is doing much
:

injur}- to the

peace of families and to the good order of Society, as well as in destroying the souls of many, we deem it the duty of every friend of religion and human happiness to do all in his power to discontinue it; therefore resolved unanimously that this Council request the committee of the socict}' to exclude all ardent spirits and wines from the entertainment provided for the Council." The necessity for such a resolution gives us an inkling of the practice in church circles previ-

ous to this date.

May

27, 1827, the pastor

was chosen church

clerk.

April 3, 1828, Joseph Dickinson was chosen deacon, and Aug. 13, 1830, Jona. D. Ware was chosen to the same ofl3ee. A constitution for a church library was adopted Dec. 5, 1828. Mr.

Colman was appointed

librarian

and Asahel

Shurtlefi"

and Joseph

REV. ELISHA

ROCKWOOD,

D. D.

ECCLESIASTICAL.

161

a committee to examine, and receive or reject, all books which might be purchased for the library or presented to it. Mr. Colman's pastorate continued till July 1, 1834, when, at liis request, the pastoral relation was dissolved b}'^ a mutual council composed of pastors and delegates from Fitzwilliam, Westmoreland, Keene, Winchester and Walpole. Among the reasons he assigns for

Smead

leaving were his small salary, not being sufficient for the support of his family, and being obliged frequentl}'^ to worship in a hall or schoolhouse, as the meeting-house was claimed a part of the time by the Universalists.

July 13, 1S34, Luther Browne was chosen clerk of the church ; and April 4, 1838, William Read accepted the office of deacon, to which he had previously been chosen. After the dismission of Mr. Colman

and before his successor was installed, the pulpit was occupied by several persons but principally by Rev, Roger C. Hatch, and twentytwo persons were admitted to the church.

Nov. 16, 1836, Rev. Elisha Rockwood was settled as minister of the church and people, and was soon after chosen church clerk. He was born in Chesterfield, May 9, 1778, a graduate of Dartmouth College 1802.

Preceptor of Plymouth Academy two years, tutor in Dartmouth College two years, pastor of Congregational Church in West-

this

borough, Mass., twenty-six and one-half years, and of the church in town nearly twenty-two years, dying June 19, 1858, and preaching till the time of his death. He was a gentleman of the old school,
highly res[>ected by all who knew him, by those who believed the doctrines he faithfully preached, and by those whodissented from them.

On the eightieth anniversary of his birth he preached a sermon from the text "I am this day four score years old" (ii Samuel 19 35), giv:

ing interesting reminiscences of his

ple.

life

and good advice

to his peo-

This sermon was published aTter his death. He was twice first to Susan Parkman of Westborough, and second, to Mrs, Emily Wilder Herrick of Keene. The degree of D.D. was conferred
married,

upon him by Dartmouth College. During his ministry in this town,

to

fifty-eight persons

were received

the church, twenty-eight were dismissed and recommended to other churches and twenty-eight of the members died.

June 3, 1843, the church confession of faith and church covenant were by unanimous vote of the church revised and made to conform to those of most other churches in connection with the Monadnock
Association; and March
11
2,

1845, these were printed for distribution

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
the members.
Tlie cliurcli

among
of

numbered

at this time seventy-t\YO,

twenty-one were males and fifty-one females. Mr. ll's salary was $400, of which 875 was annually relinquished
for several of the last years of his life.

whom

by him

ministerial changes became more frequent in New England the society followed the prevalent fashion and purchased a house for tiie

As

It was bought of Dr. Willard Adams for $1200, its ministers. which amount was raised by subscription witii the exception of S300 which was taken from Societj' funds. The parsonage was dedi-

use of

cated with appropriate services

Nov.
ter,

5,

1858,

May 20, 1859. Mowry A. Thompson was chosen

clerk, but soon af-

removing from town, Josiah Parsons was chosen and has since
oflice.

retained the

was "settled" over the church and society was John'G. Wilson, who was installed June 29, 1859. Salary $400 and use of parsonage. He was an earnest and acceptable preacher. lie remained a little more than four years when at his request the pastoHe was born in Nelson, Sept. IS, 1820, ral relation was dissolved. studied theology and graduated at Bangor Theological Seminary in
last minister that

The

and also at Saxton's

Preached there and Charlestown, until became to Swanzey. Since leaving here he has been City Missionary at Portland, Maine. July 24, 1864, Rev. T. E. Roberts, who had l)een supplying the
1850
;

ordained at Bellows Falls, Vt., Dec. 12, 1851.

river, Vi.,

church

ued

commenced preaching as stated supply, and continHe was somewhat easy in his theological views 1868. Oct., After closing his labors with the as well as in his business relations.
in Tro}',
till

church in this

he preached about two years at East Swanze}', same time as a life insurance agent, in which being engaged He has not since been in the minisbusiness he did not succeed.
[)lace

at the

try.

Rev.
years.

W. H. Cutler succeeded Mr. Roberts and preached He was a 3'oung man, a tine speaker, interesting

nearly two
in tlie pul-

pit, but lacking in those qualities which are essential to success as He has since been rector pastor among the people of his parish. church in At the close of Mr. Cutler's the Goffstowu. of Episcopal

A. B. Earle held a series 'of gospel meetings with the and Congregational churches, and on the first Sunday in JanBaptist
miuistr}' Rev.

uary, 1871, fifteen persons united with the latter church. The next minister was Rev. Charles AVille}', a zealous preacher,

ECCLESIASTICAL.

163

untiling in his efforts to do good, who remained till July, 1873, when thinking he would be of more service in some other place went first
to

Wisconsin and preached two years, then to Newfield, N. J., where he has since resided, preaching apart of the time in connection with his labors on the farm. Mr. W. was born at Derb}^ Vermont, Sept.
9,

married Miss Harriet Claggett of Newport, N. H., Sept. 24, studied 1843; theology at Andover, ordained at Chichester, Sept. 15? the church there six years afterwards before coming of 1845, pastor

1815

to

Mills, Epsom, Barrington, Center Harbor, Greenfield and Nelson, remaining from one to six years in each place.

Swanzey preached

at Kingston,

London

was now without a resident minister till the following on such occasions, public religious services were observed on the Sabbath, sometimes conducted by a transient minister and at other times by members of the church. At the beginning of the new year, Rev. E. I. Carpenter, formerly'' of Littleton, but more recently in the service of the Vermont Bible Societ}', commenced his labors among us and continued them till Feb. 10, 1877, when he was thrown from his sleigh and received injuries from which he died in a few hours, Mr. C. was an able preacher, in good repute among his ministerial brethren and highly esteemed by all who knew him. He was much interested in the people at East there more than had an}'^ of his predecessors. and preached Swanzey About three months before his death, his wife, a nol)le woman, was stricken with heart disease and died nearly as suddenly as he did. Mr. C's salary was $600 and use of parsonage. The successor of Mr. Carpenter was Rev. H. H. Saunderson vrho
Tlie church
Januarj'^, although as usual

for the twelve preceding years

had been minister

in

Charlestown.

His salary was $525 and parsonage. He was a good scholar and writer, having written the history of Charlestown when he was there. He was also a good sermonizer, but old age had weakened his powers, and by want of energ}' he failed to greatly interest and arouse his auHe occupied the pulpit till Maj', 1882, and soon after redience.

moved

to

Manchester where he resided

till

his

Hewas born
1,

in Hollis, Sept. 12, 1810, studied

death in January, 1890. threeyears at Yale Col;

lege, graduated at

1845, Miss Elizabeth

Andover Theological Seminary 1842 married Oct. Cummings of Hollis. He was minister at

Ludlow, Vt., seven years and atWallingford, nine years. He preached also at other places, taught music and was engaged in various literHe was an ardent lover of nature, encouraged the ary pursuits.
planting of shade trees in our streets, and set with his

own hand

the

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

graceful elm immediately in front of the brick cliurcb, April 18, 1878.

During tlie ministry of Mr. Saunderson (March 2, 1879) the churcli and congregation voted to have but one preacliing service on the SabThis practice has been continued bath, and that in the forenoon.
since. From time immemorial, in accordance with the prevalent cusr. :\r. tom, there had been two sermons, generally at 11 a. m. and It has also been the custom to have a prayer meeting in the middle of the week, and likewise Sabbath evenings, especially when there has
1

been but one preaching service. was chosen deacon.

March

30, 1877,

Alonzo A. "Ware

Oct. 8, 1882, Rev. Benjamin Merrill commenced his ministerial labors in this i)lace and faithfidly performed them till his sudden death Nov. 19, 1888, receiving a salary of $700 and parsonage ($800

March

were paid him the first three j^ears). He was born in Haverhill, 25, 1835; learned the printer's trade when a boy prepared for college at Haverhill and Kimball Union Academies; graduated from the scientific department of Dartmouth College in 1858 in bus;
;

studied Greek one year with his brother. Rev. J. L. Merrill; graduated at Princeton Theological Seminary 1864 ordained b^' the Presbytery of Carlisle, at Newville, Pa.,
iness for

some time

in

N. Y.

Cit}'

among the Scotch coal miners at Barton, pastor Congregational church, Pembroke, three and one-half years; Presbyterian church, Ausable Forks, N. Y., twelve He married years, when he was dismissed and came to Swanzey.
June
7,

1864, missionary
;

Md., two years

April 28, 1864, Joanna W. Merrill of New York. They have had In May, three children of whom only one, "William K., survives. 1889, Rev. Harvey Woodward of Keene, formerly a minister of the

M. E.
mains.

church, was engaged as pastor, in which capacity he

still

re-

It thus

appears that during the onehundred and fort3'-nine years since

the formation of the church there have been fifteen ministers, of whom eight were settled pastors and seven stated sup|)lies, the former aver-

any controversies

aging about twelve years and the latter four. There have been few if in the church or among its members upon theological forms or of worship. points

It was tlie only church in town till 1792, when the Baptist church was formed at "West Swanzey. Its ministers were supported at first

by a tax upon the proprietors and upon all tax paj'ers in the town and afterwards, partly by contributions and parti}' by taxation. In 1819, the It was the church of the "standing order," so called.
;

ECCLESIASTICAL.

165

"toleration act" was passed by the New Hampshire legislature, requiring tliat no person should be taxed except voluntarily, in support
of any religious denomination but some years previous to this time any person had the privilege of having his minister tax abated provided he paid for the support of some other denomination.
;

CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETT.
Tlie Congregational Society in Swanzey was formed Dec. 26, 1809, and incorporated by an act of the legislature June 16, 1810. Its object was to maintain the preacliing of the gospel and to act jointly It was with the cluu'ch in calling, settling and dismissing ministers. autliorized to "assess and collect taxes for the support of a Gospel

ministry and other necessary expenses of said Society," and to receive donations and hold funds to an amount not exceeding one thousand

This charter was amended in 1867, authorizing the holding of funds to an amount, the income of which should not exceed $5,000 There is a record of but few taxes ever being assessed l)er year.
dollars.

after

tlie

formation of the society; and for

many years

past

all

ex-

penses

iuive

been paid by voluntary contributions.

Before
:

tlie

act of

Ebenezer Elkanah Aaron Hills, Lane, jr., Joseph Parsons, Elijah Belding, Dickinson, James Brewer, Calvin Frink, William Wright, "Samuel Hills, Asaph Lane, Henry Morse, Nehemiah Cummings, Amos Bailey,
incorporation sixty three persons joined the society, viz.

Thomas Applin,
Ellijah

Joel Read, Ezekiel

Thompson, Daniel Cummings,

Graves, Joseph Smead, Amos Bailey, jr., James Pierce, John Thompson, Josiah Parsons, John Read, Gad Graves, Levi Blake, Silas Parsons, Luther Wright, Joseph Cross, Josiah P. Read, Benja-

min Brown, Benjamin Hammond, Enoch Cummings, Joseph Hammond, jr., Joseph Kimball, James Cummings, John Applin, Paul Raymond, Samuel Belding, Isaac Butterfield, Ezekiel Osgood, Farnum Fish, Moses B. Williams, Zenas Ware, Samuel Lane, Timothy
Tiiompson, Elijah Lane, Beriah Day, Nicholas HoAves, Elisha Lane, Elisha Osgood, Timothy Clark, Tliaddeus Cummings, Tliouias Cross,
Peter Cross, Foster Emerson, William Dnrant, Azariah Dickinson, Edward Goddard, jr., Aninriali Partridge, Nathaniel Dickinson, Seth

Belding and Joseph Dickinson, jr. The clerks of the society have been Joseph Cross, six years Farnum Fish, five years Asahel Shurtleff, three years; Thomas Applin,
;
;

two years William Read, fiCty-six years Alonzo A. AYare, eight years. The other officers were a board of three directors, treasurer and collector, all of whom were to be and have been chosen annually the
;
;

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first

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Monday in April. Those tliat liave served as directors were Kehcniiuli Ciimmings, James Brewer, Lutlier Wright, Fariitim FIsli, Silas Parsons, Thomas Cross, Tiioraas Applin, Timotliy Tliompson,
jr.,

Daniel Cummings, Ezra Tiiayer, EzeUiel Osgood, Joseph Dickinson, Foster Emerson, Ezekiel Thompson, Levi Blake, Seth Bclding, Daniel Wetherbee, Abel Wilson, Abel Wilder, Silas Jones, Thomas Applin, Daniel C'limniings, Amos Baile^', James Cummings, John

Thompson, Benjamin Brown, Josiah P. Kead, William Read, Eleazer Mason, Hubbard Williams, Jona. D. Ware, Josiah Parsons (father and son), Luther Browne, Phineas Stone, Alvah Thompson, Asa Ilealey, Samuel Stone, Mowry A. Tliompson, M. Edwin AVright, John S, Sargeant, Franklin Downing, Alonzo A. Ware, Luther S. Lane and Lyman ]\L Stone. Those that served the longest in this capacity were William Read, forty years J, D. Ware, thirty-eight years and Alvah
;

Thompson, sixteen j'ears. The treasurers of the society have been Henry Morse, four years; Asahel Shurlletf, one Enoch Cummings, one; Daniel Cunnnings, P2noch Howes, eighteen and M. C. one; Amos Bailey, forty-six
;

Stone, seven years. The names of females appear upon the church records under the heads of baptisms, admissions to and dismissions from the church,

marriages and deaths. With these exceptions they rarely' appear in church history. Notwithstanding this, the influence of woman though
silent

perhaps even greater than that of man. men and this has always been so except perhaps in the early settlement of the town. As an anxiliar}^ to the Congregational Society, and for tliepuipose

and

less demonstrative,

is

Numericall}' the}' far ontnunil)er the

of supporting the preaching of the Gospel, the Ladies^ Benevolent Society was organized May 12, 1835, with fifty-two members. Its constitution directed that the annual meeting should be held on the second

Tuesday of May, and regular montldy meetings on the second Tuesday Tliese meetings, with few interrui)tions, have since of every month. l)een continued, sometimes meeting once in two weeks instead of four.

The afternoon

or evening has been spent in knitting, sewing, braiding

palm leaf hats, reading, essays, and cultivating the social element. Ever}' member was required to pay at least twenty-five cents a year. The
avails

of the society since

its

formation have been about $3,000.

This has been applied principally towards the payment of the pastor's salary, but somewhat to missionary enterprises and helping the poor. The presidents of the society have been Mrs. Samuel D. King, ^Irs.
E. Rockwood, Mrs. J. G. Wilson, Mrs. E. F. Read, Mrs. B. Read,

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167

J. S. Sargeant,

Mrs. Charles Willey, Mrs. E. I. Carpenter, Mrs. A. M. Adams, Mrs. Mrs. A. S. Blake, Mrs. B. Merrill and Mrs. H. Woodward. Secretaries: Miss Lucy Browne, Mrs. S. D. King, Miss H. A. Rockwood, Miss P. Lane, Miss S. B. Wilder, Mrs. B. Read, Miss

E. A. Newell.

H. A. Thompson, Miss E. M. Williams, Miss E. R. Bailey and Miss Miss Bailey was secretary and treasurer twenty-five
years, until her death.

Sunday

School.
in

The

records of the

Sunday School

connection with the church

are very incomplete, being entirely wanting in the earlier part of its school was first organized probabl}'^ about 1826, and has history.

every Sunday' since having had for its superinJoseph Dickinson, William Read, J. D. Ware, E. F. Read, Alfred Marl)le, M. A. Thompson, M. E. Wright, C. M. Lane, A. A. Ware and L. M. Stone. Its sessions have usually been immediately after the morning church

been continued
tendents

nearl}'

in part,

service, with an average attendance of between fifty

total

and sixty, and a

Its library yearly membership of about twice that number. numbers about GOO volumes. Miss Mary W. Lane left by will a little

more than $100

to replenish the library.

Music.

The church

choir has been an harmonious one.

Certainly this has

been the case within the memory of living men, and previous to that time the records upon the subject are silent. The proverbial sensitiveness of singers has rarel}-, if ever, shown itself in bickerings and scramblings for the chief places. Tlie chosen leaders of later years

have been Ezekiel Thompson, Hubbard Williams, Philo Applin, E. F. Read, L. S. Lane, C. ]\L Lane -jind Harvey Sargeant. Geo. F.
Lane, about
ever delighted to hear, was a member of the choir Tlie long list of singing books that have been fifty-five 3'ears. used is probably much the same as that used in other choirs. For
all liave

whom

man}' 5'ears previous to June 6, 1858, Watts' Psalms and Hymns, with a selection from other authors, was the principal hymn book
used.

At

this date the

''

Congregational
till

Hymn

Book," by Elias Nason,

1880, when it gave place to ''Sjyiritual Songs" containing both the hymns and music, by Charles S. Robinson. This book is still in use. The only early church records

was introduced and retained

pertaining to music are tliese May 4, 1797. "Voted that the pastor in the
:

name and behalf of

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
diij^

the Chh. the next Lord's

request the singers to assist

tlie

Clih. in

singing after the celebration of the Lord's supper.

"Voted that the pastor, next Lord's day, after Divine service, propose to the Congregation a contiibution to be had the next succeeding Sal)bath for the i)urpose of raising
for the use of the

money
in

to purchase a bass viol

Congregational Society

Svvanzey."

Church and Society Funds,

By

the gifts and bequests of several individuals the church and so-

ciety have a fund of 67,780, the income of the support of Gospel preaching and other

which

is

to be applied to

religious purposes.
;

The

were Joseph Cross, $102.61 Neliemiali Cummings, Hannah Ware, $25.00; Enocli Cum$200.20; Zenas Ware, $34.61 mings, $200.00 Hubbard Williams, $-100.00 A. W. Baih-y, $400.00 Elizabeth M. Williams, SoO.OO J. D. Ware, $300.00 Sai)riua Read,
contributors
;
; ;

$6600.41
uted
l)y

Malinda Sargent, $200.00; and about $100.00 was contribsome person or i)ersons previous to 1833 of which there is no
;

definite record. From these funds $300 was applied towards the purchase of the parsonage and $550 was lost by the failure of the Ashuelot Savings Bank to pay in full its depositors.

Meeting-houses.

In addition to what has already been stated pertaining to locating and building a meeting-house, other votes were subsequently passed
in regard to its construction. Taxes were voted, committees chosen, timbers prepared, etc., but for some reason the house was not l)uilt until the return of the inhabitants after having been driven away by

the Indians. before

it

It is

perhaps doubtful whether

in

it

was entirely completed

was damaged by the huriicane

gallery was row of pews around the sides of the house, and back of the body seats and likewise a row around in the galler3\ The "pew ground" was appraised and sold at auction, and each purchaser was required to build his own pew and finish up the walls adjacent to the same. This building was used as a church buildin<i and town house till about the year 1796, when a new l)uil(ling was erected by the town. There is no record when it was abandoned, taken down, or disposed of, but it probably stood and was used several years in the 19th century, as meetings were frequently warned

then caused were not wholly repaired till rock or ledge just west of where Mr. George Carpenter It was 50 by 40 feet on the ground and 22 feet A posts.

1765, and the damages 1771. It was built on the

now

lives.

on three

sides, a

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ECCLESIASTICAL.
to be held at the

169
structure was built

old meeting-house.

The new
:

in fact it is the identical where the present town-house now stands the ground, two sets of 45 62 feet on It was remodeled. by building windows, one above the other three doors, one each on the east, west
;

The towering a porch at the east and west ends. The huge belfty and steeple with its lofty spire was at the west end. gallery extended on three sides of the house, east, west and south,
and south sides
;

containing a row of pews next the walls and rows of long seats in The pulpit on the north side of the house a front for the singers.

was many feet above the large box with door to enclose the minister and above this on the wall were painted representations of floor seraphs or angelic beings. The floor was covered with rows of old;

fashioned square pews, divided by broad aisles. The inside of the churcli was never painted. There was no bell in

For many j-ears it contained no stove, fireplace, nor any the belfry. other apparatus for heating, except foot-stoves and the like carried
tlie worshippers. In 1850 this building was remodeled into the present town-house. the porches, It was cut down in height, made a one story building belfry, galler}', pulpit and pews were removed and the ante-rooms con-

by
*

now appear. For many years the use of this buildin claimed part both by the Congregational and Universalist ing vyas In 1836 the former society relinquished its claim and societies.
structed as they
It was built by erected the brick meeting-house where it now stands. contract by Mr. Virgil Woodcock for about 82, 000, and is 63 by 41 In 1868 internal repairs were made costing feet on the ground.

about S600. The pulpit platform and gallery were lowered, the arms and railings of the slips were changed to those of the modern style, and the whole painted and grained. In 1884 the gallery was vacated 1)}^ the singers and, at an expense of about $60, a platform was erected and suitably furnished for them in the southwest corner of the house at the right of the minister in the pulpit. Twenty-five dollars

of this amount was contributed by Mrs. Lydia Griggs. pairs were again made at an expense of more than $200.

In 1887 re-

and ante-rooms were mostly re[)lastered, painted, etc. desk was presented by Mrs. Julia A. Ware, the chairs and stand by Mrs. Mary A. Parker, the table by Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Fox, and the bible and hymn book for the pulpit, in 1869, by Mr. G. F. Lane, and The gift of the silver the Sunday School oi'gan by Mr. C. M. Lane.
cup by Rev. T. Harrington has already been noticed. Jan. 13, 1810, the house of William Wright, containing the sacramental vessels, was

The audience The pulpit

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burned.

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

somewhat

part of these vessels, including the cup, were saved, Tiiis cup was repaired and has been in use until injured.

The cups now in use were given b3'Mrs. J. quite recently. and the baptismal basin in 1814 by Miss Hannah Ware.
about $1,100 raised by voluntarj'^ subscription. room, ladies' parlor and kitchen.

A. Ware,

In 1890 the chapel adjoining the church was built at an expense of It contains a lecture

Baptist Church.
Previous to the year 1800 the written history' of the Baptist Church Swanzey is very brief. Wiiat is now the Baptist Churcli was formed in the year 1792, composed of about twenty-five members,
in

prominent among whom (as near as can be ascertained) were Arad Hall, Shubael Seaver, Wni. McCullor, Paddock Lawrence, Nathan Cross, Phinehas Ilamblet, Jotham Eames, Elisha Gunn, Nathaniel Hills and Jonathan Metcalf, residing in Keene, Winchester and Swan" zey and called the Baptist Church of Swanzey and Winchester." The first meeting of the church, on record, was held at the "Corner School House," near where Benjamin C". Snow resides, on tlie 18tb
of April, 1800, and opened by prayer, but the names of thfe moderator and clerk do not appear on record, Sept. 14, 1801, the church met at tlie the house of Shubael Seaver where Silas R. Marcy now resides
;

meeting was opened by prayer, and Polder Nathaniel Bowles was chosen moderator.

Nov.

18, 1802.

The church met

for business

and chose Bro. Enoch

Gave Brother Stowell a letter of license to imStowell, moderator. prove his gift in Zion.
Oct. 13, 1803.
tion at Guilford,

The church united with

Mass.

the Le^-den Baptist Associa-

Feb. 10, 1804.

Benjamin Wilson conveyed to the church

b}'

deed

of warranty, the south half of an acre of land which he bought of Salmon Richardson A[)ril 15, 1797, and which was apart of the "Old
Mill

Farm" formerly owned

15, 1805.

b}'

James Heaton.
said land
in all

by deed of Richard Stratton, making

was conve3'ed to the church about one acre. In the year 1804 the meeting-house was erected, standing lengthwise north and south, thirty-six feet in width b}' sixty feet in length, with a porch on each end, a galler}' on the two ends and a gallery on box pews on the floor and a line of pews on the walls the east side

May

An

annex to

in tlie rear

the seats of the pews were hung with hinges and by custom were raised during the time of pra^'er, and the "Amen"

of the gallery

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171

was tlie signal for the falling of the seats, causing a clattering somewhat like that of heav}' musketr}'. June 20, 1804. The church became a body politic by an act of the
legislature.

April 1, 1805. Tlie church voted to raise $160 to pay for building the meeting-house, also to raise $150 b}' assessment, if necessary. Voted to hire Dea. Wm. McCullor to preach for one year for one hundred
dollars, after

which he preached during the years of 1806, 1807 and

1808.
Oct. 5, 1805. Deacon McCullor, Pliinehas Harablet and Arad Hall represented the church to the Leyden Baptist Association in Massachusetts.

a meeting of the church to consider the subject McCullor as a gospel minister, the following a of vote occurs, copied verbatim quaint phraseology " 2'y Voted to Call on Dea" M'^Cullur to know whether he would

Dec. 14, 1805.

At

of ordaining Dea.

Wm.

dea" MC. Cullar being Called upon after makobservations and observing that as he had the matter for a considearabel time under serious considertion he should an-

Submit

to ordanation

ing

Some Solemn

swer

in the affermative."

Tlie church, by advice of council composed of the following elders and delegates, ordained Dea. "Wm. McCullor to the work of the gospel ministry.

Feb. 12, 1806.

From Westmo'-eland Elder Ebenezer Baily and Samuel Robbins. From Templeton Elder Elisha Andrews, Daniel Norcross and

Samuel Symonds.

From Alstcad
Hale.

Elder Jeremiah Higbee, Oliver Shepherd and Moses

Elijah Willard, Elias

From Dublin Elder

Hemraingway and Wil-

liam Banks.

From Richmond Elder Nathaniel Bowles and Amos Gurnse^'. From Andover, Mass. Sanuiel Manning and Joel Manning.

February 9, 1807. Nathaniel Hills died, aged 79 years. April 30, 1809. Voted to release Dea. Arad Hall, at his request, as deacon and chose in his stead Bro. Nathan Cross.

May 21, 1809. The church voted to give Dea. Arad Hall a letter of license to improve his gift in preaching. The church, at her request Oct. 26, 1809, was dismissed from the
Leyden Baptist Association and united with the Dublin Baptist Association held at Greenfield, N. H., represented by Deacon Nathan Cross and Jonathan Bailey as delegates thereto, at which the name

172 was changed from

churcli.

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
"

Swanzey and

Winchester,"

to

"

Swanzey"

relisJiious

Ma}' 10, 1810. Deacon Nathan Cross was chosen leader for all meetings for time indefinite. June 6, 1810. Thomas Crisson united witli the church by baptism,

following which, June 13, 1810, Jonathan Bailey, also, and Octol)er 21, 1810, Joseph Hammond became members of the church by baptism. January 3, 1812. Died Sister Lydia Crouch, wife of Amos Crouch,

of Chesterfield, being the first recorded death in the churcii. 1812. Granted a letter of dismission to brother February

Thomas
one.

Crisson.

Membership of the church

at this time

was eighty-

1812. Joseph Hammond was chosen deacon, and on April was chosen church clerk. November 4, 1812, Brother Levi Dunham was ordained as a gospel minister; Elder Joseph Elliot preached the sermon lOlder Charles

April

2,

13, 1812,

the consecrating prayer; Elijah Willard gave the and Elder Joseph Elliot gave the hand of felto the candidate charge

Cummings made

lowship. In the year 1814 the outside of the meeting-house the expense of about four hundred dollars.

was

finished at

September
Slate, Dea.

9,

1816.

At

the request of Jonathan Metcalf and others,

Dunham, Dea. Nathan Cross, Joseph Joseph Hammond and Jonathan Bailey to assist in forming a Baptist Church in Ash Swamp. February 27, 1817. Received Elder Nathaniel Bowles and his wife, Thankful, by letter from the church in Bethlehem. May, 1819. A letter of dismission was granted to Elder Levi Dunthe church chose Elder Levi

ham

to unite with the Baptist

Church

in

Dummerston, Vt.

Elder Peter Rogers was received by letter from the church in Bernardston, Mass. March 18, 1820. The church raised one hundred and fifty dollars to finish the inside of the meeting-house, and for that purpose chose
July 12, 1819.

Rufus Read, Benjamin Hannnond and Jotham frames. Bro. Jotham Fames was chosen clerk of the Sept. IG, 1820.
church.

January 23, 1823.

The church voted

to

employ Dea. Tristan Al-

drich to supply the pulpit for time indefinite.

June

12, 1823.

Dea. Tristan Aldrich was ordained to the work of

the gospel ministry, by the church, with the advice of council from the churches by their delegates from the towns following
:

ECCLESIASTICAL.

173

berlain and Dea. Farwell Thomas. From Chesterfield Elder Levi Dunham and Dea. Asa Thompson. From RoyalsLon Elder Joseph M. Graves, James Kelton and James Forri From Dublin Elder Charles Cummings.
stall.

From Leverett Dea. Isaac "Woodbury and Nathan Riplej''. From Wendell Elder Daniel Goddard and Dea. Elislia Osgood. From New Salem Elder Asa Niles, J. Hemmingwaj-, S. Cham-

June

19, 1823.

B}' advice of council, the

church withdrew the hand

of church fellowship from Polder Peter Rogers, Elder Nathaniel Bowles and about a dozen other members of the church for violation of.

church covenant and gave each a letter of exclusion the withdrawal of the hand of fellowship publicly proclaimed in the pulpit. Tiie control of the meeting-house, obtained by the excluded mem;

bers and other

members

of the society, obliged the church to worship

many years, altei-uately, at a dwelling house where Darius E. Wright now resides and at the dwelling-house now owned by Marshall P.
Rixford
1832.
in

Westport.
to grant Brother Caleb

The church voted

Sawyer a

license

to improve his gift in preaching. Feb. 1832. The church granted a letter of dismission to Elder

Tristan Aldrich from the pastoral care of the church, and in 1833 renewed the license of Dea. Jonathan Baile^' to preach the gospel. March 16, 1835. The church employed Elder John Woodbury who

was pastor two years when the church,

a letter of dismission.

at his request, granted

him

Jan. 30, 1837.

a time indefinite.

Emplo3'ed Dea. Jonathan Bailey to preach

for a

Aug. 1, 1837. The church employed Rev. Frederic Page. March 5, 1838. Brother Caleb Sawyer was chosen church clerk. March 24, 1839. Rev. Frederic Page made a public confession of
a sin of which he was guilty and surrendered his ministerial credentials.

April 20, 1839. Rev. Charles Cummings from Marlboro became pastor of the church and labored about two years when he was followed by Rev. Henry Tonkin, May 1, 1841. He was succeeded by

Rev. David P. French Jan.

3, 1842.

January 26, 1842. Died, Dea. Natlian Cross.

December

2, 1843. Died, Elder Nathaniel Bowles. 1843. Aug. 11, Joseph Hammond, jr., was chosen church clerk. 1843. At the request of the Baptist Church in Nelson, the Aug. 19,

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HISTORY OF SAVANZEY.

church sent Revs. David P. French and Tristan Aldrich and Dea. Jose[)li

Hammond as delegates to sit in council with the view of ordaining Bro. Caleb Sawyer to the work of the gospel ministr}'. In the 3'ear 1843 the church made extensive alterations in the meet-

ing house by removing the box pews and placing slips therein. Aug. 28, 1844. Died, Bro. Rufus Read.

December
preach.

5,

1844.

Bro.

Asa Withington

received a license to

Sept. 3, 1845. The membership of the church was 182. Dec. 22, 1845. Died, Bro. Nathaniel Hills. June 19, 1847. Rev. David G. Mason became successor to Rev.

David P. French as pastor.

Oct. 4, 1849.

were chosen deacons.

Baile}^ being

Brethren Martin Thompson and John A. Ilamblet Dea. Joseph Hammond and Dea. Jonathan
oflicial labor.

excused by their request from further

March

11, 1850. Died, Bro.

Jotham Fames,

jr.,

aged 56

3'ears.

In the 3'ear 1851 the church purchased of John Stratton one-half of an acre of land bounded on the east by R. R. street, about eight

rods and on the north about ten rods by^Maple street, upon which was erected a parsonage, by a committee consisting of Martin Thompson,

Solon

W. Snow

and Rev. David G. Mason, by funds

largcl}' raised

by voluntary' contribution b}^ Rev. David G. Mason, who being a carpenter by trade, built the barn with some needful assistance, and after the completion of the parsonage, it was, occupied b^' him during the remainder of his pastorate when, in 1855, on account of failing health, he resigned the pastoral charge in the church and removed to

Keene.

31, 1856, Rev. Rufus Smith

Aug. p^mployed Rev. Tristan Aldrich for time indefinite. became his successor and pastor of the

At his request he was granted a letter chui'ch until Feb. 19, 1859. of dismission and returned to the state of Vermont. Feb. 23, 1857, died, Dea. Jonathan Baile\-, aged 68 yrs.
Dec. 11, 1859. Rev. James W. Searll began his miiiisteriallabors. April 24, 1861, died, Dea. Joseph Hammond, aged 79 years. Died Dec. 19, 1863, Sister Sarah Draper of Chesterfield, aged 101 3'ears,
5 months, 16 days. April 30, 1863. Phinehas A.
to
fill

Ware was chosen

clerk of the church

the vacanc3' caused by the removal of Joseph

Hammond

to

Keene.
October 13, 1865. Ziba Ware was chosen deacon and successor to Dea. Martin Thompson. December 1, 1868. Rev. D. S. Hawle3', in the ministr3', succeeded

ECCLESIASTICAL
Rev. James
his labors,

175

W.

Searll,

and by agreement between pastor and church

Aug. 26, 1869, were to close three months after date. council of the church was called to consider September 9, 1869. and advise regarding certain grave charges relating to his domestic

consisting of pastors and delegates from the following churchDublin, Keene, Troy, Fitzwilliam and East Jaffrey, who formed themselves into a council by choosing Rev. E. J. Emer^', moderator, and Rev. A. V. Tilton, clerk.
affairs,

es

January
worship, in

6,

1870.

harmony

The church, at a meeting held at their house of with the advice of council and for reasons there-

in sutficiently stated and read before the meeting, voted unanimously, hereby, to declare as, in our judgment, unfit for the ministry and to

exclude from our church fellowship our brother and late pastor Daniel

8.

Hawley.

Charles Ball, Moderator. Joseph Hammond, Clerk.

Februar}' 5, 1870. Received by letter from the church in Troy, Rev. A. Blake who became minister and pastor. Dec. 31, 1871. Died Rev. Tristan Aldrich, aged 89 years. Rev. Enville J. Emery of East Jaffrey followed Rev. Feb., 1873.

S.

S.

A. Blake

in the ministry

chose Joseph

committee to pleted, was in June, 1874, dedicated to the worship of ual form and manner, as it uo\v is.

same year April 26, the church Snow and Obadiah Sprague a Hammond, remodel and repair the meeting-house which, when comin the

and

Phinehas

II.

God

in the us-

September 1, 1876. Died, Sister Betsey Aldrich, widow of Rev. Tristan Aldrich, deceased. January 12, 1877. Membership of the church was 94.
January 11, 1879. Died Sister Calista Hamblet, aged 69, wife of Dea. John A. Hamblet.
Possibly,
to

some individuals of future generations may be interested know when and by whom the shade trees standing on the eastern
ground on which the meeting-house
set.

arc, girting in part the enclosed

stands, were

May, 1880. At
stands
:

the southeast entrance of the enclosure, at the right,

an elm tree, set by Joseph Hammond No. 2, a rock maple by Joel Hammond No. 3, an elm tree, set by Rev. Enville J. Emery No. 4, a rock maple set by C. C. Brooks No. 5, an elm tree set by Charles Ball No. 6, a rock maple set by Mrs. Melissa

No.

1,

tree, set

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;

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
No.
7,

an elm tree set

l\y

Webster D. Derby

No.

8,

a rock

9, an elm tree set by Mrs. Mary maple No. 10, a rock maple set b}' Pbinehas H. Snow No. 11, L. "Wilson a rock maple set by Solon W. Snow and stands at the right of the

set

by Abraham

Hill; No.

northeast entrance; No. 12, an elm tree set by Asa S. Kendall. November 30, 1882. George W. Brooks was chosen clerk of the
church.

May 29, 1883. Rev. S. G. Abbott of Hinsdale by invitation of the church to become their under Shepherd, accepted the same and entered upon his ministerial labor July 1, 1883. letter of dismission was granted to Rev. Enville Aug. 4, 1883. J. Emery to unite with the church at Greenville, N. H.

Feb. 11, 1884. Died, sister Ardelia C.

Hammond, aged

59, wife of

Joseph Hammond.
Januar}' 21, 1885. Died, brother Joel Hammond, aged 73. George W. Brooks, clerk of the church, died October 4, 188G.

Jo-

seph

Hammond

chosen clerk April

5, 188G.

Ill 1889, H. Denman Thompson, through his benevolence, donated and conveyed to the church about half an ficre of land lying west of and adjoining the church land, being a portion of the ''Old Tannery

Lot," upon the condition that the church should remove the horsesheds west to the west line of land thus conve3'ed bj^ deed. Early in 1890 the church sold their parsonage to H. Denman

Thompson

for

$2000.

Joseph Hammond resigned the office of church clerk and Daniel Snow was chosen to fdl the vacanc\'. Rev. Stephen G. Abbott resigned the pastorate -iMay 1, 1890, and removed to Keene. The church chose a committee consisting of Norris C. Carter, as contractor, and Ziba Ware, P. Atwood Ware, Daniel Snow and Solon W. Snow as advisor}' members, who during the season contracted and erected a new parsonage south of their house
April, 1890.

of worship.
of the church at this date, Jan. 1, 1890, is eightyeighteen of whom united with the church more than fifty years Clarissa (Sawyer) Woodcock became a member December, ago. 1824, and lias retained her relation therein more than sixtv-six years.

The membership

five,

Kezia

IM.

P^ames united with the church Sept. 12, 1819, having

is

been a member more than seventy-one years. Rev. C. F. Clarke came here June, 1890, and
ent time.

pastor at the pres-

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GO

>

ECCLESIASTICAL.
Formation of
the

177
with the Baptist Church

Sunday School connected

in

Swanzey.

the Baptist Church in Swanzey worshipped in their parsonstood on the spot wliereon now stands the residence of Dawliich age rius E. Wright, Sunday School instruction in bible truths was deemed

When

of so great importance to the rising generation and the growth and was framed and prosperity of the church that in 1827 a constitution of the members the in action their for leading by guide

adopted
church.

No

record of 1828.

3fembers of the Society in 1829. Jonathan Bailey, Jotham Eames, Bible class. Jotham Eames, jr., James Olcott, William G. Eames, Joshua Snow, Rufus Read, Silas Parsons, Esther Stearns, Lucina Olcott, Polly Gunn, William Clark, Maria Howard, Sarah Field, Martin Stone, Amos Crouch, Nathaniel Thompson, Paddock Lawrence, Caleb Sawyer, Nathan Cross, .Joshua Sawyer, Joseph Slate, Mary Ockington, Kezia M. Eames, Lucy Cross, Eusebia Eames.

Joseph Hammond,

NAMES OF SCHOLARS

IN 1834.

First class. Slate, Rufus Read, Jotham Eames, John Crouch, Phinehas Hamblet, John Crouch, jr., John Withington, John Chamberlain, Joshua Sawyer, Martin Tliompson, Martin Stone, Peter

Joseph

James

Holbrook, Joshua Snow, John Grimes, Moses Thayer, Jonas Temple, Dea. Jonathan Baile3', Teacher. Olcott, Samuel Holbrook. Second class. Rachel Estabrook, Sarah Ware, Kezia Read, M. N.

Carlton, Mrs. John Chamberlain, Mrs. Jonas Temple, Mary Hill, Polly Holbrook, Lucina Sawyer, Hannah Sawyer, Kezia M. ICames, Lucy Cross, Mrs. Day, Abigad Crouch, Betsey Stone, Mary Thayer, Olive Crossett, Pannelia Howard, Almira Albee, Sarah Cummings,

Mrs. AVhittemore, Abigail Amidon, Emily Bolles, Cynthia Sawyer. Dea. Joseph Hammond, Teacher. Third class. Virgil AVoodcock, Elisha Hutchins, Harrison Eve-

Ziba Ware, Franklin Holman, William Clark, Alexander Thayer, Benjamin F. Lombard. Rev. John Woodbury, Teacher. Fourth class. Delia A. Day, Sarah Day, Permelia Howard, 2d,
leth,

Lucretia Howard, Arvilla Bailey, Eunice Snow, Julia Annie Snow, Phebe Snow, Lucy Read, Eliza Olcott, Hester Clark, Julina Snow, Nancy S. Chamberlain, Priscilla Thayer, Olive Holbrook, Louisa
Crossett, Betsey Aldrich, Louisa Taft,

Azuba

Cross, Maria Aldrich,

Hannah

Cross, Caroline
12

Cummings.

Mrs. John Woodbur^^, Teacher.

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Fifth clans.

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

"Betse}'

Ann

Thayer, Mary

Azuba Hammond, Sarah Bailey, Lovisa Bailc}', Lucy Eanies, Almira Albee, Cliloe Holbrook, Sally Stone, Annis Snow, Martha Louisa Hill, Rhoda Lawrence, Harriet Ware. P^usebia Eames,
Sixth class.

Olcott.

Ilaramoml, Laura Da}', Estina Edwards, Eliza Mrs. P^veletli, Teacher.

Teacher,

Ilein-y Holl)rook, Daniel Snow, Solon AV. Snow, Phinehas A. Ware, David Karnes, Robert Crossett, Morril Hammond, Daniel Hammond, Wilder Cross, Clark Bailey, Benjamin Hammond, Jotham Eames, jr.. Teacher. jr.

Seventh

class.

Eighth class. Calista Coburn, Sarah Tliompson, Caroline Thompson, Kezia Thayer, Mary Thayer, Esther M. Stearns, Eliza Albee, Louisa Howard. Delia Day, Teacher.

Ninth

class.

Nanc^'

Eames, Rebecca

Bailc}',

Ann

Crossett, Cynthia Sawyer, A. jMelissa Albee. Teacher.

Kezia Eames, Julia Miss I'lige^

Tenth

class.

Francis

James C. Eames, Charles

Woodbur}',
jr.

Crouch, Jonas Temple, jr., Charles Temple, S. Whitcomb, Phinehas H. Snow, John
Teaclier.^

William Calkins,

Eleventh class.

Wesle}'

Cross,

Ahaz E. Howard, Daniel Cummings.

Joseph Ware, Jndson A. Read, Martin Thompson, Teacher.

SUPKRINTENDENTS.

Rev. Tristan Aldrich, 1829-1832; Joseph Slate, 1833; Rev. John Woodbury, 1834; B. H. Carlton, 1835; No record, 1836; Martin

Thompson, 1837; John Chamberlain, 1838-1839; No

record, 1840; Caleb Sawyer, 1841-1842; Rev. D. P. French, 1843; Dea. Jonathan Bailey, 1844; Elisha Hutchins, 1845; Martin Thompson, 1846; Joseph ILammond, jr., 1847; Rev. Tristan Aldrich, 1848; Henry P.

Read, 1849; Clark Bailey, 1850; Henry Holbrook, 1851; Dea. M. Thompson, 1852; Simeon B. Nelson, 1853-1854; Henry Holbrook, 1855 Simeon B. Nelson, 1856 Dea. John A. Hamblet, 1857-1858
; ; ;

1859-1864; Phinehas A. Ware, 1865-1868; Ardelia 1869 Charles L. Ball, 1870-1871 Joseph Hammond, C. Hammond, W. Brooks, 1883-1885 Rev. Stephen G. Ab1872-1882; George Edward H. Snow, 1890. bott, 1887-1889;
Solon
; ; ;

W. Snow,

NAMES OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS SCHOLARS, 1890.

Lillian Carter, Irma Rich, Blanche Bullard, Bertha Ressie Bullard, Bullard, Cressie Eames, Mary Sprague, Olive Clark,

First class.

Phebe Beal, Frank Derby, Leslie Snow, IMyron Hardy,

ClilFord

ECCLESIASTICAL.

179

McClenning, Clifton Eames, George Dolby, Lee Burke. Alice Sparhawk, Teacher. Second class. Josie Conbo}', Alice Iredale, Mamie Conboy, Bertha Sprague, May Clark, Lillian Emery, Pearl Dickinson, Mabel Prime, Lela Evans, Nellie Dolby, Venie Dolby, Addie Emer}-, Gracie

Mary Bullard, Emma Gamasli, Mamie Atkinson, Roy EastEddie Clark, Sanford Hardy, Fred Parker, Walter McClenning, man, Joseph Pageot, Eddie Fletcher, Georgie Russell, Ernest Snow, John Mrs. W. F. Oakman, Teacher. Bullard, John Conboy.
Russell,
Tliird class Lizzie N. Snow, Lizzie Read, Lelia Read, Edna Ware, Lillian Iredale, Lottie Seaver, Cora Sisson, Marion E. Hammond, Elsie Bemis, Grace Beal. Mrs. Sarah Snow, Teacher.

Fourth

class.

Harriet

Chamberlain, Sarah E. Read, Fannie M.

Snow, Mar}^ L. Ball, Martha A. Sparhawk, Eunice W. Stanle}', Phebe R. Hewes, Almira J, Fox, Elmira T. Crouch, Belle R. Angler, Sarah Drai)er, E. Jennie Cutler, Kezia Eames, Martha E. Sprague, Phebe A. Bliss. Mrs. P. Atwood Ware, Teacher. Fifth class. Mary F. Snow, Susie H. Sargent, Mary T. Carter, A. Carter, Mary L. Handy, Annette H. Derby, Anna L. HolNancy brook, Cora J. Lovering, Luella M. Sawyer, Annette Hewes, Emma Eastman, Julia pj. Emery. Mrs. A. Melissa Stearns, Teacher.

Sixth

class.

Charles

L. Ball,

Luman

Phinehas A. AVare, Henry Holbrook, Solon

Harve}' Sargent, Joseph Pageot, Joseph Derb}", Teacher.

B. Crouch, Henry P. Read, W. Snow, Ziha Ware,

Hammond.

Webster D.

Seventh class. Norris C. Carter, Amos Beal, Lester Towne, Herbert Chamberlain, Herbert Carter, Albert Hardy, James E. Hand}',

Walter F. Oakman, Ansel Bourn, Frank S. Faulkner, Ervin Bullard, Frank L, Snow, James Ware, Daniel Snow. Rev. C. F. Clark,
Teacher.

Eighth class. Harr}' Iredale, Harlan Hard}', Arthur Kirkpatrick, Bert Emery, Willie Gamash, Ivo Beal. Henry Derby, Teacher. Ninth class. Arthur Ware, Frank Emery, Pldgar P^mery, Fred

Kingman, Robert Hammill, Joseph Hammill, Ernest jr., Charles Crouch, George Crouch, George Wright, Fred Richardson, George Derby, Charles Derb}', Edward Bourn, Oscar Bourn, Myron Prentiss, Charles Hewes, Edward BeClark, Herbert
Barrett, Herbert Carter,

mis, Alice Bliss, Minnie Wright, Lilla Parsons, Florence (Carter) Emery, Emily Holbrook, Maud Evans, Nellie Clark, Lula Richardson, Sarah Dolby, Winfred Kingman, Mattie Kingman, Josie Paige, Jessie Paige, Christie Calkins, Annie Capron. Mrs. Julia E. Snow,

Teacher.

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HISTORY OF SAVANZEY.

History of the Mkthodist Episcopal Church in Swanzey.

made by the earl}'' itinerant to establish Methodist preaching in Swanzey, but all efforts proved unavailing. About 1840 efforts were again made to establish preaching at Swanzey Factory and East Swanzey with but little success, although a class
Viirious attempts have been
at the latter place and connected with the Keene charge. and winter of 1860, religious services were held in the school-house at Westport by Rev. T. L. Fowler attended with some In 18G7, Mr. Fowler held Sunday service in Bartlett's Hall interest.

was formed
fall

In the

Westport which was continued for three j'ears, with so little sucit did not seem advisable to form a class, or take measures to organize a church, and preaching, at that time, was abandoned. In April, 1877, Mr. Fowler was employed to preach at West Swanzey and Westport on alternate Sundays in the Universalist meeting house,
at

cess that

so generously tendered

b}'^

the people of

West Swanzey

until the last

Sundav
house
in

in

October after which the meelinus were held in the schoolWestport and the third service was held in the school-house

in District

No. 8 on Maple

Hill.

a result of these labors more than twenty persons made a profession of faith, and on the 19th da}' of September, 1877, a class was formed

As

and on July 3, 1878, a church was formed in accordance with the usages of the M. E. church by the officiating pastor, composed of the following members Alexander Cuthbert, Nelson R. Cuthbert, Lucy J. Smith, Lizzie Faulkner, Elmma A. Faulkner, Israel H. Gunn, L^nlia
:

M. Gunn, Sarah Read, Anna L. Read, Sarah B. Stephenson, Mary L. Holbrook, Jennie M. Holbrook,Mary J. Holbrook, Fannie E. Holbrook, Emogene E. McClenning, Lucy C. Lakin, Nelson Collier and
Susan Johnson.

The

first

report to the N. H. Annual Conference was submitted by

9,

Rev. T. L. Fowler April

presiding elder.
full

1879, at Plymouth, George J. Judkins, number on probation, 12; members in connection, 18; number of baptisms, 11; one Sunday vScliool
Statistics:
:
;

teachers and officers, 8

scholars, 34.

Mr. Fowler was appointed by

the conference to supply for the ensuing year ending April 7, 1880. During the year a good degree of interest was manifested, but no

addition to the church.

Sunday School numbered 40 average attend;

ance 32.
1881 the church was without a pastor, but by a permembers the Sunda}' School and social meetings severing were sustained. At some period in the year the Rev. George A. Tyrrell

During the

\'ear

effort of the

was secured

as pastor,

and was appointed the following year as supply.

ECCLESIASTICAL.

181

During the year 1881 the church was equipped with a full board of officers and committees, and placed in good working order and was again supplied by Rev. George A. Tyrrell up to April, 1883. From Oct. 9, 1882 to May 25, 1885, there are no records to be found. From Sept. 20, 1885, Rev. S. C. Keeler of Keene held one service on Sunday for

The first quarterly conference ending April, 1887, reports the pulpit supplied by Rev. C. W. Dockerill and Rev. C. J. Chase on alternate Sundays. At this meeting Luman J. Crouch and Arthur
a time.
B. Davison were appointed building a chapel.
a committee
to agitate the subject of

At

the fourth quarterly conference held Oct. 8, 1886, voted to ac-

cept the report of the committee which was that the sum of $1232.70 had been raised and a chapel was erected and furnished all this was
:

done by a persevering effort on the part of pastor and people aided by friends of AVesti)ort and those who loved the prosperity of Zion leaving the little church free from debt. All this and more, it is reasonnble to believe, might have been accomplished in 1880, had all the members been as zealous as they were in 1887. More money was then raised on subscription and as good feeling existed toward the little church then struggling for existence as when the chapel was built. The chapel was dedicated April 6, 1887, and supplied b}^ Rev. C. ^Y. Dockerill of Winchester with twenty members in full connection and five on probation. During the conference year ending April, 1889, the pulpit was supplied by Rev. William Woods of Winchester and ten members were received in full connection and four on probation. At the
tiie

conference held Feb. 18, 1889, the preacher in charge reports that chapel had been supplied with a bell by H. Denman Thompson,
Esq., for which he was tendered a vote of thanks, while the church and people duly appreciate his generous gift as well as the clear mellow

sound of the church-ooing

bell to S'acred service calling.

The conference year ending Api'il, 1890, the pulpit was supplied by Rev. M. T. Cilley of AVinchester. The Ladies' Society connected with
the church felt the need of rooms annexed to the chapel in which to meet and serve them as a parlor, dining room and kitchen. Accord-

ingly an addition to the chapel in the fall of 1889 was erected and completed in the spring at a cost of $314, and in less than one year they had money sufficient to pay all bills, leaving a surplus in the
treasury.

Rev. M. T. Cilley was re-appointed to supply the pulpit the ensuing 3^ear ending April, 1891. There are at the present time thirtyseven members in full connection and three on probation in all fiftyThe cost of the eight persons have been connected with the church.
;

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

chapel, parlor and furniture amounted to $1600. Through the generosity of S. Wilson Lawrence of Pulnier, Mass., the church received a

donation of $50 to be used for the benefit of the

[)oor.

Keijort says tliat the lute Nancy S. Howard left l)y will a legacy of 8500 towards erecting a M. E. church in West Swauzey if built within ten years

from her decease.

The Universalist

Society.

Among

the earlj' settlers of this town there were tiiose

who

relig-

iously classed themselves as believers in the final restitution of all In the cemeter}'^ at the Centre of the town is a granite monusouls.

ment with

this inscription

"Gains Hills. DiedJune 1, 180i. Aged 31 years. In life he xoasa Christian. He was the first in this town who that all loho die in Adam shall be made alive in Christ.
Priscilla

died in the belief

Cummings,
Feb.
3, 1815.

Wife of Gains
This

Hills, died

Aged

41.

monument

is

erected to their

memory by

their children, Luther, Clarissa

and Albert."

We

infer

Swanzey Hosea Bullou,

from this that, as a denomination, it dates its origin in at about the beginning of the present century or a little before.
the son of Polder Ballou of Richmond, after his con-

version to Universalism, being a young man, was wont to hold meetings occasionally in school-houses in the south part of the town. After
this Revs. Sebastian

school-houses and barns.

in this

and Russell Streeter held frequent meetings in These brothers spent much of their youth

opposite

town, their father's family residing on the east side of the road tlie picnic grounds by Swanzey pond. The old house went

to decay a score of years ago.

isters in their

denomination.

Both these men became eminent minF'oUowing them Rev, Mr. Hudson of

Massachusetts preached occasionally

tener

till However, somewhere about 1836, wlien Rev. Joseph Barber was settled in town, preaching in the Old Meeting house at the Centre of the town, as did Mr. Hudson who preceded him. He was actively engaged in the temperance cause, and his earnest lectures on the sul)ject produced a most

one-fourth of the time

or of-

for several years.

there was no organization

salutar}^ effect

upon the communit}'.

He

otherwise served the people

most

faithfully.

Upon his leaving

town, his'brother Rev. William N. Barber supplied

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his place for

183

some time.

Afterward Rev. James Bailey' preached more

in 1842,

or less.

When

Mt. Caesar Seminary was established

lie

being

in

charge

supplied the pulpit for several years, Rev. E. Davis preaching a portion of the time. Mr. Fletcher was succeeded as principal of the seminary by Rev.
of Rev. L. J. Fletcher,
J. S.

Lee who preached for the society some two years. In 1853 Rev. H. M'CoUester took charge of the seminary, preaching every Sunday in the forenoon in the Assembly Room of the Seminary, and in the afternoon, at West Swanzey. This year the Universalist church edifice there was built and another society formed. During his ministr}' a clmrch was organized at the Centre, consisting of thirt3'-three members, and the Parish numbered some fifty families, while at "West Swanzey the Parish was still larger. A Sunday school was organized in each society, numbering more tlian sixty scholars. Mr. M'Collester's ministry continued for five years when he was obliged to leave on account of his health. For 3'ears these pulpits were not supplied with stated preaching. At length Rev. N. R. Wright was settled at West Swanzey. The seminary at the centre of the town was now suspended and
S.

the Universalist meetings were held altogether at West Swanzey. On Mr. Wright's leaving, there were only occasional supplies till Rev. Emma E. Bailey revived the society and preached to it for two years. Miss Bailey was ordained here. From 1883 to 1885 Rev. R. T. Polk, who was the settled Universalist minister at Marlboro, held meetings at East Swanzey in the af-

ternoon of each Sunday. Since Miss Bailey left there have been only occasional meetings at West Swanzey. Most of the former supporters of Universalisra have
either died or

removed from town

still

there are not a few

who

still

incline to the faith.

The right to the use of the old meeting-house was claimed by both the Congregational and Universalist societies, and so far as is known this right was conceded each to the other but the former society
;

wishing for a place for continuous Sunday worship, in 1835 relinWhile quished its claim and erected the brick edifice now in use.
there
is no record that there was any attempt on the part of any denomination to infringe on the rights of others, or in any wa}'^ injure them, it is a pleasant thought, that, in common with Christians ever}'where there has been and is an increasing fraternal and Christ-like

spirit manifested, a desire to

work together and help instead of stand-

ing aloof and repelling each other.

CHAPTEE
Educational.

VT.

Early Votes pertaining to Schools School Districts School Housks. Al'l'ARATUS SUPEUVISION SurElilNTENOING SCHOOL COMMITTKE Board of Education Appropriations Division of School Money High School Teachers Text Books Spelling Schools School Associations Swanzky Academy Libraries Chautauqua L. and

S.

Circle.

even with the aid of tradition and other collateral helps, only an imperfect history can be written.

THE and

liouses

early official records of the town pertaining to schools, seliooland education in general are exceeding!}' fragmentary
;

The first reference to the subject is Ihe following in the warrant for a proprietors' meeting to be held on the 30th day of June, 1740. "Art. 5. To choose a committee to hire a school dame to instruct
our children
the article.
in

reading."

It

was

voteil at said

meeting to dismiss

"At a legal meeting of the Proprietors of Lower Ashuelot held by several adjournments on the twenty-ninth day of June, A. D. 1743, Voted to adjourn the meeting until the last Wednesda}- in Jul}' next
at ei^ht of the clock in the

morning

to

meet at the school-house."

a meeting of Proprietors held the last Wednesday of September, 1743, at the house of Nathaniel Gunn, Timothy Brown, Eliakim King and Capt. Nathaniel Hammond were chosen a committee to finish the
It is

"At

school-house forthwith so as to meet in."

probable that the words "to meet in" had reference to holding

their religious meetings.

April 21, 17o3, a meeting for the union of the churches in Keene and Swanzej' was held at the school-house in Swanzey. This house probably stood on the school lot on jNIeeting-House hill, but when it

was
it,

built,
is

how long

it

there
in

no record.

remained, or of anything further pertaining to It probably remained and was the only school-

house

cally a

town house, used

(184)

town, until after the Revolutionar}' war, and was em[)hatifor both secular and religious purposes.

<
en GO
c/2

UJ

o o o

EDUCATIONAL.
March
ful

185

5,

1771, the town "voted that the

sum of

eight pounds lawthis

money be granted and assigned to hire schooling," Nov. 22. "Voted that there shall be a school kept
town
at different times,

winter in

four different places in

Ai)plin,

and that Thomas

mond and Mr. William Carr be

Joshua Graves, Lieut. Joseph Whitcomb, Capt. Joseph Hama committee to settle and appoint

where the said school shall be kept this winter in such places as they shall judge most convenient for the inhabitants."

March
^''

3, 1772.

^'^

Voted to raise twelve pounds lawful mone}' to

hire schooling."

Voted, That the town be divided into five districts for keeping school this year." " Voted, That Thomas Applin, Joshua Graves, Lieut. Jonathan Whitcomb, William Grimes, sen., and Thomas Cresson, jr., be a committee
to divide the

town into the several

districts

and make report

to this

meeting." The meeting was adjourned to May 2nd, at which time ^' Voted to accept the division of the town into five districts as presented to the town at this meeting by a committee appointed by the
town.
Voted, That each of the aforesaid districts shall have the
to

money

which they pay towards the school rate

districts as they shall agree

pay

for schooling in their

among themselves, to lay out the same, out the same within a year from this time for schools, provided they \ay and if not laid out within that time to be disposed of as the town shall think proper."
At an adjourned meeting June
lows
:

"We the subscribers being appointed a committee to divide the

:

1st, the

committee reported as

fol-

town into five districts for keeping school this year, having considered and consulted upon the affairs, are of the opinion that the following is a just and proper division as we can make, viz. That all between the East and South Branches shall belong to one division all on the north side of the river and the upper end of the town street so far as to include Mr. Carpenter and Abner Graves shall belong to another division or district and the south part of the town street, Mr. Benjamin Brown, Nathaniel Hills, Samuel Wright, Josiah Bramin, Elkanah Woodcock, Nathan Woodcock, Dr. Hammond, and Thomas Hammond to belong to another district; and all that part of the town which was taken off from Richmond (excepting
;
;

Daniel Warner who belongs to the first-mentioned district) shall belong to another district and all the town west of the aforementioned
;

districts to

belong to another division or

district.

Thomas Applin,

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Joshua Graves, Jonathan "WhiLcomb, William Grimes, Thomas Cresson,

jr.,

committee."
'^

At an adjourned meeting, June

2,

Voted,

That the above division

of the town into districts for keeping a school be accepted." June 1, 1773. ''Voted to build two school-houses for the use of the

town." June 16. " Foied, That one school-house be built by near David Belding's as acomn)ittee for bnildino; said think proper and that the other be built as near the bridge on the north side of the brook as a committee
;

the road as

houses shall

Pond Brook
as aforesaid

shall think proper.

''Voted,

"

That each of said houses be twenty foot square. Voted, That the aforesaid school-houses be built in sixteen

months."
Dec. 29, 1773. ''Voted, That a school shall be kept part of the time at David Belding's house, and part of the time at the house which was Dr. Nathaniel Hammond's."
'''Voted,

That such persons as

live

more than two miles from the

place which the school is voted to be kept may have the privilege if they desire, of having the money which they pay to the school rate
this

selectmen, provided thej' lay this time."

year to lay out as they think proper with the approbation of the it out for schooling within a j'ear from

March o, 1774. ''Voted, That the former votes respecting stating the place for a school and building the school-houses be flung up and other measures come into.
''Voted,

That the town be divided into

six districts for keeping a

school for the future, and that each district shall have the money that they pay to the school rate to lay out as they please, i)rovided they
lay it out for schooling within p, 3'ear from the time the money is granted, but the school in each district shall be free for any person in the town to send their children to at any time.
"FoiecZ, That Jonathan Hammond, Nathaniel Dickinson, Daniel Warner, Samuel Hills, Joseph Whitcomb and Samuel Wright be a committee to divide the town into these several districts and make

report to this meeting." March 31, 1774. '''Voted to reconsider the former votes at this

meeting

in

regard to schools.
1775.
''Voted,

Voted to raise twenty pounds lawful

into several dis-

money March

to provide schooling this year."

7,

That the town be divided

EDUCATIONAL.
tricts for

187
viz.
all
:

at

tlie

keeping a school for the future, as follows, upper or north end of the town, including

One

district

northwest side of Ashuelot River as far

on the north or down as to take Capt. Whit-

comb's farm, and also on the other side of said river including Lieut. Joseph Wliitcomb, John Frary, John FoUett, jr., Jonathan Uran, Greenwood Carpenter, Wyat Gunn and Abner Graves and up the town street so far as to take David Belding, and down the street so far as to take Deacon Hammond. And one district on the east side of the South Branch, including all between the South and East Branches."
;

the town in what

The following-named petitioners resided in the southwest part of is now No. 8 and vicinity. "We, the subscribers, living very remote from any district where we

might be convenient with a school for our children, do humbly petition that the town would vote us off as a district and grant that the money which we pa^'^ towards maintaining a school in this town may
be
laid

out for schooling in the said district as near the centre as

may

be with convenience.
Israel Da}^,

Josepli Day,

Justus Lawrence,

Swanzey, March Samuel Thompson, John Fleinings, Jonathan Da}',

Patrick Green, Mical Heffron."

3,

1775.

Samuel Ware, Dennis Hafferon,

At a legal meeting March 7, 1775, it was "Voted, That the above request be complied with during the town's pleasure." At this meeting Samuel Page, Elijali Graves and Daniel Warner
were chosen a committee "to bound out a district
in the south part of the town and to state a place for a schoolhouse." " Voted to raise 20 pounds for schooling." Dec. 18, 1775. "Voted to apply the twenty pounds which was granted to hire schooling tiiis year toward paying the province tax."

"Voted not to raise any money for schooling." "It was voted that the town be divided into five districts for keeping school this present year, and a committee to make the division consisted of Samuel Page, Jonathan Hammond, David Belding, Henry Morse and William Grimes. "Voted, That a school shull be kept in each district in proportion to the money assessed on them last year for schooling, and at such time or times and in such place or places, and by such master or masters,
177G.

Jan. 23, 1777.

as the major part of such district shall agree to with the approbation of the selectmen."

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HISTOKY OF SWANZEY.

March 4, 1777. At a legal meeting called at the meeting-house but adjourned to the school-house (probably because the latter was warmer and more comfortable), " Voted to raise forty pounds for
schooling."

In 1778 fifty pounds were raised for the same purpose, and in 1779 one hundred pounds. From the following petition from residents in the westerly part of the town we infer that the only school-house in town at that time

was the one on Meeting-house hill. "To the inliabitants of the town of Swanzey. Gentlemen We the subscribers, inhabitants of the town of Swanzey, not being conven-

iently situated to attend school at the school-house,

and being anx-

iously concerned for the education of our children, humbly request the favor of being formed into a school district by ourselves, witli the lib-

erty of building a school-house and appropriating our proportion of school money for the use and benefit of a school in said district.

Swanzey, March

1,

1779.

Clement Sumner, Joseph "Whitcomb, Daniel Gunn, Benjamin 01Levi Durant, William Hills, Thomas Greene, Abijah Whitcomb, Joseph Whitcomb, jr., John Frarjs Joseph Rasey, John Follett,jr., "William Carpenter, Benjamin Follett, John Pierce, Charles Grimes, Arthur Fairbanks, Samuel Heaton."
cott,

"

a legal meeting of the inhabitants of Swanzey April 1, 1779, Fo^ecZ, That the above request be complied with during the town's

At

pleasure." ^^ 1780. Voted to raise six hundred pounds for schooling." 1780. '''Voted, That the setting up of schools in tlio town 29, May
for the future

be solely in the hands of the selectmen according to the directions of the law and likewise the disposal of all moneys raised
for schooling,

any vote of the town heretofore to

tlie

contrary not-

withstanding." In 1781, '82, '83, '84 and '85, ''Voted not to raise any
schooling."
in the

money

for

jr. 140 pounds for keeping school 1775." year 1785. "-Voted to pay Sarah Woodcock twenty-two shillings for her services in schooling in tlie year past in this town."
,

" Voted to grant William Grimes,

"Voted to pay Daniel Bishop the sum of twenty-two shillings for boarding the said Sarah Woodcock when she kept school." The foregoing are all the important records pertaining to school matters previous to the close of the Revolutionary war. It will be

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189

seen that our ancestors, while battling with forests, Indians and the mother oonntrj', and enduring the hardships incident to pioneer life,
did not, and probably could not, give that attention to educational
subjects which their descendants have done in and under more favorable circumstances.

more peaceful times

Although previous
for the
is

to the close of the war votes had been passed formation of districts and the building of school-houses, yet it probable that at this time only one school-house had been built

that on Meeting-house hill and that the districts formed wore onl}' of temporary construction. Schools had been held in dwelling-houses
in various parts of the

town under the management of the selectmen and the supervision, perhaps, of the ministers who were well educated and adapted for the purpose. With the return of peace and the
advent of more prosperous times, a degree of system and improvement in educational matters began to manifest itself, which has aradually grown and increased till the present time.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
In 1788 a committee, consisting of Samuel Hills, Joshua Graves, Daniel Warner, Dan Guild, Roger Thompson, William Grimes, James Heaton, .Joseph Hammond, jr., and Joseph Cross, were instructed to
divide the town into school districts.
1.

They reported as follows "First district to include Mr. Isaac Applin and all between said Ai^plin and Marlborough line, and south of said Applin to Richmond
:

line,
2.

and as far north as to take Amaziah Peck.

John Starkey, and as far on John Whitcomb's, and all on the southerlj'- side of the Branch, and likewise Elijah Osgood and Amasa Aldrich, 3. "All northerly from Elijah Osgood's on the east side of the Branch as far north as Ebenezer Hills, excepting Levi Durant. 4. "All remaining on the east of the Branch to Keene line. "On the west side of the river from Keene line as far south as to 5. take Xehemiah Cummings. 6. "From Nehemiah Cummings bounding on the west side of the
as far south as to take as

"To go
road

Boston

river as far south as to take

7.

Thomas Green.

"From Thomas

chester line, and all up the river northerly as far as to take Charles Grimes. 8. "From Samuel Hills, jr., southerl}'' to take Josiah Prime, and as far south as Richmond line, and to adjoin the seventh district.
9.

Green's south bounding on the river to Winon Winchester road on the east side of the river,

"From Samuel

Hills,

jr.,

westerly to go as far north as to take

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HISTORY OF SAVANZEY.

Seth Gay and Aaron Parsons, and likewise to take George Ilewes, and Capt. Aldrich's farm now in possession of Aquilla Ranisdell from thence on Richmond line westerly till it comes to the eighth dis;

trict.

10.

''To take Mr.

Nathan "Woodcock and

to take Charles

How and

Benjamin Brown, and then on the street as far north as to take Dan Guild's, and as far south on Boston Road as the Pond Brook. 11. "From Lt. Guild's on the town street northerly as far as David Bolding's, including Esq. Frink, Mr. Wyat Gunn and Greenwood
Carpenter.
12. "Beginning at Mr. William Carpenter's and taking all on Winchester road as far as Mr. John Pierce, including Capt. Joseph Whitcomb, jr., and Mr. Epiu'aim Cummings, Mr. James Grimes, James

Green and the two Mr. Seavers." This division is the basis of and corresponds largely with the modern numbering of districts, or with that of 185S, and previously, as laid down on the old Cheshire County map which was pul)lislied tiiat The variations are: No. 1, which comprised the easterly year.

part of the town, a portion of which ha^ since been set off to Tro}', and the remaining part of which is uninhabited and now em!)raced No. 11, as then described, is now that within the limits of No. 2.

No. 4 part of No. 5 which is on the east side of the Ashuelot river. in the ancient numbering is now 1 and 4, the division having been

made

In 1827 a committee decided on reuniting the same, in 1817. but the records do not show that the reunion was ever accomplished. The ancient Nos. 7 and 12 probably' embraced the modern Nos. 7, 11,
12 and 13.

When

the original change or division was

made

is

not

known
No.

but probably soon after the beginning of the present century the old No. 11 was incorporated with No. 5, and the north part of
,

7 and the east part of No. 12 was changed to No. 11, leaving the extreme westerly section of the town as No. 12. In 1827 District No. 11, embracing the territor}'^ on both sides of the Ashuelot river at West Swanzey was divided, making the river the

and constituting No. 11 on the east side and No. 13 on In 1833 these districts were reunited and remained so till 1845 when they were again divided as before. They were again In 1875 reuntted in 1874 and have continued so since that time. several families from No. G were by an act of the legislature annexed
division,

the west side.

to the district,

and the same year No. 12

"Hard Scrabble" once a

populous neighborhood, but now much reduced, was likewise joined In 1885 the to No. 11, by concurrent votes of the two districts.

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191

was

b}'

law abolished, and the town sys-

tem substituted

for

it.

SCHOOL-HOUSES.
It is probable that soon after the Revolutionary war, school-houses were built in tlie vicinity of those now standing in Nos. 5, 8 and 10,

and about the beginning of the present century in most of the other For many 3'ears schools were held in most of the Tlie first school-houses were generally districts in dwelling-houses.
districts in town.

small, low buildings plainly constructed with rows of long seats or benches on two sides, generall}' rising from the floor in the centre to the walls, a huge fire place at one end, and the teacher's chair or

desk at the other end.

even a blackboard or
other out-building. of the hill districts
ty to seventy each. of children then so

They contained no apparatus, frequentl}'' not in some cases there was no wood-siied or They were generally crowded with scholars, some that are now nearly dei^opulated, having from for-

map

This was occasioned

in

part by the large families

an earlier age and In later years these plain structures have gradually given place to those that are more inviting to the scholar, and attractive to the passer-

their practice of attending school at there till older than at present. continuing

common and

The long, rough, unpainted, whittled seat and desk, with numerous inscriptions and hieroglyphics pencilled and pictured on them, have passed away and in their place we have the neat and finished
by.

Instead of the single or double seat, and the trim and polished desk. old fireplace are stove and the steam heater. Blackboards are in

every school-room nearly all have maps and charts some have globes and other apparatus. In 1854 a set of Holbrook's common school ap; ;

paratus was purchased for No. 2, which for several years did good service, and about the same time a IHte set was used in No. 10.

The first blackboard used in our schools was made by Capt. Ahaz Howard and introduced by Joseph Hammond, jr., teacher in district
No. 6 about 1833. same school.
Mr.

Hammond
now

also first taught singing in the

Of

the nine school-houses

in use all

but two, Nos.

and

5,

have

recreation or play rooms, with conveniences for warming for the comfort of the children all are painted outside and inside except No. 1,
;

All have blinds to the windows, and suitable wood rooms connected with the buildings. That in No. 1 was built in 1833

which

is

of brick.

No. No.

2 in
9,

No. 4, 1850 No. 5, 1880 No. 7, 1870 No. 8, 1880 No. 1877; 10, 1840, enlarged and remodelled, 1858, and again
1877
; ;

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remodelleil in 1883
;

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
No.
11,

1875

No.

12, "Ilardscrabhle," 1821

and

old school-house of a generation ago in No. one-fourtli about of a mile south of the present house, was 2, standing abandoned in 1867, and a nice house built on the present site. This

al)andoned

in

1875.

The

was burned in 1877, when the present two-story structure was erected. The Its bell was donated by Geo. W. Oliver of Syracuse, N. Y. house in No. 11, the largest in town, adapted for three or even four The cost, inschools, was erected in 1875 and dedicated Nov. 12. cluding insurance was ?5,843. It is 36 by 70 feet, two stories exclusive of basement, which
is

used for steam-heating purposes, storage

of fuel, etc.

of an acre,

The land on which it stands, a yard of about three- fourths was a joint gift by Isaac Stratton, A. S. Kendall and O.

Sprague.

For the purpose of equalizing taxation among the different districts, on changing from the "district" to the "town" system in 1886 the selectmen appraised the school-house property as follows
:

No.
((

1,

510.00

No.

7,

*715.00

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were chosen a committee to inspect schools in the west part of the town, and Ephraim K. Frost, Daniel Wetherbee and Elijah Sawj^erin
the east part. 1826. Voted not to choose a superintending committee. In 1827 the town was divided into two sections, and by-laws perWilliam Read, Samuel P. Applin taining to schools were adopted,

and Reuben Porter were chosen a committee for the eastern section and Luke Bennett, Hiram Bennett and Clark AVilson for the western. In 1828 it was "voted that the prudential committee be chosen by
the respective districts." " 1831 Voted, That the prudential school committees be instructed in hiring teachers to bargain with them to teach 26 daj^s for a month."
.

1833.

From 1827

Voted to dispense with committees visiting schools. to 1845 the town records fail to show the appointment
;

of any superintending school committee nevertheless, it is inferred that such appointments were made as there were sometimes articles in

the town warrants "to hear the report of the superintending school committee."

Voted that the selectmen take the statute for their guide in appointing superintending school committee and D. P. French, Jo1846.
;

seph

Hammond, jr., and Benjamin Read were appointed. 1847. Jos. Hammond, jr., A. A. "Ware and William Read were
Mason and
Jos.

appointed. 1848. D. G.

Hammond, jr.,

appointed for the west

part of the town. 1849. Rev. E.

1850. 1851.
1852.

Rock wood, W. Rev. D. G. Mason.

Adams and

Caleb Saw3-er.

1853.

Rev. E. Rockwood, D. G. Mason, W. Adams. Rev. E. Rockwood, W. Adams. A. A. Ware chosen by town,- which has since been the meth-

od of electing. 1854. D. L. M. Comings.

S. H. McCollester, D. L. M. Comings. D. L. M. Comings and A. A. Ware. A. A. Ware, S. H. McCollester. 1857. 1858 to 1862 inclusive. Dr. D. L. M. Comings. In 1862, Dr. Comings, having enlisted as snrgeon in the army, A. A. Ware was appointed to fill vacancy, and likewise chosen by town In 1866 Dr. Geo. I. Cutler was chosen, and likewise in 1863-4-5. successive every year till 1876, when A. A. Ware was chosen. In 1877 and '78 Dr. Cutler was again elected, and from that time till

1855.

1856.

13

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

1885 both Dr. Cutler and A. A.

Ware were

cliosen, Dr. Cutler

having
of

the general supervision of the west part of the town and Mr. the east part.

Ware

In 1886, the district system having been superseded by the town system, and the office of both superintending and prudential committees having been abolished, and a board of education consisting of
three persons substituted therefor, Dr. G. I. Cutler, A. A. AVare and Benjamin Read were elected the first members of the Board Dr. Cut;

being elected for three years, Mr. Ware for two and Mr. Read for Each one has since been reelected for three years, the time one.
ler

prescribed by law. In 1890 Rev. H. Woodward was elected. Members of the school superintending committee are entitled to a
It was sometimes perreasonable compensation for their services. formed by the clergymen and others gratuitously. In 1830 the sum In 1846 Rev. D. P. French paid was $30.67; in 1831 it was $15.26. For thirty years previous Read was paid $1.50, and William $2.50. was about sum $50 per 3"ear whether the office was to 1886 the paid

held by one or two persons. The Board of Education, performing the duties of both superintending and prudential committees have received some more than $100 per year.

For about thirteen years previous to abolishing the district plan the money was divided b}' giving to each district tvvent3'-five dollars, and of the remainder, one-half according to the valuation and the other half by the number of scholars. In 1878, $400 was appropriated for a High School, and two terms were held, one in the fall of 1878 at the centre of the town taught by J. W. Cross, jr., and the other the following spring at West Swanzey, managed by D. W. Pike. The experiment was not entirely satisfacschool
tory and has not been repeated.

SCHOOL TEACH KRS.

Very few of the citizens of Swanzej^ have ever made school teachIt has been engaged in by many for a in<T their principal vocation.
few months or years preparatory to entering upon some other business. Until within the last forty j'ears the winter terms of school, of about
ten weeks each, were generally taught by male teachers, and tlie summer terms of the same length by female teachers. It was quite com-

mon

for teachers to

"board around" among the different families of the

district, the board being given for the purpose of lengthening the Since 1850 most of the schools, winter as well as summer, school.

have been taught by female teachers. The wages paid for teaching is now more than double what it was forty or fift}' years ago.

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195
are the

Among

the earlier teachers in

Swanzey

names of WilHam

Grimes, Gains Cresson, Farnum Fish, Timothy Thompson, David Prime, Paul Wright, James Henry, Virgil Maxey, Samuel P. Applin, William Read, Joel Ware, Samuel Belding, Samuel Hills, Reuben Hills, Amos F. Fish, William Wright, Joel Eaton, Joseph Hammond,
jr.,

Sarah Woodcock, Melinda Hale, Asenath Hills, D0II3' Whitcomb, Prudence Lane, Susan Stanle}^ Arvilla Stanley, Mary Fish, Caroline Fish, Wealthy Belding, Chloe Holbrook, Eliza Parker, Prudence Hills, Malinda Read and Maria Aldrich.
TEXT-BOOKS.
the old text-books used were the old "Third Part" in readby Noah Webster, published in 1790 the "American Preceptor" and "Columbian Orator," by Caleb Bingham published respectively in 1794 and 1797; the "English Reader" by Lindley Murray; the

Among

ing,

First Class Book" and "National Reader" by John Pierthe and pont, "Easy Lessons" and "Sequel to Easy Lessons," by Joshua Leavitt "The Scientific Class Book," "Webster's" and "Lee's" spelling books; "Pike's," "Adam's," "Colburn's" and "Eimerson's" arithmetics "Alexander's" and '"Murray's" grammars.
; ;

"Ameiican

In our primitive schools little attention was given to geography, and still less to grammar; the time of the pupils being devoted chiefly to There are those among our older reading, writing and arithmetic.
citizens

who claim

that the scholars of those days

left

the pul)lic schools

with a better practical knowledge for the ordinary duties of life tiian those of the present day with all our machinery and modern appli-

ances which we praise so highly.

Notwithstanding the multiplicity of text-books in later years only three spellers have been used in our schools for moi-e than sixty years : "Lee's," the "North American" ancr^'Swinton's." The "North American" by Rev. L.
forty years.

W. Leonard, a citizen of our county, was in use nearly Adams written arithmetic (twice revised) by Daniel

Adams, another resident of this county, was used without change Since the nearly the whole of the first half of the present century. exit of Adams', Burnham's, Greenleaf's, Robinson's and the Franklin's series have been used. Reading books have Iieen oftener chanaed.
Those of Pierpont were followed by Porter's Rhetorical, Russell and Goldsbury's, Town's, Town and Ilolbrook's, Sargent's and the Franklin series.

The Iree text-book system b}' law came into operation in 1890. The old-fashioned evening spelling schools of one and two generations ago,

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HISTORY OF SWAXZEY.

were interesting if not profitable occasions. Tliongli having no place in town records they are well remembered by our older citizens. Tlie practice of "choosing sides" and "spelling down" and many of the
incidents connected therewith were hugel}' enjoyed ple who wanted a "good time."
b}'

the

young peo-

SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS.

About

the year 1855 a

Town Common

School Association was or-

ganized, which continued in successful operation for several years. Committees, teachers, scholars and friends of education generally combined their efforts and held weekly evening meetings during the winter

months in most of the districts in town, at which gatherings there were discussions, lectures, essays, recitations, singing and such other exercises as were calculated to increase an interest in and promote the The superintending school committee in efficiencj^ of the schools.
his report of

Association has been

We

printed by the town) says "The Town operation during the past winter, to the and elevation of the school system. adding greatl}' progress the most have, by agitating glaring evils in our schools, in tiiose

1859 (the

first

in successful

meetings, almost banished them from our midst, such as whispering, tardiness and getting excused from school duties on frivolous causes."

The 3ft. Ccesar Seminary and Sivanzey Academy was founded in 1843, and was largely under the control of the Universalist denomination. Suitable buildings for school and boarding purposes were erected ,
the former by a stock company, the shares of which were ten dollars each. It flourished for a few years, but the interest in its welfare soon

waned, and

it

shared the fate of other similar institutions in Cheshire

Count}', the high schools in the larger towns having to a great extent taken the place of the academies. The original trustees were Carter

Whitcorab, David Parsons,

Lyman
;

A. Holbrook,
;

Israel Applin,

Parker, Edward Goddard, Virgil Leonard Whitc^mb and John Stratton of

;

Swanzey Jona. Robinson, Surr}' Nicholas Cook, Riclnnond Calvin May, Gilsum Rev. J. Barber, Alstead Rev. B. Smith, Stoddard
;
; ;

Rev. T. Barron, Winchester Rev. E. Davis, Marlboro; Rev. Josiah Marvin, Westmoreland Rev. S. Clark, Jaffrey Thomas Little, Nelson J. Stearns, Walpole Mark Cook, Chesterfield; Ivah Newton,
; ;

Hinsdale.

The

pal and L.

school opened in September with Rev. L. J. Fletcher as princiW, Blanchard, assistant. The next year, P. R. Kendall

and competent teachers, in music and drawing were added to the list. Among other instructors who succeeded these were H. A. Pratt, Rev.

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197

F. A. March, A. M. Bennett, M. E. Wright, Rev. S. H. McCollester, L. F. Pierce and Burrill Porter. It ceased to be a denominational school several years before its final collapse. The seminary building is now owned by the Mt. Caesar Library Association, and the boarding house is now Butrick's hotel.
LIBRARIES. In addition to the church and Sunday School libraries spoken of Chapter V, there also have been libraries connected with neigh-

in

in districts

borhood or branch Sunday Schools at East Swanzey, at Westport and Nos. 1, 8 and 9. The books of these libraries were mostly
of a religious character, suitable for principallj' for children and youth.

Sunday reading and designed

In 1802 the
lature.

"Swanzey

It contained

and miscellaneous.
but the interest
in it

Social Library" was chartered by the legisstandard works, biographical, historical, religious It is supi)osed to have flourished for many years,

waning, the books were sold at auction

in

1846.

Amos

Bailey was the last librarian. In 1850 a village or district library, containing works similar to those last named, was formed at West Swanzey and about the same

time another

in district

No.

9.

In 1873 a library of like nature was commenced at East Swanze}'. All these were small and were sustained but a few years. The books
bert B.

Swanzey Library were purchased of the stockholders by AlRead and given to the 3It. Ccesar Union Library Association. This association projected and largely controlled by the ladies of
of the E.
the central and easterly parts of the town, adopted

May

14,1880, the

following Constitution

the undersigned, in accordance with Chapter 151 of the GenLaws of New Hampshire, do form ourselves into a society to be known as the Mt. Caesar Union Library Association, whose object shall be the formation and peri)etuation of a Public Library in Swanzey

We,

eral

for the

purpose of promoting general intelligence, good morals and a literature pure among our citizens. We therefore agree to abide by
the following regulations
:

Article i. The officers of this Association shall consist of a President, two Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, Librarian, eight Directors and five Trustees, with the exception of the Librarian to be chosen in such manner as the society ma}' direct.' The Trustees to consist of two gentlemen and three ladies, to hold
their otflce

one year, and the other

officers six

months, or until others

may

be chosen in their places.

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Art. II. It shall be the duty of the Du-ectors to devise ways and means for the purchase of books, to have in conjunction with tlie Presi-

make arrangements for all sogatherings which may be had to raise funds for said Library to direct how all money belonging to the and to make arrangements for society siiall be deposited and used
dent, the general oversight of, and to
ciables, festivals

and

otlier pul)lic
;

the proper keeping of

tlie

books.

Art. III. It shall be the duty of the Trustees to have tlie general oversight of the Library to carefully select and purchase the l)ooks to examine all such as may be given to the society to choose or elect
; ;

a Librarian

and make

all

needed rides and regulations by which the

in

Librarian

is to

be governed

the perfoi'inance of her official duties

examine the Libiary from time to time, and lepftrt its condition at each semi-annual meeting to the Directors, and make such suggestions as they think necessar}' and to make and occasionally
to personally
;

revise for the benefit of the society a well-arranged catalogue of the

books.

Art. IV. No book shall be admitted to the Library without the concurrence of a majority of the Trustees; neither shall anything be received of a sectarian, i)olitical or immoral character.

Art. v.
is in

The Trustees

shall at

no time expend a greater sum than

limited
1)}'

the treasury, and the dent and Directors.

sum may be

a vote of the Presi-

Art. VI. Hach member of the Association shall be allowed to choose one book for the Library and if said selection be found to be in accordance with Art. IV, it shall be accepted and purchased.
Art.
sation
VII.

No

officer

except the Lil)rarian shall receive an}' compen-

her service; and the pay of the Lilu-arian shall be the determined by Directors, subject to a vote of the society.
for his or

Art.
9

VIII.

Any

person residing

in

School Districts,

2,

3,

4,

5,

shall, upon paying annually to the Treasurer or Lil)rarian 25 cents, be a member of the Association and entitled to all the bene-

and 10

fits

of said Library.

Any person living outside said limits, if desiring to become a member of said Association, may upon application to the president or any director, and the president and directors by a majority vote shall
admit such persons, subject to the same rules and regulations as other members. Art. IX. No member shall be assessed for money to be used for any purpose whatever and the directors shall limit the trustees to
;

sum

less than that in the treasury.

Art.

X.

This Constitution

may

be altered or amended, or additions

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199

by a vote of two-thirds of the members present at any appointed meeting, provided tlie proposed change be submitted to the society in writing at least four weeiis before action shall be taken upon
the same.

trict

Subsequent amendments to this constitution included school disNo. 1 within the limits of the Association, and gave all school teachers within, said limits while teacliing, and all clergymen while

stopping teuiporarily within said limits, the free use of the books. The words sectarian and political have been stricken from Art. iv,

and

all

officers ax"e to

Since the formation of the Association

be chosen for one year instead of six months. it has been presided over by

Mrs. R. H. Belding, Mrs. L. J. TV. Carpenter, Mrs. K. R. Stanley, Mrs. J. W. Merrill, Mrs. Lucia Whitcomb, Mrs. A. G. Hills, Mrs. Clara M. Lane and Mrs. M. A. Haskell. Continued prosperity lias attended the efforts of its members. By means of voluntary donations, and a series of sociables, festivals and
literary entertainments, funds have beeu raised for constant additions It now contains about 1000 volumes. to the library.

May 16, 1885, Mr. George Carpenter presented by deed of quitclaim to the Association the old Academy building subject to the fol"That it shall always remain where it now stands lowing provisions that it shall never be sold or transferred under any circumstances
: ;

whatever
that
it

that

it

shall never be used for a hotel or lodging

house

shall never be used for the sale or use of

;

any intoxicating

liq-

uors or drinks whatever

that it shall never be used for dancing, card or skating. Itsliall never be used for an^^ immoral playing, gambling but it shall always be kept for literary purposes whatever purpose
;

and

for the

tants."

The deed

promotion of knowledge and intelligence among the inhabialso gives, with certain limitations, the "ChautauScientific Circle"-.now formed, or

qua Literary and

;

any other

literary

societies hereafter

building ent the boys in the neigliborhood shall have the right unmolested, to ring the bell on each succeeding Fourth of July."

formed, also the ''Ladies' Society" the use of the "and as long as the United States remain free and independ-

was accepted by the Association and measures were taken for remodelling and repairing the building adapting promptly Several of the former students of the it to its designed purpose.
gift
,

The

Academy, and those that were once residents of Swanzey and now Interested in her welfare, were invited to lend a helping hand in the The cost of remodelling, etc., was about $1200 raised by enterprise.
voluntary contributions.

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

In October, 1886, the Association voted to take the hall in the third story of the building and convert it into an antiquarian room. Since
that time a large number of relics, valuable for their antiquity and as mementos of the past, have been given b}' a multitude of donors, forming a collection already large and constantl}' increasing.

For "Stratton Free Library" see "George W. Stratton," Chap. X. The Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle or People's College, is

young and

another agency in the interest of the education of old, having its headquarters at Buffalo, N. Y.

tlie

people,

branch

of this institution, the "Ashuelot C. L. S. C," was organized in this town in Oct., 1883. Its presidents have been A. A. Ware, Rev. B.
Merrill and AV. C. Bclding;
J.

W.

secretaries. Miss E. R. Bailey, Mrs. L. and L. Lowell About 30 persons have Carpenter Belding.

availed themselves of its advantages, several having completed the prescribed four years' course, A similar organization, "The Crescent Circle," was formed in West Swanzey in 1887, with Dr. G-. I. Cutler
as president.
ous.
Its secretaries

Snow and Miss Cora B. Hubbard.

have been Mrs. E. J. Cutler, Mrs. Mary Both circles have been i)rosper-

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o o

^n'^

GO

^i

CHAPTEE yil.
Higlacays and Bridges.

Boston Road Early Layouts Specimen Recohd Sundry Roads, built WHEN Old Turnpike Rates of Toll "California" Road "Willis" Road Bridges, when built Cost of Construction Highway Surveyors Prices of Labor.
;

first

THE rude
June
to

bridle paths, gradually developed vehicles of the early settlers.

highways of the town were little more than foot and and adapted to the use of the

Joyn

11, 1735, the proprietors ''Voted, That there be a man chosen with the Committee Chosen by the Upper Township to look

out a Convenient

way

to the
shall

Two Towns

on the Ashawelot River.

Voted that the man that

Day
'^

for his Services in

be Chosen be allowed Ten shillings a Looking Said way."

Voted, That Mr. Jonathan Miles be the man to Joyn with the Committee of the Upper Township to Look out the way as above laid."

At

a meeting held at the house of

Ephraim Jones

in

Concord,

Blarch 31, 1736, ''Voted, That Messrs. Nathaniel Mattoon of Northfield, Ephraim Jones of Concord, and James Houghton of Lancaster

be a committee to

la^'

out and clear a

.

way through

said township to

Earlington" (Winchester) Oct. 27, 1736. "Voted, That Mr. Jonathan Miles be allowed for his service in looking out and marking a way to Townshend the sum
of twenty five pounds one shilling." This road to Townshend was doubtless built about this time, and is what is referred to in later records as the "Boston road," extending from Upper to Lower Ashuelot, and through the southern and eastern parts of the town substantially where the old Troy Hill road now is passing the J. W. Murphy farm, the old Clark place (now in Tro}'), which was for many years a hotel, through the west;

ern part of Troj^ the entire length of Fitzwilliam, and through Winchendon to Townsend. It was built thus early for the reason that

Massachusetts, then claiming a part of what is now New Hampshire and Vermont, had forts and settlements on the Connecticut river at
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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Great Meadow (Westmoreland) and at No. 4 (Charlestown), and wished for avenues of communication to tliese places and the frontiers of Canada. During the Indian wars after this, the road was extended to Crown Point on Lake Champlain. The whole of it was a
military road, built primarily for the transportation of munitions of war from settlement to settlement.

"At a meeting of the proprietors of the Lower Township on Ashuelot River being duly notified and met at the house of Capt. Nathaniel Hammond in said township Sept. 7, 1737, Voted To lay out a road four rods wide on the south side of William Carr's [Zina
Taft's] lot to the South Branch." At a meeting held Sept. 29, 1737, ''Voted, That Messrs. Nathaniel Hammond, Samuel Hills and Charles Lumas be a committee to look

out a

way

to the Intervale lots

on the Great River, and also a way

is

to the place where the

The to be built (West Swanzey). committee above named were requested to see that the roads are all
saw
mill

cleared forthwith."

Dec. 28, 1738. " Voted, That the road to the saw-mill shall be four rods wide when it is cleared or near thereaJjout." ''Voted, That Messrs. Samuel Gunn, Thomas Cresson and Samuel
Hills be a committee to treat witii the proprietors of Upper Ashuelot and of Arlington to layout a highway through this township from Ashuclot to Arlington where it shall be agreed upon by a com-

Upper

mittee from each township;" and also "To lay out a highway four rods wide in the most convenient place to Hyponecho meadows."
Oct. 9, 1739. "Voted, That William Scott, Nathaniel Hammond and Andrew Gardner be a committee to lay out a highway to Pond Brook." "Voted, That there shall be a highway laid out from the road down
to the saw-mill down to Winchester, and that Benjamin Brown, William Grimes and John Evans be a committee to look out said high-

way."

"Voted to choose two Surveyors of hey waies. Marcli IG, 1740. Voted and chose Abraham Graves and Samuel Hills for Surveyors of
hey waies."

"Voted and chose Capt. Nathaniel Hammond, and John Evans for a committee to lay out a hey Thomas Cresson the meadow lots on the Ashuelot River, accommodate to waiey South Branch and Pond Brook mend the highways and bridges and
Sept. 29, 1742.
;

secure the bridges what

necessary." Highways were probably laid out and built, or cleared of trees,

is

HIGHWAY AND BRIDGES.

somewhat
in

203

accordance with the foregoing votes. The town street where Mr. Ciiarles Worcester now lives to S3dvander from extending Stone's was hiid out 4 rods in width and built in accordance with the
plan on tliat facing page 46, making an angle on Meeting-house hill just west of the residence of Mr. George Carpenter this was afterwards changed, the road being turned to the foot of the hill on the east nearly
;

where

it

now

is,

and a part of

it

was made eight rods

in

width.

That

leading easterly to the South Branch intersected the main street at a point south of Zina Taft's, and extended easterly to the branch,
crossing the stream, thence northerly througii the meadows or at the easterly end of the meadow lots, to Keene, and southerly from the bridge to the intervale lots.
the

The road to Arlington doubtless struck off from the town street at same point where it now turns off to West Swanzey, making four

corners there and extended westerly and southwesterly, bearing up over the hill by the Greenleaf place, and continuing on east of West

Swanzey village to the Hyponecho meadows and Arlington. road to the mill intersected this road somewhere on the hill.
fathers were not so

The Our
are.

much

afraid of hills as their descendants

now

Early ii; the history of the town a road was built from the David Parsons' place on the north side of Mt. Caesar to the settlement on
the hill by the Greenleaf place, but this was discontinued in 1778. In 1770 a highway was laid out on the south side of Mt. Csesar extending from this same settlement on the hill to the town street where
the brick church

now

same year a road was

laid out

In the stands, but probably was never built. from the south end of the town street

where Sylvander Stone now lives to tlie north end of Svvanzey pond, thence on the east side of the pond to its south end, thence westerly to Day hill, so called, where Marcus Bullard and Everett Holbrook

now

live.

Parts of this road had been travelled

many

years before

Leading from the present pond road by Charles Talbot's, north of his farm, there may now be seen two old roads with walls on either side leading towards the head of the pond the more
this layout.
;

northerly of these

is

supposed to be a part of that

last described.

The Ash Swamp

road, so called,

was

laid out in 1772,

and that

in

the south part of the town by C. H. Holbrook's, intersecting the Day hill road in 1778. The old road by Walter H. Perry's and the Curtis place to J. L. Starkey's was laid out in 1790, and the greater part of
it

was discontinued in 1839. Between the years 1770 and 1785 not

less than twenty-five roads

were laid out by the selectmen.

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

corded

as specimens of the old laj'-outs as rebeing a highway east of East Swanzey village, ami discontinued many years ago; the second being the road now lead;

The following may serve

Uie
first

ing by C. H. Ilolbrook's. "A road laid out beginning at the spring upon the line between Mr. Read's and Mr. Peck's then west upon said Read's to a beech tree
;

then across a corner of said Peck's where

it is

now

trod

till it

strikes

Mr. Sherman's west where

it is now trod to a red oak tree marked, west of the road leading from said Shermans to Mr. Thompson's north clearing; west to a white pine tree marked, near said Thompson's

line; thence west with said

line

and on said Thompsons to the old

road."

"Swanzey, Apkil
This day laid out a road
:

30, 1778.

in the southwesterly part of Swanzey, Beginning at the line of Moses B. Williams' lot, and proceeding northerly between Josiah and Joshua Prime's lots then through Wyat Gunn's and Joshua Fleming's lots then between James Heaton's lot and Amos Day's lot, out to the, road leading to Benjamin
viz.
;
;

Day's
trees.

the road to be

two rods wide on the east side of the marked

Calvin Frink
,

Ihomas Hammond
About
1821.
the
first

.-

>
J

^ Selectmen.
,

lay-out described

by courses and distances was

in

no record of any road west of the river previous to 1770. Chesterfield line by the Henr}' place to the intersection near Geo. 0. Capron's was built in 1824 that from Tim Fitzgerald's
There
is

The road from

north to Keene line in 1828.

That part of the highway from West Swanzey to Keene north of Previous to the intersection near Byron Porter's was built in 1833.
that date the travel was by Sawj'cr's Crossing or b}' O. S. Eaton's. The "Rabbit Hollow" road, so called, was laid out in 1837. In 1838
the

town voted to

sell

through the middle of the

as

one rod in width on each side of the street town wliere it was 8 rods wide.

The "Branch Road and Bridge Corporation," or the old turnpike, it was called, was chartered by the legislature in 1802 and built
after.

soon

It is in the easterly part of the

Cheshire

railroad.

Our older
Depot

citizens
hill.

town by the side of the remember the toll-gate by

the bridge at the foot of

when

it

was made a

free road the

Tolls were collected till 1842 town paying the corporation $2415.

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The

205

tolls were n,s follows: Sheep and hogs, one-half cent each; horses and cattle, one cent each; every horse and rider, or lead horse, seven cents every sulky or chaise with one horse and two wheels,
;

twelve and one-half cents

every chaise, coach, stage, wagon, phaeton, with two horses and four wheels, twent^^-five cents with four horses, thirty cents for every other carriage of pleasure, the like sura accord;
; ;

ing to the number of wheels and horses drawing the same for each cart or carriage of burthen drawn by one beast, eight cents, for each
;

wagon, cart or otlier carriage, or burthen, drawn by two beasts, twelve and one-half cents; if more than two beasts, seven and onehalf cents for each additional pair of oxen or horses.
In 1846 the road commissioners laid the road from C. L. Lane's to

the old turnpike b}'^ E. F. Lane's mill, giving a road nearl}^ straight and level instead of the hilly and circuitous route previously travelled. Expense, including land damages, $1486.77.

In 1848 the selectmen, on [ietition of John Stratton, Oliver Capron and others laid out the "California" road, so called, extending from Michael Cantlin's, a little west of West Swanzey village, up the California brook to Ciiesterfield line, a distance of 579 rods
;

to be built

when

Chesterfield should lay out and build a road connecting with this and continuing up the valley intersecting with the Keene and

Chesterfield highway. During the following year, the town of Chesterfield, having taken no measures to build her part of the road the Court was petitioned

to lay out the

same which it did. Swanzey promptly built her part but Chesterfield, by building a substitute, was enabled to get her part The cost of the Swanzey discontinued, and it has never been built.
part was $1254.75.

The road from G. F. Lane's

lis

to

David Whitcomb's,

called the

"Wil-

road" was laid by the commissioners in 1855, and subsequently built by the town at an expense, including land damages, of S15G9.36.
Ballou's up Hyponecho brook towards was built in 1859. Swanzey has always had a large number of bridges to build and maintain. There are three over the Ashuelot and five over the South
mill

The highway from William

Lombard's

Branch, besides many others over smaller streams. Tiie three on the Ashuelot and two on the South Branch are covered bridges that over the Branch by the town house is of iron. The first large bridges and
;

those remembeied by our older citizens were supported between the

abutments by trestles. The "Cresson" bridge by Sawyer's Crossing was built in 1771

the

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HISTORY OF SWAXZEY.

town voting to raise for tlie purpose fiftj'^-thrGe pounds, six shillings and eiglit pence. The present bridge was built in 1859, costing $1735.94. The West Swanzey bridge was built in 1774, twenty-nine

pounds and fourteen shillings being voted for the purpose. The covered bridge was built in 1832 at an expense of S523.27, Zadoc Taft being the master workman. Repairs were made in 1859 costing $431.58, and again in 1888 on bridge and abutments to the amount
of nearly S2000. The records fail to
first built.
tell us when the "Slate" bridge at "NVestport was was probably about the year 1800 or during the time

It

In 1842 a section of this bridge, on which of the missing records. was Mr. AYilliam Wheelock and his team of four oxen fell into the
river.

The matter

of

damages was referred

to

Phinehas Handerson of

Keene.

The existing bridge was built in 1862 at an expense of $1850.64. The bridge over the l)ranch by the "Causeway" was constructed in 1779, and that at East Swanzey in 1789, fifteen pounds being raised
for the purpose.
in 1877.

Tiie Iron bridge, east of the

town

liouse,

was built

a subject of

The laying out, building and repairing of liighwa3's has ever been much interest to the people, and one on which there has

been great diversity of opinion, especially as to the public need of The common roads, and the best way of repairing old ones. method of repairing has been for each person to work out his own tax

new

under the direction of surveyors appointed bv the selectmen or chosen by the town. The number of highway surveyors has varied at different times from one to twenty. The town was formerly divided into nineteen districts, and a surveyor appointed for each. The selectmen or town fixed the prices of labor for men and teams, and for the use of implements employed on the roads. In 1780 the town '^ Voted to Grant 4000 Pounds for making and Repairing Highways and to al;

low Thirty Dollars pr. Day pr. man from the first of April until the first of October, and Twent}^ Dollars pr. Day the Remainder of the " Voted to Raise 7000 Pounds for making and Repairyear." In 1781 ing Highways the present Year, and the Labour at the Roads be stated
at Forty Dollars pr.

Day

pr.

man

until the

first

of October, and at

30 Dollars

pr.

Day

for the

Remainder of the year."

en

CO o

DC

[pr;

CO

>
-<;

CHAPTER

YIII.
etc.

Votes for State Officers, Presidential Electors,

TOWN
BIODERATOR.
17G6.

OFFICERS.
REPRESENTATIVES.

TOWN CLERK.
Thomas
Ajiplin.

Joseph Hammond. Joseph Hnnniiond.

Jonathan Hammond.

17G7.
1768.

Tliomas Applin.

Thomas Applin.

1769. Jon.'itlian 1770.

1771.

Hammond.

Thomas Applin.
Thomas Applin.

Jonathan Hammond.

Joseph Hammond.

Thomas Applin.
Tliomas Applin.

1772.
177.3.

Jonathan Hammond.
Jonathan Hammond.

Thomas Applin. Thomas Applin.

1774.
1775.
177(i.

Joseph Hammond.

Joseph Hammond.

Thomas Applin.
Thomas Applin.
-

Joseph Hammond.
Joseph Hammond. Jonathan Whitcomb.
Calvin Frink.

1777.
1778.
1779.

Thomas Applin.
Jonathan Whitcomb.
Calvin Frink. Calvin Frink. Calvin Frink. Calvin Frink.
Calvin Frink. Calvin Frink. Calvin Frink.

Calvin Frink.
Elisha Whitcomb.

1780.

Thomas

Applin.

1781. 1782.
1783. 1784.
178.5.

Thomas Applin. Thomas Applin.

Samnel Samuel
Isaac
Hills. Hills.

Rev. Edward Goddard.

Elisha Whitcomb.

Elisha Whitcomb.

Hammond.

17SG.

Jonathan Whitcomb.

Calvin Frink.
Calvin Frink.
Calvin brink.

1787. Elislia
1788.

Whitcomb.

Dan

Guild.

1789. Elisha
1790.
1791. 1792. 1793.

Whitcomb.

Calvin Frink. Calvin Frink.

Calvin Frink.

David Belding,

jr.

Elisha Whitcomb.

Dan

Guild.

Elisha Whitcomb. Elisha Whitcomb.

Elisha Whitcomb.

Elisha Whitcomb.
Elisha Whitcomb.

Calvin Frink.
Calvin Frink.

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MODERATOR.

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

TOWN
MODERATOR.
1833. 1834. 1S35. 1836.

OFFICERS.
REPRESENTATIVES.
Elijah Sawyer.

209

TOWX CLERK.
Elijah Belding.

Samuel Stearns. Samuel Stearns. Samuel Stearns. Samuel Stearns.

Sawyer.

Henry B axter.
Henry Baxter.

Edward Goddard.

Edward Goddard.

Henry Baxter.

Amasa

Aldrich.

1337. Elijah

Henry Baxter.
Henry Baxter. Henry Baxter.
Henry Baxter.

Amasa

Aldrich.

1838. 1839. 1840.

Samuel Stearns.
Samuel Stearns. Samuel Stearns.

Charles N. Hills.

Charles N. Hills.

Leonard Whitcomb.

1841.
1842. 1843.

Samuel Stearns.
Samuel Stearns.

Henry Baxter. Henry Baxter.

Henry Baxter. Henry Baxter. Henry Baxter. Henry Baxter.

Leonard Whitcomb.
Joseph Barber.

Samuel Stearns.

Joseph Barber and

Parker.

Lyman

1844.

Amos Amos

Richardson. Richardson.

Lyman Parker and Amos

Richardson.

184.5.

Amos

Richardson and Wil-

liam Hewes.
1846. Elijah Carpenter.

William Hewes and Oliver Capron.

Oliver Capron and Paul F. Aldrich.
jr.

1847.

Samuel Stearns. Samuel Stearns.

Henry Baxter.
Joseph Hammond, Joseph Hammond, Joseph Hammond,

1848.

Paul

F. Aldrich

and Hardin
Aquila

Albee.
1849.

Samuel Stearns. Samuel Stearns.

Benjamin Read.
Carter Whitcomb.

jr.

Hardin Albee and

Taft.

1850.

jr.

Aquila
Josepli

Taft

and

Hammond, jr.
1S51.

Joseph
jr.,

Joseph Hammond,
Joseph Hammond,

jr.

Hammond,

and

Willard Adams,
1852.
jr.

Zadoc L. Taft and Luke

Bennett.

1853.

Benjamin Read.

Joseph Hammond,
Joseph Hammond,

jr.

Rufus Thompson and William Hewes.

1854.

Samuel Stearns.
Samuel Stearns. Samuel Stearns.
Benjamin Read.

jr.

Benjamin

F.

Lombard and

Isaac Stratton.
18.i5.

Jotham

\y. Frimk,

Benjamin F. Lombard and

Isaac Stratton.

1856.

Jotham W. Frink.
Joseph Hammond,
jr.

David L. Comings and David

Parsons.

1857.

Edwin

F. Read and T. Wetherbee.

Thomas

1858.

Benjamin F. Lombard.
Benjnmin F. Lombard.

Alanson
Alanson

S.

Wliitcomb.

Stephen Faulkner and Rufus

Bowen.

1859.

S.

Whitcomb. Whitcomb. Whitcomb.

Stephen Faulkner and Rufus

Boweu.
Alanson
S.

1860.

Benjamin

F.

Lombard.

Frederic L. Eaton and Enoch

Howes.
1861.

Benjamin F. Lombard.

Alanson

S.

Enoch Howes and Oliver

Capron.

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MODERATOR.
1862.

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
TOWN CLERK.
Alanson
S.

REPRESENTATIVES.
Oliver Capron

Benjamin F. Lombard.

Whitcomb.
Whitcomb.

and

Elijah

Sawyer.
1863.

Benjamin

F.

Lombard.

Alanson
Alanson
Alanson

S.

Elijah Sawyer Starkey, jr.

and Henry

1864.

Benjamin F. Lombard. Benjamin F. Lombard.

Benjamin F. Lombard.

S.

Whitcomb.
Whitcomb.

Henry

Starkey, jr., and Benjamin F. Lombard.

1865.

S.

Gideon G. Willis and Alanson

S.

Wliitcomb.

1866.

Alanson
George
George
George

S.

Whitcomb.

Josiali

Parsons and Henry Holbrook, 2d.

Holbrook, 2d.

18G7.

Benjamin F. Lombard. Benjamin F. Lombard. Benjamin F.

I.

Cutler.

Josiah Parsons and Henry

Philip D. Angier and David

1868.

I.

Cutler.

Parsons.
1869.

Lombard.

I.

Cutler.

Philip D. Angier

and David
Ste-

Parsons.
1870.

Benjamin F. Lombard.

George
George George George George George

I.

Cutler.

Obadiah Sprague and phen Faulkner. Obadiah Si)rague and

plicn Faulkner.

1871.

Benjamin

F.

Lombard.

I.

Cutler.

Sta-

1872.

Benjamin F. Lombard.
Benjamin F. Lombard.

I.

Cutler.

Benjamin
Rofiwcll

F.

Lombard and

Whitcomb.

1873.

I.

Cutler.

Thomas T. Wetherbee and Heury Holbrook.

1874.

Benjamin F. Lombard.

I.

Cutler.

Thomas T. Wetherbee and Henry Holbrook.

George W. Willis and George O. Capron.
George W. Willis and George O. Capron.

1875.

Benjamin F. Lombai'd. Benjamin F. Lombard.

L
I.

Cutler.

1876.

George
George

Cutler.

1877.

Benjamin F. Lombard. Benjamin Read.

Josiah Parsons.

I.

Cutler.

George Carpenter and Henry

Abljott.

1878.

George
Geoige George George
George George

I.

Cutler.

Edward Wilcox and Daniel

Snow.
Nov.
5,

1879.

I.

Cutler.

1879,

voted not to

send.
1880.
1881. 1882. 1883.

Josiah Parsons.
Charles H. Howard. Charles H. Howard.
Charles H. Howard.

I.

Cutler.
Cutler.

Rufus Taft.

I.
I.

Cutler.
Cutler.

Henry Abbott.

I.

1884.
1885.

Obadiah Sprague.

George
George George
George

I.
I.

Cutler.
Cutler.

Henry Abbott.

Obadiah Sprague.
Benjamin Read.

1886.

I.

Cutler. Cutler.
Cutler.

Edward H. Snow.

a887.
1888.

Henry Abbott.
Benjamin Read.
George E. Whitcomb. George E. Whitcomb.

I.

George
George

I.
I.

Orlow E. Parsons.

1889.

Cutler.
Cutler.

1890.

George

I.

George E. Whitcomb.

SELECTMEN.
SELECTMEN.
1766

211

Thomas

Hammond, Thomas Hammond.

Applin, Joseph

1789 Calvin Frink, William Dan Guild.

Grimes'
Richard-

1767 David Belding,

Elijah Graves.

Samuel

Hills,

1790 Calvin Frink,

Wyman

son, Joseph Cross.

1768

Thomas

Applin, Joseph

Ham-

1791 Calvin Frink, Joseph Cross,

Wy-

mond, "William Warner. 1769 Thomas Applin, Joseph Hammond. 1770 David Belding, Jonathan Whitcomb, Samuel Belding. 1771 Thomas Applin, Samuel Hills, Benjamin Brown. 1772 Joseph Hammond, Daniel Warner, Joseph Whitcomb.
1773

man Richardson.
1792
1793

Wyman Wyman
Cross,

Richardson,
Richardson,

Joseph
Joseph

Cross, Samuel Lane.

Amasa

Aldrich.

1794 Joseph Cross,

Nehemiah Cum-

mings, Daniel Flint. 1795 Joseph Cross, Neliemiah

Cum-

Thomas

Applin,

Joseph HamHills.

mings, Amasa Aldrich. 1796 Joseph Cross, Amasa Aldrich,

mond, Samuel
1774

Nehemiah Cummings.

Thomas

Applin, Joseph

Ham-

1797 Joseph Cross,

Amasa

Aldrich,

mond, Daniel Warner. 1775 Samuel Hills, Samuel Page, David Belding.
1776

Nehemiah Cummings. 1798 Joseph Cross, Nehemiah Cummings,

Amasa

Aldrich.

Thomas

Applin, Joseph

HamHills,

mond, David Belding. 1777 Tliomas Applin, Samuel

David Belding. 1778 Samuel Hills, Calvin

Nehemiah Cummings, John Thompson, Amasa Aldricli. 1800 Joseph Cross, Benjamin Brown,
1799

Farnum
Frink,
1801
dell,

Fish.

John Thompson, Aquila Rams-

Thomas Hammond.
1779 Calvin Frink, Samuel Hills,
iel

Dan-

1802 John
1803

Farnum Fish. Thompson, Farnum

Fish,
C.

Warner.

Aquila Ramsdell.

1780 Calvin Frink,

1781

Thomas Hammond,
Calvin Frink
Elijah Beld-

John

David Belding.

Belding,
1804 John

Thomas
Isaac

Applin,

Thompson, William Farnum Fish. Thompson, William

C.

Hammond,

ing and Elisha Whitcomb. 1782 Calvin Frink, Isaac Hammond,

Belding, Luther Wright. 1805 Joseph Cross, Farnum Fish, Selah

Smead.

David Belding, jr. 1783 Calvin Frink, Aaron Parsons, Thaddeus Cummings. 1784 Isaac Hammond, David Belding,
jr.,

1806 Selah Smead,

Farnum Fish. Abel

Smead, Abel

Wilson.
1807 1808

Farnum

Fish, Selah

Wilson.

1785

Henry

Benjamin Hammond. Morse, David Warner, Elkanah Lane.

Farnum

Fish, Elijah Belding, jr.,

1786 Calvin Frink, Isaac

Hammond,

Nathan Whitcomb. 1809 John Thompson, Nathan Whitcomb.

1810
1811

Nehemiah Cummings. 1787 Calvin Frink, Henry Morse, Joseph Dickinson. 1788 Calvin Frink, William

1812

Grimes,

1813 Abel Wilson, Elkanah Richardson,

Roger Thompson.

Edward Goddard.

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1814

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
1839

Amos

Bailey,

Israel
jr.

Applin,

1815 Elkanah Richardson, Abel Wilson, Nathan Whitcorab. 1816 Jolin

Joseph Hammond,
1840 Israel

Applin,

J.

W. Capron,
Parsons,
Aldrich,

Thompson, Farnura

Fish,

Daniel Wetherbee.
1817 Abel Wilson, Daniel Wetherbee,

Martin Stone. 1841 Martin Stone, David Ever.son Cook.

1842 David Parsons,

J'arnum

Fisli.

Amasa

1818 Daniel Wetherbee, Levi Blake,

Edward Goddard.
1819 Levi Blake, William Rider, William Seaver.

Joseph Hammond, jr. 1843 Amasa Aldricii, Joseph Hammond, jr., William Hewes. 1844 William Hewes, Leonard Whit-

1820 William Rider, Daniel Wetherbee, Faruum Fish.

1821 Abel Wilson,
son,

comb,
bard.

Benjamin

F.

Lom-

Wyman

Richard-

1845 Benjamin F.

Lombard, Everson

1822

1823

Farnum Fish. Farnum Fish, Daniel Wetherbee, Ephraim K. Frost. Farnum Fish, Daniel Wetherbee,

Cook, Lyman Parker. 184G Everson Cook, Lyman Parker, Hardin Ali)ee. 1847 Everson Cook, Hardin Albee,

Wetherbee, Thomas Wheelock, jr. 1825 John Stratton, Edward Goddard,

Shubael Seaver, jr. 1824 Shubael Seaver, jr., Daniel

Amasa

Aldrich.

1848 Hardin Albee,

Amasa

Aldrich,

Amos
1826

Bailey.

Farnum

Fish,
Bailey.

Elijah

Belding,

William Read. 1849 Hardin Albee, Amasa Aldrich, William Read. 1850 William Read, William Hewes,

Amos
1827 Elijah

Amos
Bailey^

F. Fish.

Belding, Amos Jonathan D. Ware. Belding,

1851 William Read, William

Hewes,

Amos
Bailey,

F. Fish.

1828 Elijah 1829 Elijah

Amos

1852 Daniel

Snow, William Hewes

Jonathan D. Ware.
Sawyer, Luke Bennett, Joseph Woodward. 1830 Elijah Sawyer, Luke Bennett, Joseph Woodward. 1831 Elijah Sawyer, Joseph Woodward, Benjamin Hamblet.
1832 Elijah Sawyer, Benjamin blet, Zadoc L. Taft.

Virgil A. Holbrook.

1853 Daniel Snow,

Thomas

T.

Wethjr.

erbee, Josiah Parsons,

1854 Paul F. Aldrich, Lyman Parker, Stephen Faulkner. 1855 Paul F. Aldrich,

Lyman

Parker,

Ham-

1833 Benjamin Ilamblet, Elijah Sawyer, Amos Bailey. 1834 Benjamin Ilamblet, Amos Bailey,

Stephen Faulkner. 1856 William R. Flint, Justus R. Rogers, Alonzo Ballou. 1857 William Read, Henry Fames, Alonzo A. Ware. 1858 Rufus Bowen, Henry Starkey,
jr.,

1835

Amasa A Id rich. Amasa Aldrich, Amos Richardson,

1859 Stephen

Justus R. ]{ogers. Faulkner, Josiah

B.

Leonard Whitcomb. 1836 Amos Leonard Richardson, Whitcomb, Helon Holbrook.

1837 Oliver Capron, William Lyman Parker. 1838

Cass, Justus R. Rogers. 1860 Josiah B. Cass, Justus R. Rogers,

William R.
18G1 Josiah

Flint.

Read,

Amos

Bailey,

Joseph
S.

Wood-

ward, Amasa

Rogers.

Parsons, jr., Stephen Faulkner, James H. Olcott. 1862 Josiah Parsons, Stephen Faulkner, Henry Abbott.

TOWN TREASURERS.
1863 Josiah Parsons, Stephen Faulkner,

213

Henry Abbott.

1877 Stephen Faulkner, Daniel B. C. Hill, Edmund Stone.

1878 Alonzo
A.

Ware, Silas B. PartHenry Eanies. 1865 Josiah Parsons, Stephen Faulk- 1879 Alonzo A.Ware, Josiah Parsons, Daniel Snow. ner, Thomas T. Wetherbee. 1866 Josiah Parsons, Stephen Faulk- 1880 Josiah Parsons, Daniel Snow, ner, Thomas T. Wetherbee. Henry Abbott. 1881 Josiah Parsons, Henry Abbott, 1867 Stephen Faulkner, Thomas T. Edward Wilcox. Wetherbee, Lyman Holbrook. 1882 Edward Wilcox, George O. Cap1868 Stephen Faulkner, Thomas T. I'on, Alonzo A. Ware. Wetherbee, Lyman Holbrook. 1869 Stephen Faulkner, Charles H. 1883 Alonzo A. Ware, Daniel B. C. Hill, Alonzo Farr. Howard, George W. Willis. H. 1884 Daniel B. C. Hill, Frank S. 1870 Stephen Faulkner, Charles Faulkner, George E. Lane. Howard, Alonzo A. Ware. 1885 Frank S. Faulkner, George E. 1871 Stephen Faulkner, George 0. Lane, Benjamin C. Snow. Capron, Alonzo A. Ware.
1864 Josiah Parsons, Stephen Faulk. ner, Henry Abbott.
ridge,

1872 Stephen

Faulkner, Alonzo Faulkner, Faulkner,

A.

Ware, Lyman N. Howes.

1873 Stephen 1874 Stephen

1886 George E. Lane, Willard S. Perham, Norris C. Carter.

Lyman N. Lyman N.
C.

Howes, Josiah Parsons. Howes, Josiah Parsons. 1875 George W. Willis, William

1887 Frank S. Faulkner, Orleans Eaton, Norris C. Carter.

1888 Frank

S.

S. Faulkner, Joseph L. Starkey, Norris C. Carter.

1889 Frank S. Faulkner,

Joseph L.

Belding, Daniel B. C. Hill. 1876 George W. Willis, Daniel B. C. Hill, Silas B. Partridge.

Starkey, Norris C. Carter.

1890 Frank S. Faulkner, Joseph L. Starkey, Norris C. Carter.

TOWN TRKASUKERS.
1767 William Grimes. 1768 Jonathan 1769 Jonathan

1770
1771

Hammond. Hammond. Jonathan Hammond. Joseph Hammond.

1772 Samuel Belding. 1773 Jonathan Hammond. 1774 Jonathan

Hammond.

1775 David Belding. 1776 Samuel Belding.

1777 Samuel Belding. 1778 Samuel Belding. 1779 Samuel Belding. 1780 Elijah Belding. 1781 David Belding, 1782 Elijah Belding.
jr.

1783 Daniel Warner.

1784 Jonathan Whitcomb.

Zl-i

IIISTOEY

OF

SAV

APrROPRIATIONS.

215

APPROPRIATIONS.
DATE.

216

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

DATE.

HON, ASA

S.

KENDALL,

VOTES FOR GOVERNOR.

to 1824

217

was Federal and Republican. At this time the Federal partyceased to exist, and for about ten years the political forces of the nation were known as Adams men or Jackson men, taking tlieir names
from their candidates for the presidential office. From 1834 to 1855 the rival parties were designated as Democratic and Whig but in 1841 the Abolition or Free Soil party was organized, drawing voters
;

from both the Wliig and Democratic parties, but principally* from the In 1855 the American or Know Nothing part}'^ suddenly appeared in New Hampshire, electing its Governor by the people, as it did the next year by the Legislature. Since 1856 the principal parties throughout the nation have been known as Eepicblican and Demoformer.
cratic.

The following gives the votes in Swanzey for the principal candidates for the chief magistrate of New Hampshire. Those marked
with a * were elected.

The
for
Date.
1784:

political character of the town may be determined by Governor and Presidential Electors.
No. of votes.

its

votes

Date

No. of votes.

*Meshecli Weare,

10
21 2

" "

George Atkinson, Fed., John Sullivan, Fed.,

1785 *George Atlduson, Fed., 1786 George Atkinson, Fed.,

50 45

"
1787

"
1788

John Langdon, Rep., John Langdon, Rep., John Sullivan, Fed., John Sullivan,^Fed.,

30
76
6

*John Langdon, Rep., 1789 * John Sullivan, Fed. " John Pickering, Rep., 1790 John Pickering, " Joshua Wentworth, " *Josiah
1788
,

22 25
16
11

Bartlett, 1791 *Josiah Bartlett, Rep., 1792 *Josiah Bartlett, Rep.,

30
43

34

GOVERNOR.
1808

"
1817

John T. Gilman, Fed., John Langdon, Rep.,

82

1825

David L. Morrill, Adams,

190
73
119
141

120
158
61

1826 1827
1828

DavidL. Morrill, Adams,

Benjamin Pierce, Jack.,

Plumer, Rep., " Jeremiah Mason, Fed., 1818 *William Plumer, Rep., " Jeremiali Mason, Fed., 1819 *Samuel Bell, Rep., 1820 *Samuel Bell, Rep., 1821 *Samuel Bell, Rep.,
1822

*Wimam

Benjamin Pierce,

Jack.,

167
51

Benjamin Pierce, Jack., John Bell, Adams,

138 156 175

101

142 176

1829

Benjamin
John
Bell,

Pierce, Jack.,

Adams,
Jack.,

1828

Samuel Bell, Rep., Samuel Dinsmoor Rep.

,

217 236
,

1830
1831

Matthew Harvey,

188

Timothy Upham, Adams,

81
196
101
191

185

"
1824

Samuel Dinsmoor,
Samuel Dinsmoor,

Jack.,

*Levi Woodbury, Rep.,

32
151

Ichabod Bartlett, Adams,

1832
Jack.,

"
"

DavidL. Morrill, Adams, Jeremiah Smith,

Scattering,

34
8

Ichabod Bartlett, Adams, 1833 Samuel Dinsmoor, Jack.,

29

204

218
1833

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
Arthur Livermore, Adams,
2

1853

James

Bell,

Whig,

52

1834 *Willirtin Badser, Dem., 1835 *Willium Badger, Dem.,

1836 *Isaac Hill, Dem.,

229

200
205
49

1854 *Nathaniel B. Baker, Dem., 240 " James Bell, Whig, 45

"
1837 1838 "
1839 "

1840 "
1841

George Sullivan, *Isaac Hill, Dem., *Isaac Hill, Dem., James Wilson, Whig, *John Page, Dem., James Wilson, Whig, *John Page, Dem., Enos Stevens, Whig, *John Page, Dem.,

180

239
124

251
128

Jared Perkins, F. S., Nathaniel B. Baker, Dem., " *Ralph Metcalf, 1856 John S.Wells, Dem., " *Ralph Metcalf, Am., 1857 *William Ilaile, Rep.,
1855

"

84
226

210 232
201

207 209 233

"
1858

John

S.

Wells, Dem.,
Haile, Rep.,

238
112

AsaP.
Asa

Cate, Dem.,

"
1859

* William

225
111

" Enos Stevens, Whig, 1842 *Henry Hubbard, Dem., " John H.White, Ind. D., " Enos Stevens, Whig, " Daniel Hoit, F. S.,
1843 *Henry Hubbard, Dem., " Anthony Colby, Whig, " Daniel Hoit, F. S., 1844 *John H. Steele, Dem.,

231
48

30
18

Dem., " *Ichabod Goodwin, Rep., 1860 AsaP. Clate, Dem., " *Ichabod Goodwin, Rep., 18G1 George Stark, Dem.,
" *NatliauiclS. Berry, Rep., 1862 George Stark, Dem., " *Nathaniel S. Berry, Rep.,
1863

P. Cate,

201 228
166

244
191

215
184

219
45

207
142

20
218

Daniel Hoit, F. S., 1845 *Johu H. Steele, Dem., "

"

" "

Anthony Colby, Whig,

53
37
183

" "
1864

Ira A. Eastman, Dem., *J6sepli A. Gilmore, Rep.,

230
135
13

Walter Harriman, Ind. D.,

"
1865

D., 238 167 ^Joseph A. Gilmore, Rep.,

Edward W. Harrington,

Anthony Colby, Whig,

52

43 Daniel Hoit, F. S., 217 1846 Jared W. Williams, Dem., " 78 *Antliony Colby, W^iig, " 36 Nathaniel S. Berry, F. S., 1847 *Jared W. Williams, Dem. 245
"

Edward W. Harrington, D.,211 1^35 *Frederick Smyth, Rep., 227 1866 John G. Sinclair, Dem., " *Frederick 137 Smyth, Rep.,
"
1867

John G.
*Walter

"
1868 " 1869

Anthony Colby, Whig,

89

*W

Sinclair, Dem., Harriman, Rep., alter Harriman, Rep.,

229
148
180

Nathaniels. Berry, F.S., 1848 * Jared W. Williams, Dem., " Nathaniel S. Berry, F. S.,
1849 *Samnel Dinsmoor, Dem., " Levi

"

38

236
116

"
1870 "
1871

243
77 34

"

Chamberlain, Whig, Nathaniel S. Berry, F. S.,

Dinsmoor, Dem., " Levi Chamberlain, Whig, " Nathaniels. Berry, F. S., 1851 *Samnel Dinsmoor, Dem.,
"

1850 *Samnel

228

"

John G. Sinclair, Dem., John Bedel, Dem., *Onslow Stearns, Rep., *Onslow Stearns, Rep., John Bedel, Dem., *Onslow Stearns, Rep., John Bedel, Dem.,

248

214
142 153

207 153

207
148

50
38

1872 *EzekielA. Straw, Rep., " James A. Weston, Dem.,

1873

242 202

214
68

James A. Weston, Dem.,

Thomas

"
1852

John *Noah Martin, Dem.,

E. Sawyer, Whig, Atwood, F. S.,

62

106 *EzekiolA. Straw, Rep., 1874 Luther McCutchings, Rep., 134

"

250
74 62

"

* James

A. Weston, Dem.,

224
154

" "
1853

E. SaAvyer, Whig, John Atwood. F. S.,

Thomas

1875 *Persou C. Cheney, Rep., " Hiram C. Roberts, Dem., 1876

*Noah Martin, Dem., John H. White, F. S.,

244 73

"

238 241 Daniel Marcy, Dem., Person C. Cheney, Eep., 167

ELECTORAL VOTES.
1876

219

Asa

S. Kendall,

Temp.,

1882

1877

Daniel Marcy, Dem.,

222

" "

15 Asa S. Kendall, Temp., *BenjaminF.Prescott, Rep., 1G3

,

*Samuel W. Hale, Rep., 99 John F. Woodbury, Gr'back,48 1884 JolmM. Hill, Dem., 201
."

*Moody

Currier, Rep.,

149

1878 *Beiijamin F. Prescott, Rep. " Frank A. McKeaa, Dem., 1879 *Natt Head, Rep., " Frank A. McKean, Dem.,

172
1G7 153

169

228 1880 Frank Jones, Dem., " *Cliarles H. Bell, 196 Rep., " "Warren G.BroAvn, Greenback, 28 1882 Martin V. B. Edgerly, Dem., 244

George Carpenter, Gr'back, 1886 Thomas CogsweU, Dem., " *Charles H. Sawyer, Rep., " George Carpenter, Gr'back, 1888 Charles H. Arasdeu, Dem., " *David H. Goodell, Rep.,
1890

"

59
172 140

32 228
181

"

Charles H. Amsden, Dem., 163 *Hiram A. Tuttle, Rep., 130

The following are the Votes for Presidential Candidates

SINCE 1816.

electoral votes.
1816 James Monroe, Rep.,
150

Fed.,
1820 1824
J.

"
"
1828 " 1832

James Monroe, Rep., Q. Adams, Whig, Henry Clay, Whig,

Andrew Jackson, Dem., Andrew Jackson, Dem.,

J.

Q.

Adams, Whig,

"
1836 "

Andrew Jackson, Dem., Henry Clay, Whig, Martin Van Buren, Dem.

H. Harrison, Whig, M. Van Buren, Dem., W. H. Harrison, Whig, 1844 James K. Polk, Dem., " Henry Clay, Whig,
1840 "

W.

"
1848

J. G.

Birney, Lib.,

" "
1852

Zachary Taylor, Whig, Lewis Cass, Dem.,

J. G.

" "
1856

Birney, Lib., Franklin Pierce, Dem., Winfleld Scott, Whig, John P. Hale, Free Soil,

" "

James Buchanan, Dem., John C. Fremont, Rep.,

Millard Fillmore, ^Yhig,

CHAPTEK
Swanzey

IX.

Industries.

Industries of Wkst Swanzey Factory Village East Swanzby Westport Spragukville Swanzey Center Graves' Place A^'^I.cox Shop Lane Mill On Bridge Brook Othkr Mills Stores Hotkls Brick-making Tanneries Palm-Leaf Hats.

WHILE have been

spects,

agriculture has always been the leading pursuit of the people in Swanzey, the manufacturing interests, in some re-

hardly less important.

The streams of water

are

well adapted to furnish the propelling power for machinery and the pine forests have always supplied abundant -material for the manufacture of

wooden ware.
is

This chapter

principally devoted to a detailed statement of

man-

ufacturing in the different localities in town.

WEST SWANZEY.

One of the first measures the proprietors of Lower Ashuelot took into consideration after the township had been organized was to have a saw-mill built at the Upper "Great Falls" at West Swanzey. At a
meeting of the proprietors held at Concord, Mass., March 16, 1736, "That two hundred acres of land adthe following vote was passed
:

joining to the Upper Great Falls in the Great River, to lay as convenient as maj' be to said falls, be laid out to Ephraim Jones his

upon condition that he the said good saw-mill at said falls on or before the 15th daj^ of August next, and maintain it ten j'ears at least, and to saw for and sell boards to the proprietors at the same
heirs
at his or their cost,

and assigns

Ephraim Jones,

his heirs or assigns shall build a

price they generall}'^ are at other places.

Said land to be laid out by

the committee and surve^'or which shall be chosen to lay out the next division of land, and to include said falls reserving free liberty for the
;

setting up a grist-mill at said place when the proprietoi'S shall think If he, the said Ephraim Jones, his heirs or assigns it necessary. (who are to have the liberty before siay other) shall decline it, and
(220)

SAVANZEY INDUSTRIES.

221

if at the end of said ten j'ears or any time forward said Epliraim Jones, his heirs or assigns, shall neglect or refuse to keep up and maintain a saw-mill at said place, then the privilege conveniency for a saw-mill at said place to revert to the proprietors."

Mr. Jones

built the saw-mill

on the east side of the

river, at the low-

er part of the falls.

the present one stands, at each bank of the river.

The dam was a number of rods below where and some part of the old structure can be seen

At a proprietors' meeting held the sixth day of November, 1738, the following votes were passed to encourage Mr. Jones to build a " Voted to raise the sum of grist-mill near his saw-mill. forty shillings
on each
right, or the sum of one hundred and twenty pounds for encouragement towards building a grist-mill upon the Great River near to where the saw-mill now stands in said township, to him or them that

appear to enter into bonds to build the same, on or before the Voted and chose three men to be a day of Sept. next ensuing. committee to agree with John Shepard who appears (in the name of
shall
first

Ephraim Jones of Concord)

as above mentioned.

to enter into

bonds

to build a grist-mill

Voted, Tliat Samuel Gunn, Thomas Cresson and Benjamin Brown be a committee to give bonds to said John Siiepard to pay him the money tiiat was voted to be raised for encouragement towards building said grist-mill, and to take a bond of said John Shepard to oblige

him

to build said mills

on or before the

first

day of September above

said."

have no knowledge how long it was before the mills were destroyed but probably they were burned in 1747 by the Indians at the same time they burned the buildings at the Center.
It is not known that any other buildings were erected at West Swanzey, besides the mills, beforq the township was abandoned. The fact tliat there is no evidence that the proprietors built a fort there for the protection of inhabitants, goes to show that none had estab-

We

lished tliemselves there permanently. The laborers in the mills and such as had commenced to improve their land depended upon repair-

ing to the forts at the Center for protection in case of danger. Ephraim Jones, who built the first mills, never lived permanently in the township. Before the settlers commenced to rebuild where their
buildings had been destroyed he had died, and his possessions reverted to the proprietors as he had not maintained his mills long enough
to give his heirs a clear title. After the abandonment of the

township nearly thirteen

j-ears

222

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
made by
the proprietors to rein the east part

elapsed before successful efforts were build the mills.

Joseph Whitcomb and his son Joseph had settled

;

of Svvanzej^ previous to 1760 probably they had obtained the right to the falls at ^Yest Swanzey previous to a meeting of the proprietors

upon the following article ''To see if they and to any that shall join with Whitcomb, Joseph bim, four acres of land upon his or their own right for a mill yard." The action of the proprietors upon the article was as foUoVvs: " Voted To Capt. Joseph AVhitcomb and his partners four acres of land to lay out upon his or their right, on condition that he or they shall build a saw-mill within two or three years from this time."
4, 1760, to act
:

held

March

will grant to Capt.

in the land on each side on the east side of which Capt. Joseph Whitcomb and his oldest son Joseph immediately erected a saw-mill and grist-mill. Joseph Whitcomb, jr., was the most prominent business man at West Swanzey between the 3'ears 1760 and 1790. Previous to his

The above grant may have been included

falls,

of the

removal to Grafton, Vt., he executed the following conveyances of

his property at different times To Joseph 9,nd Abigail Whitcomb all his interest in that part of the Mill Farm on the west side of Ashuelot
:

June 1, 1780; to Benjamin Wilson six and one-half acres of land on the east side of the river and one-half of the saw-mill thereon,
river

to Otis Capron a piece of land on the east side of 1, 1785 the river for erecting a fulling-mill with the privilege of taking water out of the grist-mill flume, March 1, 1786; to Abijah AVhitcomb,
;

March

to his son Joseph Whitcomb, one-half his grist-mill March 3, 1788 3d, all the Mill Farm which he owned, March 23, 1789 to Philemon
;

acre of land upon which the forge stood and the water power connected with it Sept. 2, 1790. The forge was upon the west side of the river, and the deed was executed after Mr. AVhitcomb had

Whitcomb one

Vermont. AVhitcomb and Capt. Joseph mills on the west side of the

removed

to Grafton,

his son
river.

Abijah were the

first

to build

and owned the property comb.

a

until

They commenced about 1771, 1790, when they sold to Philemon AVhit-

The operations of the AA^'hitcombs at AVest Swanzey were confined number of years to the four acres given them b}' the proprietors of

the township, and to building mills on each side of the river. One of the original proprietors of Lower Ashuelot was James Ilea-

ton of AVrentiiam, Mass.

He

son James Heaton, 2d, did.

did not settle in the township, but his The senior James Heaton became the

SWANZEY INDUSTRIES.
owner of the
acres of
it

223
had voted four and also of

original Mill

Farm

after the proprietors

to Capt.

Joseph AYhitcomb and

his partners,

river, lying at the south

other lots of land adjoining the Mill Farm on the west side of the and west of it. These lots and the original
Mill

Farm contained over

four hundred acres and

was known as the

"Mill Farm," as had been the two hundred acres conveyed to Ephraim

Jones conditionally. James Heaton, 2d, died

sons to

whom
b}^

in the township Aug. 14, 1753, leaving four he bequeathed the Mill Farm, which was ultimately all

bought up

the

Whitcombs.

.Joseph Whitcomb, 1st, bought 200 acres on the west side of the river in Sept., 1770, and 33 acres in 1773. Joseph Whitcomb, 2nd, bought the 80 acres on the east side of the river in 1773. Abijah Whitcomb bought 100 acres June 10, 1773. Otis Capron bought a plot of the Whitcombs for a fulling-mill on the east side of the river and the right to draw water from the flume of the grist-mill sufficient to operate the mill March 16, 1786. Mr.

Capron, having erected a

Stratton.

mill, sold

it

Dec. 11,

1789, to

Richard

time he sold
business.

Mr. Stratton carried on the cloth-dressing business down to the it to his son John, who continued the business by hiring an experienced journeyman and apprenticing his son Isaac to the
After Isaac reached his majority one-half the fulling-mill was conto him and later the other half to his brother Alfred. About the year 1839 the brotliers put a carding machine into their mill which

veyed

for a time they operated in connection with cloth-dressing.

As

early as 1842 cloth-dressing had been discontinued and

making

wooden ware commenced.

At

first,

pails

and sap-tubs were made,

followed by changing the machinery for making covered buckets.

To

Isaac and Alfred Stratton belongs \he credit of being the first persons to make covered buckets by machinerj' anywhere. They did not find

encouraging sales

for their ware.

;

Tiie trade had long been accus-

tomed

hand-made goods they closed up the business and sold the machinery. About 1848 wool carding was discontinued. April 6, 1803, Benjamin Wilson sold his half of the saw-mill which he bought in 1785 to his son, John Wilson, who in August, 1807, sold it to Richard Stratton. John Stratton obtained this half of the sawmill of his fatlier. Philemon AViiitcomb became the owner of his father's half of the old saw-mill and conve3^ed it to his son Abijah under date of Oct. 4, 1823. Samuel Stearns bought this half of the
to

224

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
bought Stearns' half and afterwards con-

mill in 1827; Isaac Stratton

veyed it to his father. After this conveyance John Stratton continued in possession of the property until he sold to the Stratton Mills
Co. in 1866.
a saw-mill on the west side of the river
session of the property until 171)0. on the same side of the river.

Probably Joseph AYhitcomb and his son Abijah commenced to build in 1770, and continued in pos-

At

this time they

owned a

grist-

mill

Doubtless this grist-mill took the the one that was of previously built on the east side. place
In 1790, Philemon brother Abijali.

these mills of his father and June 4, 1819, three-fourths of the conveyed, mills to his son Benjamin, and to his son Philemon, one-fourtii, Oct. Five days after Philemon Whitcomb, 2d, took a deed of 3, 1823.
liis

Whitcomb bought

He

one-fourth of the mills,

lie sold to his brother Benjamin. Benjamin Whitcomb, 2d, became the owner of these mills and sold them July 30, 1853, to John Stratton, Alfred Stratton and John

Stratton,

jr.

One-half of the forge property which Philemon Whitcomb bought in 1789 of his brother Joseph he conveyed to his son Jotham in 1807; the other half was owned at one time b}^ his daughter Damaris, Mrs.
Frink. Nov. 19, 1821, Samuel Stearns bought of Jonathan Ilolbrook one-half of this property, and Jan. 13, 1824, Benjamin AVhitcomb bought one-half of it of Philemon AVhitcomb, 2d. It is presumed
that Benjamin Whitcomb became ultimately the owner of the site upon which the forge was built, and the water power belonging to it. In 1848 Alfred Stratton sold his half of the fulling-mill property to In 1850 Isaac Stratton sold his half to his father his brother John,

and brother Alfred. Before 1850 the making of wooden ware and wool carding had been discontinued at this place, and Alfred and John Stratton, jr., were engaged here in the pelting business. Isaac Stratton built a steam mill near the Baptist meeting-house in 1850 and sold it to Asa S. Kendall in 1867. Mr. Stratton used the mill mostl}' for manufacturing lumber, having a saw-mill and other fixtures necessary for such business. He had been engaged a few
years previous to selling in hides. Mr. Kendall made such changes and improvements as were necessary to enable him to do a large business at tanning and currying.

continued the business until 1882, and during these years employed a large number of hands. For the purpose of carrying on the lumbering business, John StratWhere ton, in 1849, took as a partner his son-in-law Amos F. Fish.

He

:^^^^(>

Is

SWANZEY INDUSTRIES.

225

the old saw-mill stood, they bnilt a large shop to be used for a sawSoou after the buildmill and various other mannfacturing purposes.
in machinery for making doors, ing was finished Elliot Hammond put and Benjamin Marvin, machinAlexander W. and blinds sash George F. stock E. chair Read, machinery for making for manufacturing ery
;

boot forms.

In a few years Alexander and Marvin discontinued manufacturino- chair stock, and Alanson S. Whitcomb and Levi Cross leased the room and commenced making brush woods.
In
Stratton's
shi|i

ship the business alone.

Holman commenced making buckets in John The next year E. F. Read entered into partnerwith Holman for carrying on the same business. This partnercontinued until 1855, when Holman sold to Read who continued
1852, Franklin

new

mill.

Elliot ^y Lane formed a partnership, and This partnership of added manufacturing pails to that of buckets. continued only a few months when Lane withdrew and Read contin-

In 1856,

F.

Read and

ued alone until 1863, when he sold one-half of the business to Joseph L. Parker. In 1865, Read and Parker dissolved their partnership and divided Read took tlie bucket part of the business and Parker their business
;

Read sold the bucket business in 1867 to John Starkey and Parker, at a later date, sold the pail business to Elisha Munsell, jr. Henry Abbott bought the bucket business of Starkey and Howard In the spring of 1873, a new company was formed for manufacturing wooden ware at West Swanzey, to be known as E. F. Read & Co.
the pail part.

and Oscar

J.

Howard

The partners were Stratton Mills Co., Charles L. Russell and E, F. Read. This company bought the pail business of Munsell and the bucket business of Abbott. At the expiration of three years Read
sold his interest in the business to

George E. A^hitcomb and the

firm

name was changed to C. L. Russell and Co. In 1885 Russell & Whitcomb bouoiht the interest of the Stratton Mills Co. Russell & Whitcomb have had ample means, and have done a large and successful business. They have leased their mill of the West
They have a large store house near the railabout 2000 cords of pine sai)lings and a large quantitheir mill annually. They employ ty of hard wood timber to stock forty hands. Frank L. Snow built a steam mill in 1882 near the railroad, and
Swanzey Manf. Co.
road.
It takes

commenced

to manufacture lumber,

and

Sons besjan to make boxes

15

in the mill.

in 1882, Solon W. Snow & In 1883 the mill was burned

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and rebuilt
;

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

in 1884. In 1884 Mr. Snow commenced to make pnilsin he uses some 1500 cords of sapling pines a year for his pail business and employs twenty-five hands.

his mill

The

grist-mill of

Eames and Towne,

the motive power of which

is

furnished from Snow's steam-mill, was built in 1884. The first firm that made boxes at West Swanzey was John Slrat-

Alfred Stratton and a jNIr. Jaquith. They commenced the business about 1854 in the old fulling-mill building, which was owned at the time b}'^ John Stratton. The two brothers bought the building of their father in IMay, 1858, and sold it to Francis Morse,
ton, 2d,

Daniel Snow, and Gilbert S. Howard Oct. 1, 1858, and also sold to them their box business. This firm continued uniil 1863, when Morse
in

sold out to his partners, having been in company wilii the Strattons the business some time before his partnership with Snow and

Howard.
this place
cis

Since 1863 the following firms have carried on the box business at Daniel Snow & Gilbert S. Howard Daniel Snow & Fran:
;

Daniel Snow & W. Snow Elisha INIunsell & Frank "L. Snow Obadiali Sprngue & Solon W. Snow Obadiah Si)rague & Orlow E Parsons Orlow E. Fifteen Parsons, George E. Whitcomb & Arthur H. Whitcomb.

Morse

Abner Thonii)son & Solon

;

W. Snow

Solon

hands are employed and 450 cords of timber used annually. Since 1882 Solon W. Snow and his son E. H. Snow have been manufacturing boxes at Frank L. Snow's steam-mill. They employ seventeen hands and work up five hundred cords of pine timber annually. After the Strattons bought the Whitcomb mill on the west side of the river in 1853 the old saw- and grist-mill was taken down and a The lower part of large Substantial building built at the same place. the new mill was designed for a grist-mill and the upper part for manJohn Stratton, 2d, had the manageufacturing woollen goods. ment of erecting the building and putting in a grist-mill which had a capacity for doing a large amount of milling. He formed a partnership with his brother-in-law, Jotiiam W. Frink, for manufacturing woollen goods, the firm name being J. W. Frink & Co. This firm
carried on the manufacturing a to the Stratton Mills Co.

number of years previous

to its sale

In 1866 Laton Martin, Obed G. Dort, John Bowker and Obadiah Sprague formed a copartnership for the purpose of purchasing all the mill and water power at West Swanzey, and for manufacturing woollen

and cotton goods, lumber and wooden ware.

all

John Stratton owned

the mills on each side of the river except the okl fulling-mill, which

SWANZEY INDUSTRIES.
was owned by Daniel Snow and Gilbert
took deeds of
all

227

S.

Howard.

The company-

these mills Jan. 24, 1866, and also bought adjoinland of Abraham Stearns, and a blacksmith shop of Ira Hooper. ing The company adopted the name of Stratton Mills Co., and commenced

business with a capital of forty thousand dollars. In 1868 a new mill was built of brick, seventy feet in length and thirty-five in breadth.

The

g?-ist-mill was taken out about 1862. Building the new mill and taking out the grist-mill gave room for double the business that was

had at the commencement. Tlie old fulling-mill was rebuilt in 1876, and has been leased to different firms for making boxes. Firms engaged in making wooden ware have leased the mill since it was bought the Stratton Mills Co. in 1866. b}'^ Sprague and Martin bought Dort's
interest.

March

16, 1887, the property of the Stratton Mills Co.

was merged

into a stock

company and

tlie

The capital ufacturing Co. four thousand dollars, of which Ansel Dickinson of Winchester took
fifteen

name changed to West Swanzey Manof the stock company was made thirt}'-

thousand and was made president of the company. Mr. Sprague has been the treasurer and manager of both companies, excepting some three j^ears when he was building and operating the
mills at Spragneville. The goods that have been

made have

consisted of black and grc}^

beaver cloth, cashmeretts and flannels. bands.

Tiie
ft.,

The company employ

fift}*

main buildings of the company are the woollen mill, 50 76 three stories and basement; brick mill, 50 65 ft., two stories

X
;

and basement box shop, 50 X 50 ft., two stories pail shop, 100 X 40 two stories which was rebuilt in 1881 and a store house near the west end of the bridge. The first store at West Swanzey-. was built in 1803 b}' Abraham Stearns where Mrs. Asa S. Kendall resides. In 1807 Mr. Stearns had as a partner in trade Abijah, his eldest son. In 1808 Asaph Stearns became a partner of his brother Abijah. Doubtless the senior Stearns carried on business here at a later date and had the assistance The last of the family' that of his sons John, Abraham and Samuel. was in business here was Samuel Stearns and his brother-in-law Joel Eaton. Joseph Hammond, jr., carried on business in this store in 1850
;

ft.,

and 1851.

now

John Stratton built a store about 1827 where the Universalist church stands, and formed a partnership with Jonathan Whitcomb, 3rd, which continued about two years. Mr. Whitcomb was alone in business in 1829. The occupants during the years 1830-32 were Jonathan

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
Eveison Cook did business there from 1834
to

and Hiram AVhltcomb,

1838.

Mr. Coolc
occupied
it it

built a store

until 1846.

He

on the west side of tlie river in 1838, and connected a tailoring establishment with
sold in 1849

and sold

to Jothani

to Amos F. and EzraT. Fish in 1846. They W. Frink who carried on business there until
jr.,

1865.
to 1871,

The
and

subsequent occupants have been Paul F. Aldrich,

Salmon H. Fox

to 1890.

Joseph Hammond, jr., built a store near the Baptist meeting-house in 1852 and was in business there until he sold it to Paul F. Aldrich, 3rd,
in 1863, excepting the j'ear 1857,

when he leased
it

it

to D.

G. Mason.

Mr. Aldrich occupied the store

after being in business

1865 to Joseph Ware, who after doing business about two ^^earssold to Frank L. Snow, who,
until he sold
in

some three

j'ears

exchanged

it

with A. S.

Kendall for the old No. 11 school-house.

street

This building was moved by Mr. Snow to the east side of Railroad and fitted up for a store in 1880. He continued in business

until 1883,

when he

leased

it

to C. C.

Brooks, later to J. L. Parker,

G^.

and

in

1885 sold to C. L. Russell and

in 1887.

E.

Whitcomb who
up a store
in

sold to

Salmon H. Fox

The West Swanzey Mainifacturing Co.

fitted

1889 on

the west side of the river, near the bridge which is now occupied A. A. Emery for the sale of dry goods and groceries.

by

The house now owned by Mrs. Asa S. Kendall was built about IblO b}' Abraham Stearns for a tavern, and was managed many 3'ears by John Grimes, 2nd, was in control of tlie property liim and his sons.
and Silas Brewer in 1832 subsequent owners have been Josiah AYoodward, Leonard Whitcomb, John Starkey and David Wilson. The last man that kejjt a pul)lic house here was a Mr. Richards.
in 1825,
;

Everson Cook and Joseph Hammond, jr., built the hotel on the west Mr. Cook bought Hammond's interest in side of the river in 1840.
Fish
1841 and managed the house until he sold to Amos F. and J]zra T. The following persons have been in possession of this in 1846.
:

it was bought by tlie Fish brothers Francis Morse*, 1847 Adonirani J. Aldrich, W. G. Owen, 1849; Moses Kinney, 1851; Samuel Mattoon, 1857; Albert G. Hill, I860; Henry Starke^', jr.,

hotel since

1865

Homer Evans and

family since the last date.

I'AMILT

OF BLACKSMITHS.

Shubael Seaver, a blacksmith, bought lot No. 25 in the fourth range, He settled upon this lot which was in the east part Sept. 25, 1783. Of his descendants who have been blacksmiths of West Swanzey.

SWANZEY INDUSTRIES.
nre his sons Shubael, "William

229
his

Hyde and John

grandsons Shubael

and

Luman W., and

his great-grandson

Liiman B.

Taft,

Other blacksmiths at West Swanzey have been Zadock Taft, Lucius Moses Kenney, George Hamblet, Lorenzo R. Holbrook, Alfred ^ Seaver, Ira Hooper, Amos H. Freeman and Frank 0. Dodge. 0>^
'^

SWANZET FACTORY VILLAGE.

The
built at

first

mills in Swanze}', after the

town was

re-settled,

were

Swanzey Factory by David Belding, Joshua Graves, Elisha Scott and Abner Graves. The' proprietors of Keene encouraged the building of these mills by "The granting to the above-named men. May 29, 1759, as follows liljert^- to turn the water of the stream known by the name of the East Branch, in the most convenient place for the use of a saw-mill and
:

and shall have the liberty and privilege of said stream so as to be sufficient to support said mills so long and upon these conditions hereafter named, viz. Tiiat they will, in the space of two
corn-mill,

much

years time, build and fit a good saw-mill and corn-mill, and that the inhabitants and residents of the town of Keene shall have as sood
privileges both in sawing and grinding as the inhabitants of Swanzey passable logs to be sawed for the value of the one-half of the boards

from time to time and at

all

times; and when the abovesaid gentle-

men

shall cease or neglect to

keep mills there

in

good

repair, to

answer

the necessity of this township for sawing and grinding, then said privilege to return to this propriety again." The proprietors of Swanzey held a meeting at the meeting-house

June

1,

1759, and, to encourage these

men

in the

undertaking, voted

to give them "fift}' acres of land to be laid out to said undertakers so as to accommodate the mills they engage to build and keep in good repair for the space of ten ^ears, to grind and saw as is the common cus-

tom

at other mills, or

otherwise the land to return to the proprietors

again."

Abraham Graves, "William Carr and Jonathan Hammond were chosen a committee to lay out the land. The la3'out was irregular in
form, extending from Keene line southwesterly so as to include the
entire privilege.

After the digging of the canal and the erection of the mills on the land thus conveyed, David Belding, on the 16th of Se[)tember, 17G1, conve3'ed one-fourth of the saw- and grist-mill to Joshua and Abner

Graves later, having bought the fourth interest of Elisha Scott, they became sole proprietors of the mills, Feb. 28, 1765. In Feb. 16, 1767, Abner Graves sold his interest to David Griffith, who sold one;

230

HISTORY OF SWAKZEY.
;

half of his right to William GiifliLh Aug. 21, 1799, David Tvvitchell and AVillard Aldfich purchased the half interest of Joshua Graves, and in October the same year, bought the other half of David and William Grillilh. Later, Selah Sinead became an owner in said mills. Still later, Naihaniel Cuniinings, Aug. 22, lb05, became owner, and sold and Jan. 30, 1811, it came into posto Daniel Adams May 2, 1809 This company was chartered by session of the Swanzey Factory Co. the legislature June 16, 1810, with a cai)ital of $40,000, for the purpose of ''spinning cotton and woolen yarn or weaving the same into
;

cloth."

Tlie corporate

Aquilla Ramsdell, Josiah Woodward, Thompson and associates.

members of the company were Samuel Dinsmore, William C. Belding, John

At

lirst

only cotton yarn was made.

At

this time

weaving cotton

cloth by the power loom had not been successfully accomplisiied, and yarn was distributed among families to be woven with the hand-loom.

Some

William ing. mill soon after

the

years after the mill was built looms were put into it for weavRyder became a stockholder and a manager of the
it

was
of

built.

It

1822 and later Jolui Cliamberlain had

management

it.

Some

of the

men engaged

in

operating the
tiie

mill at different times between 1830

and 1848, when

mill

was

burned, were Archer Campbell, 1832; George Oliver, 1835; Jarvis Bates and brothers, 1840; W. F. & A. P. Barnes, 1847-1848. The saw-mill, with machiner^^ for manufacturing pail stock, the
grist-mill

and the mechanical shop, while owned by the factory corporation, usually had a separate management from that of the factory. David Page was the occupant of the mechanical shop for a long time.

Jonathan Martin was the chief miller from 1820

death in 1832.

to the time of his

May 13, 1813, Jonathan Locke bought a water power of the proprietors of the cotton factory Jor a cloth-dressing establishment, and leased of them a piece of land upon which to erect the buildings. He built and carried on the business a number of years, when on account of some dissatisfaction he bought the property at what is now
Spragueville and moved his building and machinery there. After the cotton factory was buined, Abel Bowers of Leominster, Mass., bought, July 10, 1849, what was left of the corpoiation propert}'',

which consisted of a saw-mill,

grist-mill, a

shop and two dwell-

ing houses, and which was in rather a dilapidated condition. The men who executed the deed were John Wood, A. & T. Hall, Levi
Willard, Samuel Dinsmore, Aaron Appleton, John lillliot, Samuel Wood, Eliphalet Briggs, Samuel Cooper and Salma Hale.

SWANZEY INDUSTRIES.
in

231
the shop and

Mr. Bowers engaged

making combs. He sold

comb

business Nov. 20, 1850, to Anson Low of Clinton, Mass., and the saw- and grist-mill, March 4, 1852, to Daniel Thompson and Elbridge

G. "W^hitcomb of Keene.
After the mills were bought by Thompson and Whitcomb, they were for a time occupied by Alonzo and Benjamin Wilson. Orren Dickinson bought the comb shop of Mr. Low, Nov. 5, 1851,

and continued to own the plat during his life. He built a large substantial buihling where tlie comb shop stood, soon after making the purchase. He has used the building for a grist-mill and for a manuIn the grist-mill there has been factory of doors, sash and blinds. done a large amount of milling, and in the shop a numl)or of hands have been eraplo^yed most of the time in manufacturing either doors, sash or blinds. Some of Mr. Dickinson's sons have been connected witii him in the business a number of ^^ears past, and some of the time he lias had Timotliy Slierman also for a partner. Daniel Thompson deeded his half of the saw- and grist-mill to Elbridge G. Whilcomli, May 23, 1853, and the next day Mr. Whitcomb deeded them to Lewis Carpenter and Benjamin Wilson. Sept. 14, 1853, Asa B. Clark bouglitthe mills of Carpenter and Wilson and sold them to Carpenter Oct. 19, 1853. Wiiile Mr. Carpenter owned the mills, they were burned and the
site sold to

Mr. Holman

Franklin Holman, Aug. 8, 1854. rebuilt where the mills had been burned and sold to

Ephi'aim Murdock, June 27, 1856. There had been put into the building which Holman built, before he sold it, a saw-mill, a grist-mill with
three sets of stones, machinery for manufacturing pail stock and pails. Soon after Mr. Murdock's purcliase, the mill-stones were taken out

and the making of pails was not continued here b}^ Murdock. Mr. Murdock's purchase included the site where the cotton factory stootl, and he immediately built a shop here to be used for making pails exclusively, and using the old grist- and saw-mill place for manu-

The making of pails here was continued by facturing his pail stock. Mr. Murdock until a few years before his death, when he built a new shop on lower ground a few rods to the west, into which the pail
machinery was placed, the old shop being used for painting and storing pails.

Mr. Murdock died

in the spring

of 1882, about twenty-six years

from the time he bought here. During this time he seldom stopped his machinery unless it was to make necessary repairs, and the amount
of goods manufactured was large.

The men associated with him

as

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

partners or enii)lo3'ed as foremen were William N. Nason, George W. Tenney, Josepli N. Foristall and Edwin Parks, Geoige W. Garfield bought of the Murdock estate the establishment in 1883 and sold it to Elisha IMunsell in 1887. The amount of

b\'

goods made l^y Mr. Garfield annual 1}' was much Mr. IMiirdock.

less

than that made

Mr. Munsell has made such changes since he bought that a nuieh larger amount of manufacturing can be done than was done by Murdock, but, in part, of different goods. Tlie mill l)uilt by Mui'dock on the old factory site, has been moved and placed on the south end of the last one which Murdock built, and has been fitted up for making
boxes.

The machinery in what was the pail shop has been changed making buckets and leased to George and Andrew Fuller. A room has been fitted up in the saw-mill building for making pails and has been leased to John P. Rust, who employs ten hands
to maehiner}^ for

and uses 500 cords of timber a year. H. J. Fowler is occupying the box shop. and uses 700 cords of timber annually.

He employs fifteen hands

The most noted public house in Swanzey is in this village. It was known for a long time as the Underwood Tavern. It is probable that
was opened to the public by Joshua Graves, 2d, about the time the Timothy Underwood, of Northl)oro', Mass., turnpike was built. bought it of Graves in 181G and sold it May 11, 1816, to his brother
it it from this time until his death Jidy Subsequent owners or occupants have been Israel Brown, Daniel ^Y. Kimball, 1840 George AV. Ilolbrook, 1843 Franklin Gooduow, 1847 Lewis Carpenter, Robert Hamilton, Percey and Lampson,

James Underwood, who owned

4, 1832.
;

William I. Sawyer, 1859; Dana Fuller, 1872; George G. Bidwell, Henry T. Bidwell, Albert N. Howe and his heirs. Howe bought the stand in 1880 of Henry T. Bidwell.

The large house owned by Charles H. Forbush was a public house muth of the time between 1800 and 1850. Jonathan Locke, Elisha Sinionds, Israel Brown and others occupied it for this purpose.
EAST SWANZEY.
Oct. 25, 1763, John Whiteomb boughtthree lots in that part of Swanzey which was taken from Richmond. The lots were No. 32 in the tliird Those in tlie fourtli range, and Nos. 31 and 32 in the fourth range.

range were bounded on the west by the east line that bounded Swanzey as it was first laid out. Mr. AV^hitcomb established his homestead near the southwest corner of lot No. 31, on the si)ot where

SWANZEY INDUSTRIES.
Henry Bowen's l)uiklings now stand. are on these Whitcomb lots.
Tlie first

233

All the mills in East

Swanzey

was built by Mr. Wliiteomb same place where that at Ramsdell's upper privilege now stands. Adjacent to it at the same period he built a saw-mill and a gi'ist-mill. The mills were burned some In 1802 he conveyed years after this, and rebuilt by Mr. Whitcomb. them to his son Thomas, who, in 1803, sold them to Philo Sanford of Medwa3^ Mass. Joel Mellen bought them in 1806 and retained possession of them till 1817, when he sold them to William Ryder and
the South Branch
at the

dam on
It

about 1780.

was located

Phineas Stone.

Ryder and Stone built a two-story mill and dug a canal for obtaining the water power. The mill was built where Ramsdell's now stands. The grist-mill was put into the lower part, and
machinery for making cotton yarn into the upper part. In 1821 Mr. Ryder sold to Henry Cooper. After this sale the making of cotton yarn was discontinued. Mr. Cooper continued to own one-half of the mill nearly two years when he sold to Phineas Stone, Dec. 24, 1822. Mr. Stone, while he owned the mills, was engaged in manufacturing lumber for the market down the Connecticut river. Mr. Stone sold to Lyman and Roswell Parker.
April 18, 1825,

The Parkers engaged quite extensively in manufacturing lumber for the Connecticut river trade. Into the room where cotton yarn had
been made they put a carding machine. About 1829 the grist-mill The mill was building was burned and everything connected with it. immediatelv rebuilt but the business of wool carding was not resumed.
In 1831 Lyaian bouglit out his brother Roswell and owned the mills to March 14, 1840, when he sold to Benjamin Page and James Sibley Taft.

While

IMr.

Lyman Parker was

the owner, he built, for manufactur-

ing pail stock, a mill which was connected with the saw-mill. Messrs. Page and Taft built an addition to the grist-mill building.

After a short time Pnge obtained Taft's interest in the mills, and
for several years various persons at different times liad the management of the saw- and grist-mill. Mr. Winzell made shoe pegs in

the mill connected with the saw-mill, and Benjamin Read, for a few years, occupied a part of the grist-mill building for making boot forms. In 1847 C. G. Ramsdell was making chairs in the upper room of the
grist-mill.

For some two years, including the yeav 1848, Martin Mason and Russell B. Hall had possession of the mills. During this time Elliot W. Lane and Moses D. Ballon commenced to make bailed boxes in

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the saw-mill shop.

HISTOIIY OF SWANZEY.

This business passed from Lane and Ballon to A. Banks, who continued the box business several years, after which, till 1859, he manufactured pail handles. Soon after Mason and Hall's possession of the mills, Nathan Winch

W.

made

mill building;

a contract with Page to manufacture pails for him in the gristand for obtaining the necessary room for the pail

machinery the grist-mill was removed. Mr. Winch made pails here about three years, 1849-51. From the time that V/inch gave up the bnsiness Benjamin Read had the management of the pail business

was burned, April 26, 1855. During some of these a small years shop attached to the grist-mill building was occupied by A. W. Read for making various kinds of wooden ware.
nntil the mill

1855 Pago built what is now the west i)art of the Ramsdells. The principal business curried on previous to Mr. Page's death in January, 1859, wasmakingclothes-pins These parties were Philo A[)i)lin and bj- parties who hired the mill. Daniel E. Woodward, Elkanah and Fred A. Lane and J. Mason Reed.
After the
fire in

mill

owned by

the

Reed had been occupjing

Page's death.

the mill

some two years

l)ouglit at

at the time of

Mr.

June 30. 1859, Benjamin Read

real estate

auction

all

the mills and

which

Mi-.

Page, at the time of his decease,

owned

in

East
to

Swanze}'.

He

innnediatcly conveyed the upper

mill

[jroperty

Alanson W. Banks and J. Mason Reed. During their ownership they manufactured pail handles, clothes-pins and chair stock. Sept. 20, While Mr. Peavey owned the 1866, they sold to Merrill C. Peavey. mill, Luther S. Lane, Elkanah Lane and Frederic A. Lane occupied a part of it for making wool mattresses, and Luther S. Lane a part
for

making

pail handles.

After the purchase of Banks and Reed the saw-mill and the adjacent mill, not being much used, went to decay, and were washed away
in the great freshet in

September, 1869.

1871, Mr. Peavey sold to D. E. Woodward, who built the east part of the mill, run it several years, making pail stock and pails, and then conveyed it to E. Murdock, jr., of AVinchendon, Mass.
9,

Nov.

After

INlr.

Ramsdell

in

IVIurdock's death, the establishment was bought hy J. M. hS82. He has made ditlerent kinds of wooden ware, em-

ploys some twenty hands, and uses seven hundred cordis of pine, hemlock and hard wood annually. At the next mill-site down the river Elisha Whitcc^mb built a sawmill

and a

mill lor

wool carding, about 1805.

He

during the next twenty j-ears the saw-mill was owned

died in 1814, and in various pro-

SWANZEY INDUSTRIES.

235

portions and at different times by the heirs of Mr. "Whitcomb, by Joel Mellen, Henry Cooper, Israel Applin, William Aldrich, Nathan Winch,

Ezra Emerson and Ebenezer Howard. Mr. Wiiitcomb and Mr. Cooper built an addition to the mill, into one part of which Mr. Whitcomb manufactured shingles, and into the other Mr. Cooper put a turning lathe. For about twenty years after the death of Elisha Whitcomb the carding-mill was occupied by Joseph Whitcomb and was largely patronized by people from this and adjoining towns. In 1821 Roswell Randall bought of the Whitcomb heirs some land on which he built a mill and carried on the business of custom clothdressing until he sold to Asahel Randall and Asahel Randall, 2d, in Nov., 1826. During the ownership by the Randalls the business was carried on some of the time by Calvin Br^'ant and after him by NaJosepli Putney,
thaniel Poland.

The Randalls

sold their mill to

Benjamin Page

in

1828.

At

this

time Page was making flannels at the old homestead where Mrs. Alonzo Ballon now lives, with machinery propelled by hand. He

moved

the business to this mill and continued

it

he substituted for where.

the

making of pails.

it some two years when These were the first pails

made by machinery

in

few had been

Swanzey, and were nearly the first made anymade at that time in South Keene, in Marl-

borough and Troy. Mr. Page enlarged his mill, a part of the addition being used for a store; and in 1836 bought the adjoining mill, thus owning the entire In 1839 the mills, store and dwelling-house owned by privilege.

Mr. Page were burned. A dwelling-house standing near the bridge, The buildings burned formed wliich he did not own, was also burned.
a continuous line reaching from the bridge to the saw-mill. They were in good condition and made a creditable appearance. The main

building was two stories high, had upon it a bell deck in which there was a bell. Mr. Page estimated his loss at seven thousand dollars, and he had no insurance.

He rebuilt the saw-mill and a small pail shop. Benjamin Read managed this mill most of the time till the death of Mr. Page. Levi M. Wellington made bailed boxes in the pail shop one or two years,
about 1851.
Josiah M. Read bought this property in 1859 and sold it to C. G. and R. R. Ramsdell, Oct. 13, 1871. During these years Benjamin Read manufactured pails here, excepting the year 1868, when Harvey Sargent had the management of the pail business. After the Ramsdells

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HISTORY OF SWAXZEY.

bought the property, various kinds of wooden ware were made, until the mills were burned in Februar}-, 1883. They have not been re-

The site is owned by James M. Ramsdell. In August, 1831, Benjamin Page bought the land and water power of Geoi-ge Bucklin, where the pail shop of Wilder P. Clark stands. He
built.

immediately built a large pail shop here and fully equipped it for manufacturing pail stock and pails. William and SamuelTtMiney, Davis Wilson, Chester Lyman. Henry S. Applin and Benjamin Road made for Mr. pails at this
place

Page

at different times.

B. Clark bought the property in 1859 and manufactured pails he sold to John S. Sargent in March, 1865. Mr. Sargent soon after sold to Jesse W. Murphy, Silas B. Partridge and Daniel E. Woodward, and, Jan. 11, 186G, Partridge conveyed his interest in the
till

Asa

Mr. Murphy. Mr. Murphy and Mi'. Woodward continued the business till Mr. Woodward sold to Calvin Alexander in October, 1871, his third, and Mr. Murphy sold to Mr. Alexander at the same time one-sixth of
proi)erty to
his two-thirds.

Murphy and Alexander were

mill

in

company from 1871

to

Nov. 20,

During was burned and the present one built. After Mr. Alexander became the owner of all the mill, his son-inlaw, Herbert W. Mason, was associated with him in business several The property was sold to Wilder P. Clark of Wiuchcndon, years.
Mass.,
in

1879, when INIurphy sold to Alexander.

this time the old

September, 1884.

that time to the present, Mr. Clark has been the owner, and the manufacturing l)usiness has been managed for him by Cliarles H.

From

Applin.

About GOO cords of pine timber

are used annually and ten

men employed.
In 1849 Nelson Howe of Fitzwilliam and his brotherin-law, G. G. Willis, of this town, built a large, substantial mill where that of G. F. Lane now stands. They made pails and wash-tubs. In 1853,

Howe

sold to

Clarke were
terest to

Asa B. Clarke, another brother-in-law. Willis and company till Dec. 20, 1855, when Willis sold his inClarke. The latter, in 1857, conveyed the property to "^^'i His,
in

who
and

added also the making of buckets, about ten years did a very flourishing business, making the best of goods, for whicli there was a ready market. Oct. 5, 18G8, Nathan AVinch and George F. Bucklin l)ouglit the establishment and sold it to G. F. Lane, Oct. 20, 18G9. In the spring
for

built an additiou to the mill,

SWANZEY INDUSTRIES.
of 18G9 the mill was burned.
built the

237

Mr. Lane, soon after his purchase, remain building now standing, and has at different times built the storehouse, the addition to the main building, and the connecting
building.
five

He

with his son, C.

M.Lane,

as manager,

employ twenty-

men and

use annually' about 1,200 cords of pine, 200 of hemlock

built a store

and 100 of hard wood.

About 1831 Henry Cooper and Helon Holbrook

sohl goods in
it

of the bridge on the triangle between the three roads.

some six years. Subsequently it and from 1842 to 1849 Benjamin Read did business Benjamin Page, here most of the time. Mr. Read built the store east of the bridge in 1850 and occupied it
till

west Mr. Holbrook was occupied by

18G3, when Moses D. Ballon continued the business till the time of his death in November, 1865. Some parts of the years 1867-68 George Oliver was in business here. From 1873 to 1880 A. B. Read

kept his stock of goods at this place. Li 1883 Martin L. Lane bought the store and occupied it one or two years. From 1886 to 1888 George

W.Willis was the owner and occupant. Willis sold to A. B. Read. For a few years previous to 1873 a stock of goods was kept and sold by Murphy & AVoodward and Murphy & Alexander in one of
by A. B. Read was fitted up for him in 1881 Alexander and and has been occupied by him since that Mason, by
time.
their dwelling-houses. Tlie store now occupied

lis for

G. F. Lane's dwelling-house near the mill was built by G. G. Wila store, and a stock of goods was kept in it by him a number
Since Mr. Lane has owned
it

of years. to 1878.

goods were sold from 1874

WESTPORT.

and the surrounding territorj^ were laid out in 1774 to Capt. Samuel Brown and Moses Boardmau Williams, it being a seventh division lot containing fifty acres.
Falls, so-called,

The Lower

The best record

built

that has been found to indicate

when

mills

were

this site is the following vote of Swauzey, March 19, 1782. "Fof?f7, That the selectmen shall lay out a road from Richard-

on

son's mills to the great road that leads from Winchester to in such place as they shall judge most convenient."

Swanzey

It is not known who built these mills, but from the fact that they were called Richardson's mills, and from the following conveyances, it is inferred they were built by John Richardson, Daniel Franklin

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and Abijali
Bro^^^.

HISTORY OF SWANZEY,

The descendants

of Mr.

Williams

have no

knowledge that he had anything to do

in building the mills

which

probable that he disposed of his right in the pitch before built. were Capt, Samuel Brown, who made the pitch in conthey nection with Mr. Williams, was the father of Abijah Brown, and
it

makes

lived in Paxton,

Mass.
sold one-half of a saw-mill and grist-mill Jan. 24,

Abijah Brown

1795, to Nicholas Trask and Daniel Franklin of Winchester; and John Richardson of Northlield sold one-half of a saw-mill and gristmill to

Moses Cadwell, June 16, 1795. Mr. Cadwell sold his half Dec. 5, 1796, to Mr. Trask. Ephraim Taft of Winchester bought the mills of Mr. Trask Oct.
Mr. Wil18,
in

17, 1806, and sold them to David Wilson Dec. 22, 1815. son sold to Jonathan Roberts and Ezra Emerson Oct.

1817.
run-

Robert Emerson, a brother of Ezra, was connected with him

ning the mills some six years. Levi Willard was the financial backer of Roberts and Emerson and
ultimately became the owner of the property which he sold to Clark Wilson May 20, 1826. wool- carding .mill was included with the

saw- and grist-mill in the sale to Wilson. Wilson sold to John Chamberlain and Joshua Graves, jr., March 16, 1830. Chamberlain bought Graves' interest in the mills Apr. 24, 1830. The mills at this time

These

consisted of a saw-mill, a grist-mill, a carding-mill and a shingle-mill. mills were burnt Oct. 10, 1846, and owned by Chamberlain at

the time.

In 1822, a Mr. Twitchell had a wheelwright shop south of the sawIn 1827, Clark Wilson sold to Levi Willard the right grist-mill. to take water from his flume for operating a fulling-mill. Tlie full-

and

ing-mill building was the same that had been the wheelwright shop. For a number of years Benjamin II. Carlton carried on cloth dressing in this mill. This was followed by the making of bobbins. The business was managed by Alva Keyes from 1836 to 1839. It was in this mill that Joseph Cummings, Mr. Eveleth and Franklin IIolman commenced to make pails. After some two years Ilolman obtained the interest of Cummings and Eveleth in the business which he continued until the mill was burned in October, 1846. Baxter ^lurdock built what was known as the belt saw-mill, the power for propelling which was obtained by running a belt to one of John Chamberlain became the owner of this mill a the other mills. few yeai's before it was burned in 1846. Mr. Ilolman manufactured
his pail stock in this mill.

SWANZEY INDUSTRIES.

239

He

Sylvauus Bartlett built a mill about 1842 south of the other mills. immediately commenced to make shoe pegs in company with Abi-

jah

Woodward.
in

brush-woods

One year before the mill was burned company with Alanson Si Whitcomb.

Bartlett

made

The work Holman and

Oct. 10, 1846, all the mills in the village were burned. of rebuilding was soon commenced and Chamberlain,
Bartlett each built a mill.

The one now standing

is

that

which Chamberlain built. The others were burned Oct. 10, 1856, just ten years from the time of the previous fire. During these ten years Holman manufactured pails and buckets, and Bartlett made pails, buckets and shoe pegs. John Chamberlain sold his mill in 1856 to Sylvamis Bartlett and

Jerome C.
operated
it

Fields.

his principal business

During the twenty-six years he had owned and had been manufacturing lumber and

grinding grain.

He had

as associates in his business at different times

Wetherbee

Chamberlain, Alvah Holman, IMoses Thayer, Jonas Temple, Alfred Spalding and Alanson Read.

composed of Samuel E. Hartwell, Harvey Cooper and Elmanufactured sash and doors in Chamberlain's old mill for a number of years before it was burned. Judson A. Read, Simeon Nelson and Alanson Read occupied a part of Chamberlain's new mill some years, including 1854, for making the same kind of
firm
liot

Hammond

goods.

Soon

after Bartlett

ing pails business.

was put

into

and Field bought the mill, machinery for makit and Bartlett had the management of the pail

The owners

of the mill

who succeeded

Bartlett and Field were

Henry Holbrook, Stephen Faulkner, Marshall Rixford, Charles Foster, P. Atwood Ware, Ira W. Russell and Stephen Fay. They sold to James Marsh Dec. 5, 1865, and Marsh conveyed one-half the property to E. F. Read a few days after. Marsh and Read manufactured pails and lumber till March 4, 1878, when Read sold his interest to his partner Since Marsh became the sole owner of the establishment he has annually made a large quantity of pails, emplojnng now about fifty hands and using yearly some 1400 cords of sapling pines. In the mill now owned by Marsh, William P. Coburn commenced to make boxes in 1863, continuing in business only a few years, when he sold to Henry Holbrook and George H. Jackson. Holbrook sold to J. Mason Reed in 1868, having previously bought Jackson's interest in the same. Reed removed the business to Keene in 1881.

240
Jerome C. Field
ficient to

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
built his steam-mill in 1881.
It

has been used

for manufacturing pails, buckets

and lumber.

It

has a capacity' suf-

ment

to twenty-five

work up 1000 cords of timber annually and give employmen.

STORES.

person known to have sold goods in Westport was Calvin Field in 1820. They were sold at his house Avhich stood where Willard Field now resides. Mr. Field built a store where Sylvanus

The

first

Bartlett now lives which was occupied several years previous to 1830 by Reuben Porter and Samuel Bclding, jr. from 1831 to 1834 by Caleb SaAvyer, and from 1836 to 1842 by Mr. Bartlett. Elisha Osgood opened a store on the south side of the road in the
;

widow and Ezekiel

Mr,

lower part of the village as early as 1826. He died in 1827, and his his oldest son continued in trade one or two years.
Bartlett bought this store in 1842

and carried on business there in 1844 and '45. L. on a carried business few Benjamin Drai)er years after Mr. Bartlett, and then John Chamberlain some six years previous to 1867. Mr. Bartlett fitted up a new store on the hill on the east side of the He was followed by road, where he sold goods from 1857 to 1865. Henry Abbott Avho remained till 1867, when he was succeeded by James Marsh and K. F. Read. They in turn after a few years gave In 1879 Mr. Marsh built a place to Marsh and George W. Brooks. new store which he has since occupied, a part of the time wdth Mr. Brooks, and later Avith one of his sons.
the next fifteen years.

Jotham W. Frink was a partner

J. C. Field fitted

up a store

in the

north part of the village in 1878,

in the village

in w^hich he did business several years.

Barnabas C. Peters established the tailoring business

about 1823, and continued
it

many

years.

He was

succeeded in the

same business by H. B. Murdock. was likcAAase engaged in tailoring.

From 1814

to 1847,8. Bartlett

HOTELS.
Peters kept a popular hotel many years. It was in the lower He was followed part of the village on the south side of the road. by Jonathan Whitcomb, 3d, and Mr. Whitcomb by Elijah and Seth

B.C.

Willard.

lower store afterwards stood.

;

Previous to 1826 Otis Cross kept a public house Avhere Bartlett's The successors of Mr. Cross Avere Eli; ;

sha Osgood in 1826 widow E, Osgood, 1827 Reuben Porter, 1828 Paul S. Wright, 1829 Wright and Horatio Black in 1830. Calvin Greenleaf kept the house at one time, and after him Norris Wheeler.
;

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241

BLACKSMITHS.

from 1822 to 1841; Alva from 1843 1851 1854 to 1861. Since to Charles from Kezer Keyes then there have been Luman Seaver, Orreu Fowler, Albert French and
a blacksmith here
;

Aaron Lombard was

others.

STONE QUARRYING.
Considerable business has been done in quarrying stone on Franklin

mountain during the last thirty years by different parties. Jerome C. Field has been engaged much of the time in this business
.

SPRAGUEVILLE.
Abijah Whitcorab sold to Philemon Whitcorab, Jan. 11, 1806, onehalf the water privilege near Ezekiel Page's, for building a saw-mill which was probably soon erected. About 1824 Jonathan Locke bought

moved on to them his buildings and cloth dressing machines from Swanzey Factory. Soon after this removal, by a break in the dam, the works were nearly demolished, except the old sawmill which stood on the south bank of the stream. Dr. Ephraim K. Frost was involved with Mr. Locke in the loss and became the owner
the premises anc^

of what was

left after the disaster. The saw-mill was run some years and then went to decay. Aaron Wilson, backed by Gen. James Wilson of Keene, made the dam safe and substantial, and in 1846, obtained an act of incorpora-

tion to facilitate the formation of a

in manufacturing.

This

effort

company to engage extensively was not successful.

built a small

About 1853, David R. Marshall leased water power,

mill where the old saw-mill stood,

and

for twelve years

manufactured

till 1877, when it was purchased of the Wilson family by Obadiah Sprague, who immediately repaired the dam, built flumes and, in 1879, erected two large mills,

successfully pail, tub and bucket sto^ik. After this the privilege remained unused

two and three

stories in height above the basements, one for the manufacture of woollen goods and the other wooden ware. After success-

them about eighteen months, employing some ninety hands, Mr. Sprague leased the woollen mill to Logan and Lindsey of Worcester, Mass. Listead of making beavers as Sprague had done, they manufactured satinets, producing about 1,500 yards per day.
fully operating

After running
Jan. 10, 1882.
16

It

The wooden-ware

about nine months, the mills were both burned mill was at once rebuilt 50 x 80

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feet,

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
three stories and basement. It has since been occupied by the ChesBox Co. (O. Si)rague, Charles L. Howes and James L. Wrigiit),

hire

manufacturing boxes of all kinds, extension tables, etc., employing about 25 men, and using 700 cords of pine and 200 of hard wood annually.

In connection with the mills, Mr. Sprague erected three dwelling

houses and a large boarding house.

About 1836,

Virgil

SWANZEY CENTRE. Woodcock was taking

contracts to build meet-

ing houses and other large stiuctures in this and neighboring towns. To prepare a portion of the building material, he erected a large steam

shop south of J. A. Rand's present residence. His enterprise was not successful, and the large business which he followed for some
years was discontinued, his shop being converted into the dwelling houses now owned by Mrs. E. Howes and Mrs. H. Chamberlain. Mr. Woodcock went to California soon after gold was discovered,

remained there a few years, returned with considerat)le capital, and, in company with Phinehas Stone, Sylvander Stone and Giles Taft erected a large steam-mill where that of M. C. Stone's now stands. Before much progress had been made in building, Messrs. S. Stone

and Taft sold

their interest in the concern to the other partners. considerable amount had been contributed by people in the vicinity to encourage the undertaking. saw-mill, grist-mill, pail works and

manufacturing chair stock were put in the building, nmchinery and for several years it was one of the busiest places in Swanzey. The
for

different branches of business

were carried on by Woodcock and Stone except the making of pails which was done by Luther S. Lane and The capital of the firm being insutflcient to run the J. L. Parker. business they liad the assistance, during some of the last years tiiat the mill was in operation, of Paul F. Aldrich and David Parsons, who
were

The enterprise did not prove to be a principal managers. sold about 1864 to Osborne and Hale, success. The mill was financial
its

of Keene, taken down, carried to South ten years from the time it was built.

Keeneand

set

up there, about

On

the

same

spot,

Stone, in 1888, erected a smaller saw-

by the side of the old historic moat, Marcus C. and stave-mill, in which he is

doing a good business.

GUAVES' PLACE. supposed that Elijah Graves commenced to dig the canal at He sold, the Graves' place, on the South Branch, as early as liSOl.
It is

SWANZEY INDUSTRIES.

243

comb

Sept. 10, 1802, one-half the land and waterpower to Philemon "WhitAfter several for a saw-mill whicli was doubtless soon built.
transfers of the

Whitcomb

part,

Mr. Graves ultimately became the

owuer of

tlie

whole wliich he sold to his son Ezekiel.

Ira Taft, wlio married a sister of Ezekiel Graves, built an addition

on the west end of the saw-mill for a shingle-mill. Abel W. Read became the owner of this shingle-mill after Taft. He made shingles and other kinds of wooden ware. George F. Lane bought the saw-mill Dec. 5, 1842, and at a later date became the owner of the shingle-mill building. He commenced He immediateto make buckets in 1856, and was burnt out in 1861. more Tiiis mill was rebuilt a much and convenient mill. l_y larger burned March 3, 1873. Mr. Lane then built the substantial mill now standing, and the stone flume at the mill. He P^lisha F. Lane became the owner of this mill, June 10, 1878. made substantial improvements built the stone dam at the head of Mr. the canal and enlarged the canal by raising the embankment. Lane sold the mill to George E. and Andrew J. Fuller, near the last of 1890. During the time he owned the mill, his son Hubert E. was connected with him, manufacturing buckets and had the principal
;

management of the business. The Fuller brothers manufacture

employ
ten men.

buckets, use 500 cords timber and

public house was kept by the Graves's in the house near the mill.

WILCOX SHOP. down the stream, was built in 1859 by Elisha F. Lane, Stilman A. Bigelow and John A. Batchelder. Before the close of the year, Lane sold his interest to Bigelow and BatchelThese firms manuder, and in 1860, Bigelow bought out Batchelder.

The Wilcox

shop, the next

factured chair stock.

Edward Wilcox bought the shop in 1861. From this time to 1874 he manufactured clothes pins, bucket hoops and chair stock. Since 1874 he has made packing boxes, bucket hoops, chair stock and pail
stock.

He

some extent. His son, Allen father for some years past in
ness.

recently put in a saw-mill and manufactures lumber to C. Wilcox, has been associated with bis

the business. They employ some six hands and require about 300 cords of timber annually for their busi'

LANE MILL.
the South Branch in Swanze}', about a mile from East Svvanzey, was built in 1858 by Elkanaii and Frederick A.
third mill

The

down

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Lane. It was a ncll constructed two-story huilcling, in which was placed a grist-mill and machinery for making pail stock and pails, which were used till 18G4. At this date, the Lanes with D. H. Dickinson and J. Herbert Smith formed a copartnership for manufactiiring horse blankets. They continued in this business till 1870, when the mill was burned. portion of this time, Messrs. Blanding and

Hill were partners in the business. company of which Luther 8. Lane, E. and F. A.

Lane and Eph-

raim Kendall were partners, made wool mattresses at this place a

number of years

after the fire machinery for preparing the material used in a that being building escaped the fire. The company transferred this business to Cleveland, Ohio.
;

INDUSTRIES UPON BRIDGE BROOK.

Some years before the Revolutionary War, Timothy Bishop was located upon the old Swanzey and Boston road, a little west of the line that now divides Swanzey and Troy. Here he had a farm, made
potash and probably sold goods. On the Bridge Brook, about a mile above the East Swanzey and Richmojid road, he had a foundry in which were cast necessary household utensils. A large hewed stick
of timber across the bed of the brook marks the place where the foun-

dry stood. Just above the East Swanzey and Richmond road, Josiali Wilson built a shop about 1840, for making window sash.

Nathan Whitcomb at one time and Jesse Thompson at another were subsequent owners of this property. Above where Mr. Wilson built his shop, Samuel S. Farris built a
in 1878,

mill about 1866 for manufacturing wooden ware stock. IMr. Farris died and tiie mill was subsequently' bought by Elkanah Lane. Mr.
it only a few years, since which nothing lias been done in it. C. G. and R. R. Ramsdell built a mill in 185G, below the road, for

Lane used

manufacturing wooden ware. They followed the business here about fifteen years. The mill has gone to decay.

Zadock L. Taft and

his son Farris, built a mill

on the East Rich-

mond Brook

near the house of Frank E. Ballon.

They owned

it

in

1843, and used it a number of years for doing various mechanical work. Mr, Farris Taft died in 1854, after which the mill was bought by Jeremiah Hale, and it subsequently went to decay.

OTHER MILLS

IN

SWANZEY.
mill
mill

At

the foot of

erected and sickles mamifactured hy

Swanzey pond, about 1780, a dam was ])uilt, a Wynian Richardson. The

W ^f^

^cC/T^^^L^^y'-'^i^C^

SWANZEY INDUSTRIES.

245

was afterwards purchased by Stephen and John Potter and used as a

cloth dressing or fulling mill. After this, about 1812, the Potters and Manning Hunt built a saw-mill on the same location, which soon after

came
till

about 1825, when

It was operated by into the possession of Ebenezer Hill. it passed into the hands of Ricliard Crossett

him and

George Darling; Elbridge Goodell being associated with them a part of the time while they owned it. From 1832 till 1865, Daniel H. Holbrook was the successful proprietor. He rebuilt the mill and built the stone dam, and annually cut out large quantities of boards and lumber. In 1865,Holbrook sold to Varus Stearns, who retained possession about two years, when it was purchased by B. F. Lombard, and operated by him (and his son F". F. Lombard a part of the time) till 1890, when John F. Ballon became the owner. A few rods below this mill, on Pond Brook, about the year 1816, another saw-mill was built by John Hills and managed b}' him some ten 3'ears, when he took it down and rebuilt it on the west stream flowing from Richmond, about a half mile below the Perry mill. It was subsequently purchased, with territory adjacent bj' D. H. Holbrook, and soon after went to decay. The Perry saw-mill, so called, in the extreme south part of the town was built by John Perry about the year 1806, and was managed and operated by the Perry family until it was burned a few years since.

On Hyponeco brook
mill

near where William Ballou

now
It

lives, a

saw-

was

built
;

it

a few years stood.

was used only the ruins of the old dam now only mark the place where
about 1828 by Nathaniel Thompson.
in 1853,

On

the

same stream, near No. 8 schoolhouse,

Roswell Whit-

comb built a saw- and a stave-mill propelled by an overshot wheel. It was operated very successfully till 1875, when it was sold to Simeon Holbrook and taken down a few years after. Wyman Richardson had a mill on Pond Brook above the bridge
near Lorenzo N. Hewes' house
in

1800.

Ichabod Woodward had,

in 1808, a mill in the southeast part of the

town, that part now belonging to Troy. Erastus Dickinson built a saw-mill on
1826.
2d.
It

"New Rum" Brook

about

was owned

in after

years by Nathaniel and Asa Dickinson,

In 1862

Edmund Stone
It

built the

saw and stave-mill that stands

near his house.

mill for a

can be used only a small part of the year on account of the insufficiency of water. Lyman M. Stone has operated the

number of years

past.

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Daniel

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Veny

had a saw-mill on Rixford brook, near his house.

He

was taxed for it from 1826 to 1859. Near the close of the last century a mill, probably owned and operated by Abel Wilson, stood on California brook just south of the liouse of Joiin Fitzgerald. The liighwa^^ then ran east of where the
barn now stands.

About 1830 David and Luke Bennett erected a saw-mill ou a small brook about half a mile west of their buildings, and which was removed in 1840 and sold to Benj. Whiteomb.

STOKES, HOTELS, ETC., NOT BEFORE NAMED.

But little is known where goods were sold in Swaiizey or who sold them previous to 1800. The old meeting house was built between 1753 and 1755, and William Grimes furnished the rum for the raising,
from which
earl}'^
it is

period.

inferred that he mi<>lit have sold other iroods at this Jonathan Whiteomb was a merchant about Revolution-

ary times. Francis Goodhue, 2d, bought in 1799, of William Wright, Wyat Gunn and Israel H. Gunn, the i)lace where Mrs. Watson now resides,

and commenced trading there. Some of these men may have been in trade there before Goodhue bought. Mr. Goodhue advertised in the

N. H.
5s. 11

Sentinel, English and

West India goods. West India rum

at

pence per gal., sugar, 7 pounds for 6s; Bohea tea at 3 s. i)er pound, and other articles in proportion. Would pay Is. 6d. for good
ashes.

In 1803 Mr.

Goodhue was taxed

for

$1500

in trade.

In 1804 he sold to Benjamin Barrett of Brattleborough, Vt. Calvin Farrar was in company with Goodhue for some time. Barrett

traded some seven years, haviug as i)artner a portion of the time Joseph Emerson, who died in 1810. Jonas Blodgett traded at this place

some

tiiree

years after Emerson.

From 1814 to 1822 Abraham Stearns, 2nd, traded where A. H. Freeman now resides. Bela Chase and Benjamin Page succeeded Slearns.
They traded some
place in 1829.
three years.

Caleb Sawyer was

in

trade in

tliis

Benjamin Page and Bela Chase bought the land where Buttrick's now stands in jNIarcli, 1825, and on it erected a store. The following persons have since been in trade here: B. Page and Joel Whiteomb in 1.S27 Reuben Porter and Silas Hills, 1829 Charles C. Samuel Belding, 3d, 1832 Henry R. Morse, Hunt BrothPratt, 1831
hotel
; ;

ers,

Clark Gray, 1840

B. Page, 1843

Nathan Watkins, 1848 James

;

SWANZEY INDUSTRIES.
M. Robb,
1863
;

247
;

Darwin D. Baxter, 1859 Amos Richardson, and Oliver C. AVhitcomb, 1870. Aldrich H. Henry The store now owned by Mrs. H. Chamberlain was bought by her husband John Chamberlain in 1867. He traded here till his death in
Elijah Sawyer,
ness.

1870, since which time Mrs. C. and her sons have continued the busiElijah Bullard at one time, and Edward Ferry at another, sold

goods here.
Elisha Osgood built the house now owned by Lyman N. Howes, and previous to 1825, occupied a part of it for a store. In 1825 and 1826, Otis and Alva Whitcomb traded at this place.

When

the travel to the lower towns from

Keene and places north

passed over the "Boston" road, there was much business for hotels Jonathan Hammond kept a public in the central part of Swanzey. liouse at the place now owned by Sylvander Stone Elijah Belding at the Zina Taft place, and Dan Guild in the old red house on the CarThese houses were all kept at an early period ter Whitcomb place.
;

From 1800 to 1812, there was a public house where Mrs. Watson resides. It was first kept by Francis Goodhue, next by Benjamin Barrett, and afterwards by Jonas Blodgett. Henry Morse, 2d, for many years previous to 1825, kept a hotel A public house was kept for a long where Levi Crouch now lives. time at William C. Belding's place, the occupants from 1793 being Jacob Bump, N .ah Arnold and David Holbrook. Between 1830 and 1840, John L. Aldrich at one time, and Col. Phineas Stone at another, were keeping tavern at Mrs. P. Stone's
of the town's history.

William Hewes owned Asa Healey's several years and kept there a public house. Buttrick's hotel has been opened to the public most of the time Those that have been in possession of it have been Amos since 1861. Richardson, George Howe, L. C. Whitney and W. H. Buttrick.
place.

Brick-making to a considerable extent was carried on at different times for a long period by Solomon IMatthews, J. H. Matthews and other former owners of the Timothy Fitzgerald place. Jonathan Babbitt had a brick yard on the east side of the road near Frank E. Ballou's residence. The brick for the house of Aaron Holbrook and brothers (C. H. Holbrook's) was made a few rods west of Willardl. Ballou's. Between the years 1830 and 1860, a large amount of the red oak timber in Swanzey was worked into shook. It was split into staves, shaved, bent, packed into bunches large enough to make a hogshead, and sent mostly to New Haven, Conn., and thence to the West
Indies.

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

For a long time Levi Blake's tannery was one of the most imporPrevious to 1800 Fisher Draper had been tant industries in town.

menced and continued nearly

doing a small business at tanning:, where Mr. Blake at this date comHe carried on tanning and forty years. and custom hides sold leather. did work, Benjamin bought currying, A few years C. Blake, the youngest son of Levi Blake, died in 1843.
before his death the business of the establishment had passed into his hands. Following him, William C. Belding carried on the business

some three years. Heniy Abbott was the last person doing business at the Blake tannery. Henry Hill is the present owner of the site.
There were two tanneries in early times in the southeast part of the town. Benjamin Parsons had one on the place now owned by Anthony S. Whitconib, located several rods west of where his buildings stand. Aquilla Ramsdell had the other on the place now occupied by the llamsdell family. It was east of the buildings down near the

meadow. The making of palmleaf hats was an important industry

from 1830 to 1870.

in

town

By

this

occupation the

women and

children in

a family procured not only theii; groceries but also materials At first the counfor clotiiing and many other articles for family use.

many

try merchants furnished the rough leaf to the braiders, who split it into strands, bleached, braided, pressed, completed the hat, and reit to the merchants in exchange for their goods. Later, the leaf was prepared ready for braiding before being distributed to the braiders, and the hats were sold before being pressed

turned

the pressing and preparing the leaf being done in factories by maStill later, hat peddlers to a large extent monopolized the chinery.
trade, sold the leaf to their customers and bought the hats, paying ia goods or cash.

CHAPTER
Ifiscellaneoiis.

X.

Fatai-

Ckmeteiues EevOLUTIOXARY PENSIOKKRS IN 18J:0 EPIDEMIC IN WkSTPOKT PROFESSIONAL Men Mail Caurying and Postmasteus Town Debt Town PauMarking Sheep A Rolling Stonk Rain and Snow Storms TKRS Temperance Boating on the Cold Year Grasshopper Year AsHUELOT River Justices of the Peace Supervisors of the Grkat Snow Storm Secret Societies checklist Bear and Wolf

accidents Murders Small-pox Swanzey

Stories.

FATAL accidents.

was returning from a visit to friends in Keene, coming down the Ashuelot river in a boat, he had a child drowned. Before there was a bridge at East Swanzev, Pliiueas Battles, a lad living witli Samuel Lane, undertaking to cross, the stream on a log, in the spring when the water was higli, fell in and was drowned. Silas Cresson, a son of Thomas Cresson, was scalded to death Dec.
Hills

THEWhile Samuel

folloxving instances

have been reported to

tlie

compiler:

31, 1759.

March

"Caleb Sawj'er, while frolicking when returning from town meeting 10, 1772, fell from a sled and was killed.

Jan. 17, 1774, Benjamin Parsons fell down cellar and was killed. Daniel Gunn, 2d, was drowned Nov. 22, 1786.
JMoses Belding, 2nd, died from the effects of swallowing a bean, Feb. 1788.

0,

Abel Wilson had a child scalded to death in 1791. Nathan Goddard was found dead in the woods Dec. 30, 1811, under a tree which he had felled while alone. William Wright fell from a scaffold in the barn Jan. 14, 1812, and was instantly killed. A child of Nathan Whitcomb, nearly two years old, died from a
scald

March 9, 1814. Brown Taft was drowned at Westport Jul}' 21, 1815. Enoch Kimball was drowned Jan. 18, 1816. Amariah Peck removed from Swanze}- to Vermont, and
17

in

digging a

(249)

250
well, the air in

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
it became insupportable of life during his absence, and went into it he died there also a son of his who descended
;

when
first

lie

into

tiie

well died from the

same cause.

Swanzey when about

Calvin Bryant had a son Calvin born July 4, 1821, killed at East six years old by a rail falling off the fence upon him.

West Swanzey when

was standing,
fell

Emery, son of Abijah Whitcomb, 2d, born a young lad.

Feb. 18, 1826, Ziba

in

1815, was drowned at

W. Read,

while chopping a log on which he

backward on

to a sprout stub which entered his

bod}' and caused his death.

Cynthia B. Sawyer, a daughter of Henry Sawyer, was scalded to death when a little over a year old, July 15, 1827. Aaron Thayer, while driving a two-horse team in the night, got under one of the wagon wheels and was found dead July 2G, 1829.

Joseph Bridge was killed by the kick of a horse about 1830. Dr. E. K. Frost's twin daughter was burned to death in 1830, about four years of age.

While Amos Richardson (the giant), was driving his oxen drawing ox lifted him with one of its horns which entered the rectum, causing inflammation and death Nov. 6, 1831.
a
cart, the right

A son of the above named Richardson was killed by having his head crushed between a cart wheel and the side of the barn, when the father was backing the oxen and cart from the barn.
Seth Holbrook, while riding horseback, was thrown from his horse Dec. 11, 1833, and received an injury from which he died a few hours
after.

Robert Ware was drowned at Albany, N. Y., July 5, 1835. Two young men emplo3'ed in a mill at East Swanzey were drowned while bathing about 1835.
Charles Moore was l)urned to death
pit,

in a

cabin while lendins: a coal

at the

Nov. 30, 1843.

Mowry A. Thompson, who was with him

time, barely escaped with his life. David Read went alone to Franklin mountain for a load of logs and was found dead under a log, Jan. 31, 1845.

Willard Watkins was drowned in Swanzey pond, falling out of a

boat,

August 10, 1845. Artcmas Richardson was wounded and bled

to death at

Swanzey
watering

Factory village, by accidentall}' sticking a jack knife into

Julius Francis, a son of

his thigh.

rough Oct. 8, 1846,

Moses Howard, was drowned when nearly two years old.

in a

MISCELLANEOUS.

251

John Park Henry was run over by an ox cart and fatall3' injured, dying August 14, 1847. The oxen ran away wiien he was attempting
to detach theui from the cart.

Dec. 30, 1848,

Asa Jackson was found dead

in the

road east of

Westport, at a point now intersected by the Asluielot raih'oad. Lewis Gunn was drowned in the Ashuelot river June 26, 1849.

Aaron

Wlieeler,

when descending from a barn

scaffold, fell

upon a

cart stake and died from the injury received, Feb. 27, 1850. Elijah Starkey was killed June 24, 1850, by a tree falling
in the

upon him

woods while peeling bark.

Virgil Verwell, son of Silas Whitconib, 3d, was drowned in a tub of water when about a year and a half old, July 15, 1854. David Woodward was struck and killed by. a railroad train in

1856.

William W. Palmer and another man sawed off a tree, that had blown down, close to the roots when sawed off the stump fell forward upon Mr. Palmer and killed him, Dec. 15, 1860. Israel Applin was killed Nov. 1, 1861, by falling off the end of a building upon which he was at work laying shingles. Nugent, a blind man, was drowned in the Ashuelot river near
;

Westport about 1861. About the same time another man (supposed, by some to 'have been murdered) was found dead in the river at Westport. Charles M. Hills was killed by falling from a railroad car Feb. 1,
1862.

Lorin A. Britton, a railroad engineer, was killed

1862.

in

Tennessee
in

in

George L. Black, a son of Orrin Black, was drowned

igan, Oct. 20, 1865.

Lake Michold,

daughter of Schuyler Seaver, nearly nine months smothered in bed Dec. 21, 1868.

was

Mary Isabel, a daughter of Solon W. Snow, was scalded to death, Jan. 23, 1869, nearly two j'ears old. George W. Mason, a son of Hale Mason, was killed while living in Boston, Mass., by falling (rom a staging on v/hich he was at work.
George H. Wilder, a resident of West Swanzey several years, went dam at Holyoke, Mass., while engaged upon work about the dam, and was drowned. Mrs. Joshua Sawyer was killed by the kick of a horse. Jotham Ballon died of a kick from a horse. Benjamin Cross was killed in Peterborough l)y an engine explosion. David A. Pomeroy was killed in a mill at Townshend, Vt.
over the

252

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Olive Prime, after her marriage, was burned to death in Illinois

by her

clotiies

taking

fire.

Lurana, daughter of Elkanah Lane, was burned to death by her C'lotlies taking fire, after her marriage and residence in Massachusetts.

Eber Carpenter died from a kick by a horse after he became a citizen of Northfiold, Mass. Joshua Bradle}' Sawyer, after he became a resident of Winchendon, Mass., was killed by a railroad train, Avhen crossing a track in a
carriage.

Lot Aldrich was drowned at AVestport. Elbridge G. Prentice, when walking upon a railroad track, was
killed

by a passing train. Leighton fell from the

dam

into the water at East

Swanzey

and was drowned.

Rev. E. I. Carpenter, in returning to his home from Keene, his horse becoming unmanageable, was thrown from his sleigh as he was turning into his yard and injured so severely that he died soon
after,

Feb. 10, 1877.

Jehiel

White was found dead

in the

woods, Feb. 23, 1879, under a

tree which he had felled.

five years of age, was burned so she died, Feb. 1, 1881. that her clothes taking fire, severely by John Naylon, as he was walking from Keene to Swanzey on the

Sarah L., daughter of John Rice,

Aslmelot railroad.
killed.

May

1,

1881, was struck by the train and instantly

in the

Lock M. Rixford, while

killed April 26, 1883.

employ of a railroad companj', was

G. Bernard, a son of Oscar R. Farr, was scalded to death by the overturning of a coffee pot, and died Feb. 7, 1887, nearly seven months
old.

David Parsons

fell

upon the railroad track

at

West Swanzey and

received an injury frojn which he died July 13, 18.S8. Fred. L. Iredale, a lad nearly fifteen years old, was drowned at

West Swanzey, Aug.

3, 1888.

Frank A. Ballon died Feb.

11, 1890, from a fractured skull

caused

by a liml) of a tree falling upon another tree which he had cut.

him that had been wrenched from

Willard Trask inflicted in the right side of Joseph Austin a wound from which he died March 26, 1850. For thisolfence Trask was convicted and sentenced to State's Prison for
life. But, after several years of confinement, his deportment in prison having been good, he

was pardoned by the Governor and released.

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253

Joseph Perry, a single man, fift3^-six years old, who lived alone in a house in the south part of.the town, was murdered about the first

day of August, 1876. He was shot, but was alive when first found by a neighbor. No knowledge could be obtained from him who the murderer was. He lived about a day after he was found, unconscious.

No

clew to the murderei has yet been obtained.

SJIAI.L-POX.

Jonathan Webster, a
1757.

soldier, died with the

small-pox Aug. 31,

rington

Jan. 16, 1761, Isaac Clark died of tiiis disease. Jan. 25, I. HarFeb. 5, Mrs. Amos Foster; March 2, Mr. Amos Foster;
;

Aug.

IS, 1776,

Widow Timothy Brown, and

Oct. 24, Triphena Fair-

banks.

work.

In the winter of 1845 and '46 Mr. Pliilo Applin went from home to He became unwell and returned. His illness proved to have

been varioloid of a mild type. His family consisted of a wife and nine children, all of whom had the small-pox except the oldest daughter, who, though remaining in the family through the sickness, did not have the disease. Mr. Ap[)lin lived on the Leonaid A. Newell In taking care place, in a house near the spring, west of the road.
of his family he had the assistance of his daughter and a man who had previously' had the disease. Three of the children died and were
carried out and buried by Mr. Applin and the man who assisted him The burial v/as on the hill east of the road. in caring for his family.

SWANZEY CEMETEKIES.
Ccesar cemetery at Swanzey Centre doubtless dates back to the first settlement of the town.^ Appearances indicate that the northwest part of the present cemetery was first used for burying pur-

The Mount

poses.

As stated in Chapter III the proprietors set apart a piece of land for a "burying place," and chose a committee to see to the cutting down the trees, etc. The records make no mention of any further
There was evidently no lay out or any fencing of the old cemetery. of the in the arrangement graves though they are somegeneral plan
;

pass by each other. The heads of the graves, as in most other ancient cemeteries, are uniformly towards the west. There are no stones or other monuments
in ranges, these frequently overlap or

what

to

mark the

earliest graves.

The

thin slabs of slate of various sizes

254

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

and adornments, many with quaint inscriptions, are the most ancient, it be the rough granite stones with no names attached. INIany of the inscriptions are hardly legible. The oldest date back to about No marble was used till the beginning of the present century. 1760. The family tomb of Jonathan Hammond is evidently quite ancient,
unless

erected probably about 1820; that of the Dickinson family

is

more

modern, built some twenty years later. In 1858 it became necessary to enlarge this burying ground, and about three acres adjoining on the south side were purchased of Carter Whitcomb and enclosed liy a stone wall. A committee consisting of Carter

Whitcomb, Luther

S.

Lane and B. F. Lombard, was

with avenues,
etc.,

chosen to lay out

this addition into lots,

corre-

sponding to the modern style. They appraised the lots at prices ranging from less than one dollar to three dollars and thirty-three cents. The lots were sold at the appraised prices till 1865, when the town
voted to make them free, and refund the money to those that had then purchased. In 1859 a receiving tomb was built; Alfred Seaver doing
the

In 1890 it was deemed necessary to again enfor $118. or the purchase land for a new one. Several acres cemetery large were bought for this purpose from the Sylvander Stone farm, about

work

three-fourths of a mile south from the old ground.

WEST SWANZEY BURYING GROUND.

The old burying ground at West Swanzey was probably used as such about 1798. No records pertaining to it appear till 1835, when Like at the annual meeting the town voted to sell the fencing of it. that at the Centre, it became nearly filled with graves, and in 1858
Henry Eames, Oliver Capron and Isaac Stratton were chosen a committee to purchase land for a new one. The following year Virgil A. Molbrook of district No. 11, Oliver Capron of No. 13, Henry Eames ofNo. 6, Edwin Snow of No. 12, Henry Holbrook of No. 7, and Daniel H. Holbrook of No. 8, were chosen a committee to assist in laying The expense for land and fencout and fitting up the new cemetery. was $352. ing In 1860 a receiving tomb was built by Alfred Seaver costing
$125.
ite

In 1890-*91 Henry D. Thompson gratuitously built the faced granwall around the old cemetery. The neat little burying ground at Westport is owned and cared for
individuals,
is

by

and not by the town. The oldest head stone grave of Jonathan Holbrook who died May 6, 1796.

at the

MISCELLANEOUS.

255

REVOLUTIONARY PENSIOKERS LIVING IN SWANZET, JUNE

{Taken from
U- S. official documents.)

1,

1840.

NAME.

256

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Daniel Linscy, removed from town 1828. N. B. Barton, West Swanzey, died 1852. Samuel D. King, Cong. Parsonage, 1835-1845. John F. Jennisou, Eclectic, Sylvander Stone place, 1844; died Keene.

in

Willard Adams, Cong. Parsonage, 1845-1871. D. L. M. Comings, AVest Swanzey, 1853-1863.

F. H. Underwood, Eclectic, West Swanzc}', 1857 Geo. I. Cutler, AVest Swanzey, since 18G5.
cians in Swanzey, are the following
;

died in Boston.

In addition to the foregoing Avho have been the practising physiwho were born or bred in this

Abner

town and have practised their profession elsewhere: Simeon Brown, Stanley, Hiram Bennett, Joseph Streeter, Samuel Lane, Mellen R. Ilolbrook, Hiram O. Bolles, George W. Gay, Clarence W. Downing, and Charles H. Bailey. The town has rarely deemed it necessary to maintain a lawyer within her borders, but it has raised up and sent to other localities more

needy the following: Joseph Larnerd, Luther Chapman, Benjamin Kimball, David Thompson, Asahel H. sBennett, Farnum F. Lane, Daniel K. Healey, Lloyd D. Eaton, Milo P^aton.
are the

Of Swanzey men who became clergymen or were licensed to preach names of Sel)astian Streeter, Russell Streeter, Robert Crossett,

Henry AVoodcock, Caleb Sawyer, Tristan Aldrich, Jonathan Bailey, Asa Withingtou, Truman A. Jackson, Don Carlos Taft, Myron AV. Adams.
MAIL CARRYING AND POST-MASTERS.

Many
cari'ied
;

of our older inhabitants

gle letter

remember when the postage on a sin18f and 25 cents, according to the distance 25 cents being the rate when the distance was over four hunwas
6, 10, 12^,

dred miles.
In the early days of the to the established rates the postage on a country's history according one-half ounce letter from Boston to San Francisco would be $2.74.
In

These were the rates from 1816 to 1845.

1845 the rates were changed to

five

cents on a half ounce letter

for a distance not exceeding three hundred miles, any greater distance.
in colonial

and ten cents for

AVe have no authentic record of mail carrying to or from Swanzey

and early days. As in other localities it was doubtless done on horseback, at infrequent and probably irregular periods. For many years previous to the advent of railroads thi-ough the

MISCELLANEOUS.

257

town the mail was carried by stages, then quite numerous. One of these lines extended from Worcester through Richmond and Swanzey Later a stage connected Greenfield, Mass., with Keene to Keene. Afpassing through Westport, West Swanzey and Swanzey Centre.
Ashuelot railroad was built the mail for the Centre for many More recently it has been was delivered at Sawyer's Crossing. years carried by the Keene and Richmond stage. The records fail to tell us when the first post-office was formed at It was the only postthe Centre or who was the first post-master. at when that office in town till 1831 Westport was formed. The in 1846, and that at was established post-office at West Swanzey East Swanzey in 1873. The following are the post-masters with
ter the

dates of appointment Clark Brown, Jan. 17, Cevtre.

:

1815; Abel Wilder, Nov. 11,

;

Benjamin Page, Sept. 1, 1821 Amos Bailey, April 6, 1830; Elijah Sawyer, April 27, 1854; Willard Adams, 1861; Enoch Howes, May 28, 1872; Asa Healey,
;

1816

Abraham

Stearns,

March

29, 1819

23, 1881. B. C. Peters, 1831 Sylvanus Bartlett, 1840 BenjaWestport. min L. Draper, 1858 Stephen Faulkner, 1859 Henry Holbrook,
; ;

Nov.

Sylvanus Bartlett, 1862 Edwin F. Read, 1868 George W. Brooks, 1870 Walter Marsh, 1882 Frank S. Faulkner, 1886. West Swanzey. Jotham W. Friuk, 1846 Joseph Hammond, 1861
1861
;
;

Edwin

Obadiah Sprague, Read, 1863 Salmon H. Fox, 1866 1889. J. Addie Faulkner, 1884; East Swanzey. Albert B. Read, 1873 George W. Willis, 1886 Albert B. Read, 1888.
F.
;
;

THE WAK DEBT OF THE TOWN.

of the town, principally caused by the war of the Rebellion, reached its highest figures according to the reports of the selectmen in 1866. The amount then due corporations and individuals

The debt

was $63,921.86 with

ness $55,518.13.

assets of $8,403.73

leaving the net indebtedthe Savings

Of $63,921.86, $11,000 was due

;

Keene $120 the Congregational Society $800 the town offiand the remaining $52,001.86 was due to seventy-one individcers uals, mostly citizens of Swanzey, and in sums varying from $50 to $10,000. This debt was gradually extinguished year by year, and in 1885 a balance in favor of the town was reported in the treasury.

Banks
;

in

258

HISTOKY OF SWANZEY.

TOWN

PAUPERS.

How

mane, been a problem of difficult solution. The practice of selling at public auction to the lowest bidder, the maintenance of a person by the week or year, as was done sixt}'^ or eight}' years ago, would hardly be tolerated now.

to care for the unfortunate poor by tlie public in the most huand at the same time in the most economical manner, has ever

"In
lic

1.S22, the

maintenance of Adolphus Loveland was set up

3'ear with
all

at })ub-

vendue, to be supported the term of one

life,

necessaries
;

of

he

is to

clothing, doctoring, etc., and struck off to Joseph Long receive $54, or in that proportion for a shorter time."
13, 1821.

and

"March

The maintenance of Abigail Genney was

set

up

at public auction to be supported the term of one3'ear with all the necessaries of life, in health and in sickness, and pay physicians if necsar}', and struck off to John Perry, and he to receive S21, or in that proportion for a shorter time." At the annual town meeting in 1835 it was voted that the select"

men

contract with some person for the support of the poor for one or

years, not exceeding five years. In 1837, the farm now occupied by L. J. Crouch was purchased for a "poor" farm, but used as such only a year or two when it was sold. After this, Moses Howard had the contract for many j'ears for caring
for all paupers in town,
lar contract.

more

and following him, John Starke}' had a simi-

In later years the number of town paupers has been relatively smaller than formerly, the county assuming the support of those not having a residence in any town.

MARKING

SHP:F.P.

The practice of marking or bi'anding sheep, and having a description of the mark or brand recorded by the town clerk, as autiiorized
by law was
quite common in the early years of the town's history. few specimens are as follows "Calvin Frink' mark. crop off the tips of both ears, and a slit the ear." of lengthwise right

"Jonathan Hammond's mark.

the same."

crop off the

left

ear and a

slit in

swallow tail in both ears." "Elijah Belding's mark. Richardson's mark. A round hole about half an inch in ""Wyman
diameter
in

the middle of the left ear."

MISCELLANEOUS.

259

A ROLLING STONE. below the road a few rods west of the two roads Swanzey, about 1870, one afternoon just after the school children had passed beneath it on their way home from school. The rock supposed to be

The

laro;e

boulder that

lies

spring at E.

rolled from the top of the hill over

securely
split off

for road repairing.

embedded had been undermined by the earth being removed Tlie stone that lies on the west side of it was
it

when

struck the lower road.

RAIN AND SNOW STORMS.

There were great freshets on the South Branch in August, 1826, and October, 1869. Tlie bridge over the stream at E. Swanzey was taken away on both occasions. The storm which produced the last freshet was very extensive. A remarkable storm occurred Oct. 9, 1804. It has been said that snow fell to the depth of two feet. The annual muster of the regiment to which Swanzey belonged was appointed to be held that day at Winchester. The storm prevented many of the soldiers from reaching the place, and no duty was performed by those that were enabled

The great snow storm of March 12, 1888, prevented to get there. The roads the annual town meeting from being held on the 13th. were impassable for several days.
COLD YEAR.

The summer of the year 1816 has passed into history as the "cold At season." The corn crop in this town was entirely destroyed.
that time corn constituted a large part of the food of the people, and

the principal article for fattening their beef and pork. In such an emergency some supplies were obtained from Connecticut river towns.

GRASSHOPPER YEAR.
severe drought prevailed in 1826 through the summer till late in scant. August. The hay crop was very light and feed in pastures very In some instances, farmers cut down trees for their cattle to browse

Grasshoppers were propagated in great numbers. It seemed time that they would destroy a large part of the crop that esat the caped the drought. At mid-day the air was full of them, and approach of evening the fences were covered by the devastating
upon.
for a

hordes.

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
TEMPERANCE.

subject of temperance lias probably received verj' much the same consideration and attention in this as in other towns of New

The

Hampsliire.

The

been similar to those elsewhere.

habits and social customs of the peo[)le here have From the first settlement of the

town to 1830 most people believed that no harm resulted from the moderate use of spirituous liquors, and their practice was In accordance with their belief. It was believed that a person could withstand severe cold or great heat better after having drank a limited quantity of liquor. It was used by all classes of people both on festive and
mournful occasions, at the raising of buildings, at military parades, on the farm and in the shop.

The

selling of liquor at retail constituted a large part of the busi-

ness of the hotel keeper and the country merchant.

It appears, however, that public opinion did i^.ot concede to any one the right to sell without a license. The object of the license was to keep the business in respectable hands, and keep those out of it who would not manage it with discretion. The following are samples of the licenses that were given from time to time, and the character

of the

men

that obtained them.

"May
in

28, 1821.

We the subscribers do license Abraham Stearns, jr.,

to retail and

Swanzey,

liquors in the store lately- occupied by Cyrus Brooks for six months.

mix

AbelWilson,

-v

Selectmen
of

Wyman
Farnum

Richardson,
Fish,

>
*

Swanzey.

"May 29, 1821. "We the subscribers do license Bela Chase and Benjamin Page to retail and mix liquors in the store lately occupied by Abraham Stearns, jr., in Swanzey lor the term of one year from
this date.

Farnum

Fish,

Selectmen
)

Abel Wdson,

Swanzey.

"May

26, 1824.

To whom

it

may

hereby license Jonathan Whitcomb, retailing of spirituous liquors at his store

concern, we, the subscribers, do business of jr., to exercise the

in

Swanze}- for the term of

,

one year.
Daniel Wetherbee,
Siuibael Seaver,
^
>

Selectmen
of

Thomas Wheelock,

jr.,

Swanzey.

MISCELLANEOUS.
"Oct.
5,

261

In consideration of twenty dollars paid by Messrs. and Jonathan Whitcomb, jr., we, the snbscribers, seJohn Stratton lectmen of the town of Swanzey, do hereby license said Stratlon and
1827.
Wiiiteonib, to mix and sell spirits by small quantities in their store, near the Baptist meeting honse, in said Swanzey, for tlie term of one

year from this date, and also to sell by retail said store for the same term of time.
Elijah Belding,

all

kinds of spirits at

Selectmen
)

of

Amos

Bailey,

) 1

Swanzey.

when most of them drank intoxicating liquor. Tliey were ratlier tolerant of one wlio niigiiton some particular occasion when the temptation was great, drink to excess, but the habitual drunkard was execrated then as he
People did not believe in drunkenness at the time
is

tliose who first commenced to bring about a temperance reformation was maiidy directed against the use of distilled liquor, and obtaining pledges not to use it, but allowing the use of wine and cider. But the temperance reformer soon found out tlie

Tlie

now. work of

necessity of including all intoxicating liquor in temperance pledges, In the early days of the temperance for consistent temperance work.

movement,

it received a stronger and more powerful support from the clergy than from any other class of people. Many of the most their the cause No doctors support. gave hearty very early popular

man

in

this

vicinity did

more

for

it

tlian

Dr.

James Batcheller of

Marlboro, by his influence and lectures. Wiienever the voters of Swanzey have acted upon the liquor question, the vote has been against licensing the sale of liquor when that has been the issue, and in favor of su[)pressing the sale of it; but there
has generally been liquor sold in the town public sentiment of the people.
in defiance

of law and the

BOATING ON THE ASHUELOT RIVER.

the year 1800 a company was formed for the purpose of boatAshuelot river, the design being to take heavy articles on the ing brought up the Connecticut river in boats, tiausfer them by teams

About

past the rapids in Hinsdale and Winchester, and then boat them to Keene. Locks were built at the falls in AVestport and West Swanzey, and one loaded boat only was propelled up the river and the enter"It did'nt pay." The locks at Westport were prise was abandoned.

262
utilized b}' the

HISTORY OF SAVANZEY.
manufacturing interests of the pUice and served as

flumes for properly conveying the water.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

The following persons have held commissions

peace
in

as justices of

the

Swanzey.
Bailey,

Amos
Henry

Franklin Holman,

Sylvanus Bartlett,
l^axter, Eli jail Belding,

Enoch Howes,

Asa

S. Kendall,

Luke Bennett, Rufus Bowen,

George Buckliu,
Elijah Carpenter,

Josiah Parsons, Barnabas C. Peters,

William Read,

Benjamin Read,
Elijah Sawyer,

Nehemiah Cummings, George I. Cutler, Franklin Downing,

Stephen Faulkner,

Obadiah Sprague
Isaac Stratton,

(not. pub.)

Alonzo A. AVare,
Daniel Wetherbee, Thos. T. Wetherbee,

Farnum
Jotham

Fish,

Calvin Frink,

Levi AVillard,

W.

Frink,
Jr.,

Joseph Hammond,
Charles N. Hills,

George AV. AVillis, Abel AVilson,

Voluey AA^oodcock.

Aaron Holbrook,
SUPERVISORS OF THE ClIKCK LIST.
1878

1880 1882 1884 1886

1888 1890

George F.. AVliitcomb, Joseph O. Gary, Benjamin Read. George AA\ AVillis, George E. AVhiteomb, Henry Holbrook.
Daniel Snow, Obadiah Sprague, Park E. Wright. Frank X. Stone, Park E. AVright, Arthur A. AVoodward. Edmund Stone, George A. Seaver,
Charles R. Worcester.

Fred H. Dickerman, Arthur A -AA^oodward. Fred H. Dickerman, Josiah Parsons, Arthur A. AA'oodward.
Josiah Parsons,

MISCELLANEOUS.

263

GREAT SNOWSTORM.
greatest and most severe snowstorm ever known in Swanzey occurred on the 12th and 13th days of March, 1888, as realized by

The

Edmund
met

visors of the check

at the

Stone, George A. Seaver and Charles R. Worcester, superlist of the town. Agreeably to appointment they

town house on the 12th

inst. at

two o'clock

p. m. for the

coirecting of the check list, and at four o'clock, having closed their session, on leaving the iiouse, they found it almost impossible, on account of the driving storm and the depth of snow to reach the
stable for their teams.

Stone and Worcester, after consultation,

finally

started in the blinding storm for home ; but when about twenty rods away the horse fell in the snow and was partially buried therein they
;

assisted

it

in rising,

and were glad to return to the

stable,

on reaching

which, Stone foiuid both of his ears frozen. Seaver with his team started for home at West Swanzey, three miles away, but was met by Stone and Worcester who told him that it was
impossible to push through. Seaver replied that he must go home, as a man can always go home when he can go nowhere else, and moved on; but soon confronted by the fury of the storm, he returned, and
all

put up for the night.

The next day, the warrant calling for a town meeting remained in the box unmolested, as it was impossible for the people to get to the town house. In the meantime, Stone harnessed his team and started for home about a mile away. He was met by his son Lyman with a shovel and succeeded in reaching home in safety. Worcester, also a mile out three-fourths of wallowed about living through amid the drifts and driving wind to his home. Seaver, leaving his team, started for his home at twenty minutes past
two o'clock p. M., crossing the trackless plain and having reached the road by the Indian sandbank where, seemingly, the drift was twelve or fifteen feet deep, and utterly impassable, he crossed the road and went up the river to Worcester's, thinking to reach the raikoad at the Swanzey
depot and find an easier and quicker route home. AYorcester thinking the trip would be a hazardous one, said he had better remain over with him. No, he said, he must go home. Worcester went with him to After Seaver had the railroad bridge and then returned to his home.
crossed the bridge finding the snow so deep in the valley on the track that he could not make any advance, he climbed up on the east side of
the

bank

to the wall,

which was scarcely

visible,

using his umbrella as

to the

a support, and

now

at dark, he travelled

on the wall

end there-

264
;

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

of then, stmo-olinp; to the track, notwithstanding he was very weary, he pushed forward till he reached the "Cut" on the road, near Eaton's burnt ruins, the snow being fully ten feet in depth here, lie found himself unable to advance a foot every effort to step dropped him loAver
;

in the snow.

darkness of night, strength nearly exhausted, clothes saturated with sw^eat, limbs badly cramped after a struggle of nearly half an hour, he felt that he could not get out, that there he
in the

There

must perish alone but knowing that, ceasing come upon him, and his desire being so strong
;

his efforts, eJiills

would

to get

home, he exerted

his

utmost strength to reach the highway. In treading his way his foot struck a small birch tree standing on the bank, bent down towards the track, under the snow. This he seized and pulled himself up to

the bars, his foot striking a board about twelve feet long which he pulled out of the snow and placed it forward of him, on which he
length, and thus utilized the board till he reached O. S. Then, being so exhausted, he left the board and wallowed on till, passing N. C. Carter's, he came near Gi'eenleaf's gate when, with the aid of his umbrella, he climlied the wall on which he made advance, falling off, and climbing on again until he reached the Bailey

walked

its

Eaton's.

when he became so weak and badlj' cramped that he could no further. Here he discovered a light in the village then Avith umbrella in hand laid horizontally on the snow he crawled on his hands and knees to the track (seemingly he could not move), for the first time in his life he becanic faint, and had not voice enough to call for help but he nmst go home, and with a strong will power he was enabled to reach the house of B. F. Bowen, and aided by him he reached home
brook,
travel
; ;

at

17th

twenty minutes past eight o'clock in the evening. Not until the inst. were the roads opened so that he could go after his team. SECRET SOCIETIES.

There
lows
in

is

no record of any organization of Free INIasons or Odd Fel;

Swanzey

but at

all

times since near the

first

settlement there
;

have been Masons in this town belonging to lodges in adjoining towns and since the institution of Odd Fellowship in this country the same may be said of that order. Some of the early clergy and other prominent
In later years a multitude of secret societies have sprung into existence, some of an ephemeral nature, designed to accomplish a certain object and then pass away, while others appear to be of a permanent character and have come to stay.
In IHoG the American or Know-nothing party, a secret political organization, suddenly appeared in the country and very soon vanished.

men were Masons.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Swanzey,
principal
in

265

the Avave that swept over the laud.

common with otlier towns iu New England, helped to swell It is not well known who were the
in this

managers

movement

as few of the leaders care to be

recognized as such in history.

Good Templars.

About 1868 the "Ark of Safety" Lodge of Good Templars, No. 78, was formed at West Swanzey. This was an organization in the interest of the temperance movement. Under the inspiration of Hon, A. S.
Kendall and his wife, S. C. Kendall, O. Sprague and other temperance

workers

it

flourished

some

five or six

fluence in training the youth in habits of sobriety illegal sale of liquor.

years and exerted a salutary inand in restraining the

Golden Cross,

151

The United Order of the Golden Cross, Swanzey Commandery, No. was instituted at East Swanzey, August 2d, IJSSI. This is abenefit
,

insurance association, designed also to advance social improvement, temperance, etc. The charter members were Edward Wilcox, Ellen A. Ramsdell, Ahmson W. Banks, Albert B. Read, Thankful B, Read, William F, Read, Ella C, Read, Francis M. Taft, Sarah L. Taft, Nathan F. Newell, Emily B. Newell, Martin L, Lane, Flora E, Lane,
or
life

Henry C, Lane, Lucy Mabel Lane, Joseph E. Long, Lois A. Long, James E, Handy, Arthur A, Woodward, Clara M. Lane, P^l)enezer F. Lane, Hannah P, Lane, James M, Ramsdell, Hattie R. Ramsdell,
Clara

M. Lane, Dr. Geo.

I.

Cutler,

Geo

E. Lane, S. Lizzie Lane.

Over sixty others have joined this commandery and it has been at all times and now is in a flourishing condition. Its first officers were A. W. Banks, Past Noble Commander; Edward Wilcox, Noble Commander Pollen A. Ramsdell, Vice Noble Commander; Martin L. Lane. Prelate-; A. B. Read, W. Herald; Clara N. Lane, Keeper of Records Geo. E. Lane, Financial Keeper of Records Henry C. Lane, Treasurer Ella C. Read, Warden Inner Gate A. A. Woodward, Warden Outer Gate. The Noble Commandeis have been Edward Wilcox, Jas. M. Ramsdell, Geo. E. Lane, A. B. Read, C. M. Lane, A. W. Banks, W. C. Belding, C. H. Applin, C. G. Ramsdell, A. A. Woodward, C. A.
;

Bouvier.

C, was instituted by Deputy Grand Commander A. B. Park E Wright, Read, with fourteen charter members as follows
The Golden Star Commandery, No. 319, U. O. G.
at

West Swanzey, July

18

16, 1887,

266

HISrORY OF swanzky.

Mary E. Wright, Herbert O. Young, Carrie E. Young, Charles B. Sparhawk, Alice L. Sparhawk, Geo. B. Richardson, Ara L. Richardson, Ansel K. Bourn, Ilattie E. Bourn, Edward H.Snow, Mary L. Handy, Albert M. Hardy, Calista Hill. The numljer of members January 1, The Noble Commanders have been Herl)ert O. 1892, is seventy-two. B. Sparhawk, James E. Handy, Geo. W. Richardson, Young, Charles H. Towne. Lester C. Wright, George Officers for the 1st term, 1892: N. C, P. E. Wright; V. N. C,
:

Minnie Wright; AY. P., James E. Handy; W. H., Joseph Rugg F. R. of R.. Archie Thompson; R. of R., Nellie Thompson; W. T., Carrie Young W. I. G., Addie Eames W. O. G., Ansel IJourn.
; ; ;

77ie

Grange.

The Grange^ for the especial benefit of farmers and their families, which has flourished for many years at the Golden Rod west, has only recently appeared in New Hampshire.

The organization

called

Grange, No. 114, was instituted March 15, 1886, by general deputy E. C. Hutchinson of Milford, with the following charter members William C. Belding, Andrew B. Cook, Calvin E. Hills, Charles H.
:

Rockwood. George Carpenter, Lyman M. "Stone, Albert B. Read, Geo. L. Underwood. Zina G. Taft, AYilliam C. Belding, jr., Hicliard RRamsdell, jr.. Marcus C. Stone, Benjamin F. Mead, Benjamin Read, Geo. L Cutler, M.D., Mrs. E. H. G. Taft, Miss Nellie M. Belding, Mrs. L. J. W. Carpenter, Mrs. Leaffle J. Stone, Miss Alice A.

Eva L. Ramsdell, Mrs. Anna G. Hills. The following officers were elected Master, W. C. Belding Overseer, C. E. Hills; Lecturer. B. Read; StCAvard, C. H. Rockwood; Assistant Steward Z. G. Taft; Chaplain, L. M. Stone; Treasurer, George Carpenter Secretary, Mrs. Annie G. Hills Gate-keeper, G. L. Underwood Pomona, Mrs. E. L. Ramsdell; Flora, Mrs. L. J.
Stanley, Mrs.
:

Stone; Ceres, Mrs. E. H. G. Taft; Alice A. Stanley.

Lady Assistant Steward, Miss

The Grange
since

The following have been

1886
1887. 1888. 1889.

the leading officers of

Master, Clias. H. Rockwood; Overseer, C. E. Hills; Lecturer, B. Read.

Master, C. H. Rockwood Overseer, C. E. Hills E. H. G. Taft.

;

Lecturer, Mrs.

Master, Zina G. Zaft

Overseer, Marcus C. Stone; Lecturer,

Overseer, G. L.

1890.

Mrs. E. H. G. Taft. Master, Marcus C. Stone er, Geo. Carpenter.

Underwood Lectur;

MISCELLANEOUS.
1891.

267

1892.

M. C. Stone; Overseer, G. L. Underwood; Lecturer, G. Carpenter. Master, Henry W. Banks; Overseer, L. LoAvell Belding Lecturer, INIrs. L. A. Carlton.
Master,
;

The meetings

of the

Grange were held

at the houses of the

mem-

bers and at the vestry of the Cougregationl Church until 1891, when the membership was so large it was deemed expedient to hold them at the
the close of each year have been as follows It is the largest 1890, 91 1891, 12,5. in the that at Iveene. Grange county except Lincoln Grange, No. 159, was instituted at West Swanzey, Dec. 31,
hall.
;

town

The numbers at
;

1887, 31

1888, 40

1889, 49

1890, with sixteen charter members, viz. Geo. O. Caprou, Rose L. Capron, James K. Handy, Mary L. Handy. Herbert O. Young, Carrie
:

E. Young. Albert M, Hard}^ Oliver Capron. Park K. Wright, Mary E. Wright, Geo. C. Wright, Minnie A. Wright, Geo. W. Richardson,

Ara L. Richardson, J, Byron Porter, Flora M. Porter. The following are its officers, viz. Worthy Master, P. E. Wright; Worthy Overseer, C. J. P^aiues Worthy Lecturer, J. E. Handy Worthy Assistant Lecturer, Mrs. Woodward Worthy Steward, B. C. Snow; Worthy Assistant Steward, G. C. Wright; Worthy Chaplain, A. M. Hardy Worthy Secretary, Mrs. S. C. Kendall Worthy Treas:
;

urer,

Mrs. Angle

Woodward

ing

Number

Pomona, Addie Karnes of members Jan. 1, 1892,

;

Ceres, Mrs. Wright Flora, Jennie ThoruLady Assistant Steward, M. A. Wright.

;

61.

A BEAK STORY.

Whitcomb and two sons, and were a Benjamin Abijah, examining large territory of old growth about one-fourth of a mile south from Mrs. Susan Jolmtimber pine son's, and near the "Ware Barn," their attention was attracted by the barking of their little dog, and on examination found that the dog had discovered some kind of an animal in a cave, under a huge boulder, now visible, which they thought might be a bear. They barricaded the entrance of the cave that he might not escape, and then sent for John Grimes, who being a hunter and trapper came with an axe, if
as General Philemon
kill the bear supposed to be therein, if he attempted to the General, being a military man and fond of riding hut escape; did not want the bear killed for he wanted to bridle her horseback, with a cod line and ride bear back, so Grimes told them to remove

About the year 1800

need be, to

the obstruction from the entrance to the cave, while he with uplifted axe, stood ready to meet Bruin as she came out

268

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

After patient waiting for the disturbatice of the intruders to cease, the rage of liruin began to show itself, and she was determined to

make

her egress and eject her intruders or lay down her life conflict, and soon made her appearance when Grimes struck
the head with the head of
tlie

in
iicr

the

on

axe.

Tiie
Avith

what:

but she soon lallied, anil

blow staggered her back someiiicreasiiig rage, made another

attempt to

come

head, but this

when (Jrrmes pUinged the bit of the axe into her did not stop lu'i'. Rage added to madness, she came out
out,
line.
fell

and the General, not having time to l)ridlelier witli cod her liack and rode away, not dismounting, until she E. G. S. him. although rot a great distance away.

s[)rangupon dead under

WOLF

STOHY.

Many years ago there lived a Mr. Fairbrother in a farm once owned by Clement Sumner, later by

West Swanzey, on Arba Stearns, and

now owned by Charles J. Hanrahan, whose house stood east of the now-standing barn, and the road passed between them. Whilft Mr. Fairbrother was shingling the roof of his buildini>-. the weather beincr

warm and

fine, his child, having been at play there, fell asleep on a of pile shavings which came from the shingles, and while quietly sleepcame Crom the near forest probabW scenting the child, a wolf ing covered it with shavings, hastened back to the forest and invited liig

friends to share with him the collation

which he had secured.

The

father discovered the wolf before he had fully hidden the child, and probably thinking the safety of the child would be more sure did not

molest him

till

after he

retmned

to the

forest; then

he

descended,

Soon the sleeper and took it on the roof Avith him. wolf returned with two or three companions with sharpened appetites to enjoy the repast but when the wolf removed the shavings and found
aroused the
little
;

an empty table, and that the precious meal was gone, he appeared disajjpointed and troubled, whereupon the guests, greatly enraged at the
imposition, pitched upon their host and killed him.

E. G. S.

GENEALOGIES.

19

CHAPTER
ABBOTT.

XI.

Genealogical Records.

Hknry^ Abbott
Clarinda C.
(b.

{Tsaac^ of Chesterfield)
d.

b.

Nov. 30, 1825;

Jan.
:

Nov.

9, 1881),

Dec. 16, 1818; m., 1st, dau. of Paul F.

Aldiich;
of Rufus
F.,
b.

1859.

1, 1885, Melissa S. (b. Nov. 10, 1839), dau. Thompson. Children George H., b. Oct. 27, 1846. Frank March 4, 1849. Mary C, b. March 16, 1853; d. July 24, Mabel E., b. Aug. 26, 1862 m. Henry F. Whitconib.
111.,

2iid,

(Ilenry,'^ Isaac^), b. Oct. 27, 1846; m. Ella July 27, 1848), dau. of John S. Thayer. Children Susie S., b. Aug. 15, 1868; d. Jan. 23, 1875. Marguerite, b. Sept. 20, 1876.

George H.3 Abbott

(b.

F.^ Abbott {Henry,- Isaac^), b. March 4, 1849 m, Nov. 1871, Mary E. (b. Sept. 2, 1850), dau. of David Woodward. Child Rupert H., b. June 26, 1876.
;

Frank
:

19,

cock

William Abbott m. she was b. March

;

Oct. 30, 1804, Sally, dau. of 1, 1783.

Nathan Wood-

ADAMS.

WiLLARD- Adams (Thomas,^ of New Salem, Mass.), b. Dec. 6, 1806 d. in Woburn, Mass., July 19,^1883; ni., 1st, Anstris (b. May
;

5,

1808

d.

Dec. 14, 1880), dau. of Joseph Joslin

m., 2ud, a lady in

Woburn. Children: Josepii Willard, b. in Wells, Me., Aug. 31, 1835. Thomas, b. in Wells, Me., June 22, 1837. Emily Joslin, b. in Woburn, Mass., Apr. 2, 1839 d. March 31, 1840. Randall, b. in Woburn, Sept. 23, 1841 d. Feb. 17, 1842. Amasa Randall, b. Jan. 19, 1847; d. Apr. 9, 1847. Emily Lucretia, b. July 28, 1848; m.
; ;

Levi A. Fuller of Marlborough, Oct. 30, 1866.

1850.

Everett, b. June 19,

Joseph W.^ Adams {Willard," Thomas^), b. Aug. Mary Emeline Dix (b. 183G) of Wakefield, Mass.

31, 1835;

m.

(271)

272
TiiOMAs3
17, 18G2,

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Adams (Willarcl,^ Thomas^), b. June 22, 1837; m. Aug. Nancy Jane Thompson (b. 1839) of Geneva, N. Y.

EvEHETT^ Adams (Willard,- Thomas^), b. June 19, 1850; ni. EmS. (b. March 31, 1850), dan. of George W. Ellis. Children: George, b. Oct. 20, 1873. Lottie E., b. June 25, 1875.

ma

John Brooks^ Adams

(Albert^ of Rinclge), b.

May

23, 1872,

Mary

J. (b.

Nov.

11, 1850), dau. of

:

Aug. 12, 1842; m. Samuel Wood-

bury of Winchendon, Mass. Children George Arthur, b. Feb. 5, 1873. Fred Albert, b. July G, 1875. John Henry, b. June 15, 1878.

Edwin Myron,

b.

Aug.

7,

1882.
b.

Myron2 W. Adams (Rev. Ezra^ of Gihum),

Nov.

27, 1860

m.

May

29, 1884, Nellie B., dau. of AVilliam F. Davis,

Denmark, Me.
;

Elijah H.2 Adams {Elijah^ of Keene), b. in Keene, Nov. 28, 1826 m. Sept. 19, 1848, Luthera (b. in this town, Aug. 18, 1827), dau. of Silas Howe. Children: Marion A., b. Feb. 18, 1850; m. June 2, 1869, INIarvin D. Lewis; lives in Orange, Mass. Charles L., b. Dec. 15, 1851 m. Dec. 15, 1880, Julia E. Caldwell of Ryegate, Vt., where they now live. LydiaA., b. March 25, 1854 m. Oct. 30, 1877, William S. Blair of Springfield, Mass., where they resided. Sarah M., b. March 27, 1856 m. March 21, 1883, Horace W. Baker of Warwick, Mass., where they reside. Uleyetta C, b. Apr. 2, 1858, in Marlbor; ;
;

ough

Troy. John, b. Oct. 19, 1860; d. in Troy, Mar. 14, Susan E., b. Jan. 6, 1863, m. Dec. 24, 1889, Fred E. Whitcomb of Tro}', where they reside; the last four born in Marlborough.
;

lives in

1862.

ALEXANDER.

George W.^ Alexander (Caleb^ of Winchester), b. 1814; m. May 22, 1842, Harriet (b. Apr. 5, 1819), dau. of John Stratton he d. July
;

15, 1883.

Child: Ellen L., adopted dau., m. Ripley Nittrowr.

;

Calvin^ Alexander {Joseph^ of Troy), b. Apr. 23, 1816 m. Feb. 19, 1843, Abbie Ann (b. Dec. 5, 1822), dau. of George W. Murphey, New Ipswich d. Dec. 18, 1888. Children George D., b. July 3, 1847 d. March 18, 1866. Abbie Frances, b. Nov. 27, 1854; m. Herbert ^y. Mason. Hattie Rebecca, b. Aug 21, 1859 m. James M. Rams;

dell.

7,

Luther2 Alexander {Joseph^ of Troy), b. May 1, 1825 m. Sept. 1848, Lydia S. (b. Sept. 9, 1832), dau. of Stephen Harris. Chil;

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
dren:

273

Walter S., b. May 9, 1849. Martha A., b. Dec. 24, 1853; m. George E. Fuller of Marlborough, Jan. 24, 1872. Lillian M., b. m. Jasper E. Lovering. Lora E., b. April 29, 1860; Oct. 2, 1856 m. Fred A. Carter of Winchendon, Mass. Nellie M., b. March 8, 1865 m. Charles A. Barden of Richmond.
;

Charles^ Alexander {Joseph^ of Troy),

b.

March
:

5,

1831

m.
;

March

1856, Ellen C. (b. July 19, 1837), dau. of Philo Applin d. in Fitchburg, Mass., Aug. 31, 1889. Children Charles W., b. Oct.
27,

28, 1857.
d.

May

6,

Julian E., b. April 14, 1859. Willie E., b. March 1883.

Frank
8,

P., b.

1862;

d. Oct.
;

July 28, 1860 31, 18G3.

;

Willie W., b. Sept. 8, 1863. 1887.

Earl E., b. March 20, 1865

d.

June

4,

Walter Scott^ Alexander

tn.

(Ltither,'^

June

16, 1880, Nellie

Adaline

(b. .Jan. 1,
1).

Joseph^), b. Maj' 9, 1849 1862), dau. of Hernion

L. Lincoln.

Child: Koland Luther,

Apr. 21, 1884.

albee.

Benjamin Albee was a resident of Mendon, Mass., as early as 1667. The line of descent from him to Hardin Albee was b}' John, b. in

Mendon, 1680; John, b. moved to Westmoreland.

Hardin^ Albee

in

Mendon, 1721; Ichabod,

b.

1755;

re-

(Ichabod,'^ John,^ JoJin,^ Benjamin,'^

of Mendon,

Mass.), b. March 8, 1800; d. Nov. 13, 1863; ra., 1st, March 25, 1827, Almira H. (b. March 23, 1804; d. March 16, 1853), dau. of
ra., 2nd, March 2, 1854, Anna A. (b. dau. of Children: Se[)t. 5, 1819), Capt. Calvin May of Gilsum. Almira Melissa, b. Jan. 7, 1828; m. Abraham Stearns. George

Philip

Howard

of Winchester

Hardin,
1865.

b.

Jan.

2,

1831.

Ida Marioq,

b. Sept. 12,

1855

d.

Aug.

18,

1790

Ahira^ Albee (Ichabod,'^ JoJin,^ John,- Benjambi^), b. April d. at the home of his brother Hardin, July 25, 1853.
;

7,

Iclmbod,^ John, John, Benjamin^) , b. Jan. 2, 1831; April 23, 1859, Mary A. Burns (b. April 23, 1835 d. Jan, 17, 1886). Children Jennie Almira, b. Aug. 31, 1860.
ra.
;

George

H.''

Albee {Hardin,^

Annie Marion,

b.

May

25, 1862.

He

lives in

Neenah, Wis.

aldrich.

Amasa Aldrich,!
1780, Uranah Paine

b. in

Mendon, Mass., June

1763)
;

13, 1760

ra.

Nov.

1,

(b, Sept. 17,

d.

Dec.

2, 1813.

She m.,

274

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
;

2nd, June 3, 1818, Gen. Philemon Whiteomb d. Feb., 1843. Children: Mannadnke, b, in Mendon, Aug. 18, 1781. Maiy, b. May

Uranah, b. March 31, 1785; m. 27, 1783; in. Timothy Thompson. Jesse Thompson. Phinehas, b. Jan. 20, 1787. Amasa, b. Marcli 18, 1789. Paine, b. Jan. 4, 1791. Rufus, b. Jan. 20, 1793 d. Aug. 27, b. 1795 d. 1798. 6, Otis, July Aug. 27, 1798. David, b. Sept. 6,
;

1797.

Anna,

b.

Dec. 26, 1801.

20, 1808.

Aug. 31, 1799 m. Luke Bennett. Paul Fisher, b. John Langdon, b. March 27, 1805. William, b. Oct.
;

PniNEiiAs^ Aldrich (Amasa^), b. Jan. Mary Council (b. in Scituate, R. I.. Apr.
rie,
iel
;

20, 1787; m. Oct. 8, 1814,

4,
;

1789 d. at Spring Praihe d. Oct. 2, 1847. Children: NathanWis., Sept. 26, 1859) d. Feb. 20, 1841. L., b. March 3, 1816 Betsey H., b. Sept. 20,
;

1817; d. Nov. Feb. 20, 1822

;

9,

d.

Cyrel R., Aug. 23, 1845.

b.

1845.

b.

Apr.

6,

1819.

Maria B.,

b.

(b.

Amasa- Aldrich (Amnsa'^)^ March 28,1793; d. Nov.

20, 1880.

March

18,

1789; m. 1812, Candace

12, 1876), dau. of

Simeon Cook

d.

Children: Harrison, b. Oct. 31, 1812. Amasa, b. Simeon Cook, b. Feb. 24, 1816. Emelinc, b. March 1814. March 7, m. 1818 Benjamin C. Blake. Flavilla C, b. Oct. 10, 1819 m. 14, Sumner Applin. Nancy H., b. March 7, 1822; d. Jan. 21, 1S41. Candace C, b. Feb. 23, 1825; m. James Marsh. Carlon Cook, b.

May

Oct. 2, 1829.

Calista T.,b. Apr.

1,

1830; m. J. Mason Reed.

Paine- Aldrich (Amasa^), b. Jan. 4, 1791; m. Feb. 18, 1813, Sally (b. June 17, 1793), dau. of Joseph Hammond.

David- Aldrich (Amasa^), b. Sept. 6, 1797; m. Jan. 3, 1827, Olive (b. April 16, 1804 d. March 2, 1887), dau of David noll)rook he d. Sept. 3, 1841. Children: Phinehas L., b. Dec. 27, 1829.
; ;

George O., b. Oct. 22, 1831; d. Apr. Apr. 6, 1834; m. Granville Pratt.

3,

1881.

Uranah Paine,

b.

Paul FiSHKR- Aldrich {Amasa^), b. Dec. 26, 1801; m. Aug. 7, 1822, Luvana (d. Dec. 1, 1866), dau. of Simeon Cook; d. Oct. 20, m. Henry Ab1878. Children Clarinda Cook, b. Nov. 30, 1824
: ;

Nov. 9, 1881. Paul Fisher, b. Nov. 30, 1827. John Langdon, b. Nov. 12, 1830; d. Aug. 13, 1863. George Herman, b. May 30, 1833. Cyrel Rounds, b. Nov. 19, 1835; m. Sept. 2, 1862. Luvana Maria, b. April 14, 1838; m. May 1, 1862, Charles Green.
bott
;

d.

Henry Hubbard,

b.

Feb. 22, 1843.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
John Langdon- Aldrich (Amasa^),
27, 1828, Esther (b.
raira
b.

275
27, 1805
;

March

m. March

Nov.

19,

1806

d. Sept. 15, 1888), dan. of

Eph-

Whitcomb;
;

1829

July 24, 1832. m. Fernando B. Bennett.

d. {Pliinehas,'^

Child: Charlotte, b. Feb. 13,

Amasa^), b. Apr. 6, 1819; m. Children Maof dau. Ann, Elijah Carpenter. May ria Elizabeth, b. in Swanzey, May 1, 1851. b. in Fanny Partridge, A. Weeks of 1853 m. Wis. Jan. 3, Edgar Lj'ons, Springfield, Mass.,

Ctrel E.^ Aldrich

18, 1850, Julia

Carlon Cook^ Aldrich (Amasa,- Amasa^),

b. Oct. 2,

1829; m.

Amanda

(b.

Aug.

29, 1835), dau. of Charles

Wilson.

Paul Fisher^ Aldrich {Paul Fisher ^^ AmascO-) b. Nov. 30, 1827; m. April 30, 1847, Hannah (b. Nov. 9, 1827) daughter of Martin Stone. Children Edwin H., b. about 1853 m. Jan. 21, 1873. Anna
:
;

b.

about 1862. Winnie, b. 1867; d. Aug. 24, 1867. 1869 d. Nov. 10, 1875.
;

Chester

C,

b.

May

George Herman^ Aldrich (Patd Fisher,^ Amasa^) ^h. in Swanzey 30, 1833 m. Oct. 3, 1853, Hannah (b. Jan. 20, 1832) daughter
;

Thompson. Children: Walter Herman, b. July 2, 1854. Herbert Cyrel, b. Aug. 23, 1855. Edwin Thompson, b. Aug. 24, 1858. Edith Luvania, b. Aug. 24, 1862. John Laugdon, b. Aug. 23, 1864; d. April 2, 1865. Eugene Laugdon, b. March 30, 1866. Emma Maria, b. Nov. 30, 1868. Sidney Cook, b. May 3, 1872.

of Alvah

Henry Hubbard^ Aldrich (Paul Fisher,- Amasa^), b. Feb, 22, 1843; m. Mary E. (b. Nov. 21, 1843), daughter of Sylvander L.
Whitcomb.
Jan. 1873, Flora H. (b. 1851) daughter of Philemon Foster. Children an infant, b. Apr. 28, 1874; d. Aug. 10, 1874. Gertrude H., b.
21
,
,
:

Edwin H."* Aldrich (Paul Fisher,'^ Paul Fisher,- Amasu^), m.

Nov.

18, 1877.

Bertha A., b. Nov. 26, 1879.

Robert E.,

b. Sept.

30, 1881.

Tristan^ Aldrich (Jesse,^ Noah,'^ Jacob,^ Jacoh,^ George^), b. Oct. 13, 1781 m., 1st, Sept. 7, 1806, Polly Sampson (b. in Prescott where she died) m., 2nd, Nov. 20, 1823, Betsey (b. Dec. 20, 1799 d. Jan. 12, 1876), daughter of Nathan Cross. He died Dec.
;

31, 1870.

Alice S., b.

Children: Maria, b. Oct. 21, 1807; m. Moses Howard. March 12, 1811 m. Alfred Britton. Tristan, b.
;

Aug.

276
24, 1817; d.

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Aug. 26, 1838. Priscilla, b. Feb. 2, 1825; ni. William Moore. Adouinim J., b. Sept. 18, 1826; d. Feb. 13, 1827. Adouiram J., b. Jan. 9, 1830. Ellen E., b. March 3, 1842 m. Orleans S. Eaton Dec. 31, 1863.
;

Adoniram
Keene.

J.'^

Aldkicii {Tristan,^ Jesse,^ Noah,'^ Jacoh^^ Jacob,-

George^), b. Jan. 9,

1830; m. Maria, daughter of Joshua

Wyman

of

Sands^ Aloricii {Daniel^ of Douglas, Mass.), h. Nov. 26, 1779; m. Feb. 21, 1799, Abigail (b. June 1, 1779 d. Jan. 27, 1863, in Richmond) daughter of Edward Aldrich of Douglas. He died in Richmond
;

Jan. 26, 1855.

Children
in

b.
;

March

13, 1800.

Elizabeth, b.

m. Samuel Thompson, 3rd. Sj^lin vester, b. Sept. 18, 1805, Douglas. Sands, b. Apr. 26, 1808. Mary, 1810 m. b. March 19, Sept. 8, 1831, Lewis Daniels of Sutton, Mass. 1834. Dec. d. 17, Philadelphia, b. Jan. 9, 1812; m. Aug. 5, 1835,
Apr. 18, 1802,
State
;

New York

Lewis Daniels.

16, 1815; d. Oct. 15, 1836, in

d. Jan. 15, 1818.

Daniel Wesley, b. Nov. 27, 1813. Sarah, b. Oct. Sally, b. May 16, 1817, in Burrilville
;

Richmond.

Sands3 Aldrich (Scmds,^ David^), b. Apr. 26, 1808; m. Oct. 22, 1835, Betsey (b. Apr. 19, 1815; d. May 18, 1887), daughter of Jeremiah Amidon of Richmond; d. Feb. 16, 1872. Child: Betsey R.,
b.

Dec.

17,

1837; m. Merrick Worcester.

David

S.^

Aldrich (Sands,^ Sands,^ David^),

b.

Aug.

3,

1839

m.

Sarah E., daughter of Shepley

W.

Knights.

1811

Ellert K.3 Aldrich { Na hum. ^ Nathan,^ of Bichmond),h. Sei^t. 18, m., 1st, Dec. 15, 1834, Candace (b. Oct. 10, 1811 d. March 8,
; ;

1873), daughter of Elias Taylor of Richmond; m., 2nd, Aug., 1873, Mrs. Walter Price (b. July 6, 1832; d. July 6, 1877) of Boston; ni.

June 1 1880, Mrs. Sarah Loring of Hinsdale (b. Nov. 18, 1818 Aug. 6, 1888). She was a daughter of John Starkey of Richmond and tirst married Simeon Sabin of Winchester. He d. Oct. 16, 1888. Children Harriet S., b. June 20, 1836. Susan A., b. May 26, 1838 m. Sumner Black. Lydia E., b. Oct. 16, 1841 m. Augustus Thomas. Frank S.. b. June 19, 1842.
3rd,
, ;

d.

Lot- Aldrich (Jo/<n^ ofNort7ibridge),h. Oct. 30, 1754 m., 1st, April, 18, 1779, Sarah, daughter of John Robertson m.,2nd, Nov. 24, 1800, Bethiah Nigh of this town. By Sarah had Olive, b. Dec. 20, 1779.
; ;

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
;

277

Ezra, b. Oct. 13, 1781. Huldah, b. Nov. 28, 1783 m. Cyrus Crouch. Children: Mary, Lucy, Elijah, Lydia, Bathsheba, Sarah and John.

Abner- Aldrich {David} of 3Iendon,

;

3fass.), h.

Nov. 17, 1727;

m. 1st, Nov. 2, 1747, Elizabeth (b. 1729 d.May7, 1804), daughter of Deacon Nicholas Cook of Bellingham, Mass. m., 2nd, Dec. 16, 1805, Anna Brown. He d. Oct. 31, 1815. Children Abner, Hannah, Sim;

eon, Phila, Nicholas, Susanna, Ananias.

Ananias^ Aldrich {Abner,^ DavkV), m. June

27, 1774,

Mary

(b.

Oct. 22, 1756), daughter of Abraham Randall; d. 1826. Children: Abraham, b. Jan. 23, 1775. Isaac, b. Apr. 9, 1777. Silence, b. June 30, 1779 m. Robert Read. Nathaniel, b. June 2, 1781. Waity, b. June
;

3, 1783.

Rufus, b. Sept. 28, 1785.

Phila, b.

Aug. 27, 1787 m. Aaron

;

m. Tenney; m., 2nd, John Wheeler. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 12, 1789; SuMarshall. Judith, b. Oct. 20, 1791; m. Joseph Buffum.
sanna, m. Calvin Bryant.
{Levi^ of Richmond), b. Dec. 9, 1788; m. May of Waitstill 15, 1811, (b. Jan. 17, 1787) daughter of Joseph Starkey

Noah2 Aldrich

Richmond.

Children

Angela, m. Augustus Cass of Richmond.

My-

randa, Joseph, Benjamin, Waitstill, Jillson.

Anderson^ Aldrich {Benjamin^ of Richmond)^ b. Oct. 11, 1834; m. Nov. 6, 1855, Almira (b. July 10, 1835), daughter o*f Henry Ballon Children: Estella, b. Sept. 14, 1859; m. Frank of Richmond. Hardy of Marlborough. Mina J., b. Nov. 8, 1860; m. Herbert D.
Aldrich of Keene.

George B.,

b.

Nov.
7,

25, 1862.

March
1873.

24, 1865.

Seth L., b. Apr.

1870.

Henry A., b. Eva M., b. May 27,

George B.^ Aldrich {Anderson,^''Benjamin^) b. Nov. 25, 1862; m. Nov. 25, 1884, Eimna J., daughter of Charles Safford, Athol,
,

Mass.

(b.

1867

d.

July 26, 1890).

Child

Mabel,
;

b.

Nov., 1885.

1799 m., 1st, Aug. 25, (JSfahitm^ ofRiclirtiond),\). Samuel m., 2nd, Apr. 24, 1825, of Thompson Susanna, daughter 1816, Anna, daughter of Benjamin Tolman, Troy. Children Angeline, b. Feb. 26, 1827; d. Apr. 11, 1851. Andrew J., b. Nov. 13, 1829.

Amasa2 Aldrich

ANDERSON.

Nehemiah Anderson, m. Jan.

7,

1814, Betsey Lawrence.

278

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

ANGIER.

Philip D.^ AifGiETi(Abel^ of FitzimlUam) ,\) March 25, 181

.

in., 1st,

Sept. 28, 1834, Nancy D. Sargent; m., 2ncl, Jan. 1, 1844, Mary (b. Oct. 18, 1820; d. July 8, 1856) daughter of Samuel Haydon, Fitz-

william; m. ,3rd, July 2, 1858, Arabella S. Read of Newfane, Vt. He d. Oct. 1, 1890. Children: Rosannah L., b. March 4, 1837 m.
;

Francis Bowker of Fitzwilliam.

iel

Abbie F.,
b.

b.

Dec.
;

8,

1840

m. Dan-

Read

of Fitzwilliam.

Mary E.,

Fitzwilliam.

Fanny
;

B., b. Oct. 9,

July 31, 1848 m. George White, 1860; m. Willard B. Bevcrstock

;

of Shrewsbury, Vt.

m. 2nd, Oliver W. Caprou

Philip

d. Oct.

20, 1890.

Walter E.,

b.

May

18, 1863.

C,

b. Oct. 17, 1867.

APPLIN.

John Applin^ settled in Palmer, Mass. m. Rebecca, had Thomas who came to Swanzey about 1763.
;

a son

Thomas^ Applin {John,^ of Palmer, Mass.), m. Mabel Brown (b. 1733 d. March 2, 1799) d. June 24, 1804. Children John, b. Nov. 27, 1753. Anna, b. Oct. 21, 1755 m.Eli Kimball. Sarah, b.
; ; :
;

Thomas, b. Oct. 10, 1759. Sept. 10, 1757; m. Ebenezer Thompson. b. 1760. Nov. Thomas, b. Aug. 1 1 1763. Thank13, Timothy Brown,
,

Jan. 19,1767; m. Asa Freeman. Isaac, b. Aug. 10, 1769. Mabel, b. Feb: 24, 1772; d. Jan. 21, 1776. Pannelia, b. Aug. 30, 1774.
ful, b.

m. Fob. 8, ( rZiom as ,2 John'^), b. Nov. 27, 1753; 1754; d. Feb. 29, 1812), daughter of Tliomas Sabin, Uxbridge, Mass. Children Thomas, b. Jan. 7, 1779. John, b. July 1, 1781. Ephraim, b. Oct. 10, 1783. Israel, b. July 31, 178T. Mary, b. June 10, 1790. Lucy, b. 1798 d. July 9, 1814.

John3 Applin

1776,

Mary

(b.

Timothy Brown^ Appmn {Thomas,^ John^),

Palmer, Mass.
b.
;

b.

Nov.

m. Jan.

9,

1783,

Anna Wyman.

13, 1760, in Children: Anna,

Benjamin Redman, b. Dec. 12, 1784; d. Oct. 6, July 13, 1783. b. Aug. 7, 1786. 1785. Rebecca, b. Apr. 14, Redman, Benjamin 1791. Sabrina, b. Nov. 3, 1793. Philinda, b. July 17, 1796. Abi-

jah, b.

Aug. 29, 1799.

John'^), b, Aug. 11, 1763 m. 1st, May 29, 1792), daughter of Timothy Road m.
;
;

Thomas^ Applin (Thomas,24, 1792, Sabrina (d.

Aug.

2nd, Nov. 24, 1794,

Poll}',

daughter of Samuel Page.

Children:

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

279

Sabrina, b. Dec. 16, 1795; m. Ezekiel Thompson, Samuel Page, b. Feb. 5, 1797. Benjamin, b. Jan. 29, 1798. Perrin, b. May 17, 1802.

Philo and Fanny, b. Oct. 9, 1804 Fanny d. March 3, 1852. Wesson, b. 1806. Polly, b. 1808 d. Jan. 14, 1850.
;

IsAAC^ Applin (Thomas,^ JoJin^), 1793, Hephzibeth Dunton.

b.

Aug.

10, 1769; m. Feb. 14,

John'* Applin {John,^ Thomas,'^ JoJin^), b. July 1, 1781 1806, Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel Bryant, of Richmond.

m. Sept.,

Israel'* Applin {John,^ Thomas,- John^), b. July 31, 1787; m. Jan. 24, 1816, Lucy (b. June 26, 1795; d. March 21, 1841), daughter of Nathan Fessendon d. Nov. 1, 1861. Children: Sumner, b.
;

Jan.

Celinda, b. Aug. 24, 1817; d. Aug. 1, 1818. Benjamin F., b. May 24, 1819. Henry Sabin, b. Oct. 27, 1821 d. Aug. 1, 1864. Lucy Ann, b. Dec. 9, 1823; ra. Orlando Page. Sarah
2,
;

1816.

Celinda,

1829.

Jan. 12, 1827; m. Alanson W. Banks. John, b. June 27, Mary Sabin, b. Aug. 27, 1831. Nancy Maria, b. Jan. 16, 1834.
b.

Aug.

Benjamin Redman^ Applin {Timothy B.,^ Thomas,^ John^), b. m. Oct. 24, 1805, Susanna (b. Dec. 11, 1777), daugh7, 1786 ter of Philemon Whitcomb.
;
;

Philo'' Applin (r/iomas,3 Thomas,- John^), b. Oct. 9, 1804 m., 1st, July 3, 1831, Elizabeth Knox (b. July 4, 1813; d. Apr. 1, 1856) of Portland, Me m., 2nd, Sept. 5, 1870, Mrs. Sophia Gage of Fitchburg, Mass. Children: Julia Murry, b. Sept. 10, 1832; m. Robert Brooks of Fitzwilliam. George Page, b. Feb. 22, 1834; d. Jan. 21, 1846.
;

Sarah Elizabeth,
b.

b. Oct. 30,

1835

d.

Jan.

6,

1857.

Ellen Cordelia,

July 19, 1837; m. Ciiarles Alexander of Troy, March 27, 1856. Charles Randolph, b. Apr. 17, 1839. Mary Frances, b. March 28, 1841 m. Richard Ramsdell. Nan,cy Louisa, b. Apr. 13, 1843 m.
;

Henry Ward.

William Henry, b. Aug. 14, 1844 d. Jan. 29, 1846. Susan Amelia, b. Oct. 13, 1845; d. Jan. 12, 1846. Susan Amelia, b. Feb. 7, 1847 d. May 7, 1875. George Henry, b. Apr. 30, 1848
; ;

d. Sept. 24, 1849. b. July 23, 1851 Herbert Leroy, b.

;

George Knox, d. Oct. 5, 1851. Edgar Mathews, b. Aug. 6, 1852. Dec. 10, 1853. Oscar Philo, b. March 10, 1855.

William Waldo,

b.

May 27,

1850.

Wesson^ Applin (Thomas,^ Thomas,'^ John^), b. Nov. 16, 1806; m. Dec, 1834, Susan Sherwin (b. Dec. 6, 1809), of Townsend, Mass.
m., 2nd, Jan. 19, 1869, widow of Henry S. Applin (she d. July 21, 1890).

280
Sumner^ Applin
ra. Flavilla

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
(Israel,'^ JoJm,'^ Thomas,'^ JoJm^) h. Jan. 2, 181G C. (b. Oct. 10, 1819), daughter of Amasa AUliicli.
,
;

1819

Benjamin F.^ Applin {Israel,'^ John,^ Thomas,- Job n^) in. Nov. 26, 1862, Harriet H. (b. March 29, 1830
;

l).Ma3'24,
d.

Joel Osgood, of Arthur Fessendon, b. July 16, 1867.

1890), daughter of

New

Salem, Mass.

July 21, Child:

Henry Sabin^ Applin (Israel,'^ John,^ Thomas,- John^), b. Oct. 27, 1821 m. Feb. 15, 1847, Louisa A., daughter of Al)rahaia Corey, of Marlborough d. Aug. 1, 1864. Children: Charles Henry, b.
;
;

July 18, 1849.

Eugene

E., b. July 8, 1851.

JoHN^ Applin
m. Jan.
1,

{Israel,'*

1855, dan. of Carlton Parker; m., 2nd, Sept. 28, 1870, Martha A. Washburn of Kingstown, Mass. Children: child born in Jul}', 1856;

Mary Ann

John,^ Thomas,^ John^),h. June 27, 1829 (b. July 5, 1833; d. Nov. 11, 1869),
;

d. Oct. 10, 1856.

George

C,

b.

Nov.
5,

2,

1861.

Anna

E.,

b.

July

28, 1863.

Henry Herbert, b. July

1867.

{Philo,'* Thomas,^ Thomas,^ John^) b. April m. Aug. 29, 1857, Selina A. (b. Aug. 31, 1839; d. May 4, 1886), daughter of Ansel Bourn; m., 2nd., Aug., 1889, Abbie E., daughter of Luke Clark of Troy. Children Lizzie A., b. March 14, 1859 d. 1863. Charles Wesson, b. June 23, 1867. Frank Ernest, b. Nov. 13, 1871. Susan Louisa, b. Sept. 15, 1875.
,

Charles R.^ Applin

17, 1839;

May

(P/uYo,'' Thomas,^ Thomas,^ John^), b. 1850; m. Jan. 20, 1876, Alary Abby (b. July 24, 1851), daughter of Samuel E. Tuttle, Antrim. Children A daughter b. and Herbert Seldon, b. July 1 1883 d. May 20, 1884. d. July 15, 1878.

William Waldo^ Applin

27,

Fanny

L., b. July 8, 1885.

Charles Henri ^ Applin (Henry Sabin,^ Israel,'* John,^ Thomas,^ John^), b. July 18, 1849 m. Lucy Ann (b. July 28, 1853), daugh. Children Charles Leon, b. Nov. 14, 1877. ter of David Woodward.
;

Leila

May,

b. Dec. 18, 1881.

Israel,"* John,^ Thomas,^ m. Dec. 17, 1872, Fanny Martha (b. June Children Plorence Eunice, 19, 1855) daughter of IMoses D. Ballon. Elwin Henry, b. Aug. 25, 1877. Harry Eugene, b. Apr. 19, 1874. Frank Dexter, b. June 27, 1885. b. March 10, 1880.

Eugene Elwin^ Applin {Henry Sabin,^

b.

John^),

July 8, 1851

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

281

AUSTIN.

Benoni Austin, m. Nov, 28, 1805, Abigail Lane. Children: Allen, b. June 13, 1813. Hannah, b. April 17, 1815. Mary D., b. Sept. 29, 1817. Sylvester, b. July 8, 1822.
ATKINSON.

Frank

P. Atkinson, b. in Brooklyn, N. Y.
;

of Warwick, Mass.

m. Ida C. Witherell have one daughter, Mary E. Atkinson.

;

AVERYr
N. Y. m. April A. Stullings of Madison, Illinois (b. March 28, 1849; d. April 13, 1879, in Keene). Children: Edward D., b. Nov. 20, 1869. Julia M., b. Dec. 13, 1871. Elizabeth
b.
17, 1833, in Granville,
;

Edward D. Avery,

Nov.

3, 1866, at St. Louis, Missouri, Julia

R., b.

Jan. 12, 1877.

1881.

Charles E., b. Dec. 24, 1874. Mary I., b. William H., b. April 6, 1879. He m., 2nd, Aug. 22, 1879, Maggie G. Lahiff of Keene. Children: Robert J., b. Jan. 9,
8, 1873.

March

Loyal L.,

b.

Hattie E., b.

March

Sept. 13, 1883. George W., b. Oct. 29, 1884. Annie M., b. March 15, 1889. 16, 1886.

babbit.

Jonathan Babbit taxed

in

1818.

Children

Alvin, Roswell, m.

Anna

about 1815), daughter of Timoth}^ Thompson and lives in Iowa Olive, Jonathan, Susan, Judith, Polly, Hannah, Betsey, Marcena, m. Angeliue (b. March 16, 1818), daughter of Jesse Thomp(b.
;

son.

BAILEY.

Children: Zilpah were b. in 1756. m. Arad Hall. Rebecca, b. Apr. 4, 1784 m. Henry SawHannah, yer. Polly, m. Feb. 14, 1808, Ichabod Morse of Newport. Amos, b. Clarissa, b. Nov. 28, Sept. 11, 1786. Jonathan, b. Nov. 27, 1788. 1792 m. William Goddard Eames. Cynthia, b. Aug. 19, 1796 m.
his wife
;
; ;

Amos Bailey and

Henry Sawyer.
Amos^ Bailey (Amos^), Salome (b. Apr. 25, 1786;
than Whitcomb
1815.
;

b.

Sept. 11, 1786;

m. Sept.

16,

1810,

d.

July

7,

Dec. 15, 1845), daughter of Jona1864. Child: Albert W., b. Feb. 12,
d.

282

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

b. Nov. 27, 1788; m, March 26, d. Jan. 7, 1853), daughter of ThnSarah 1785; 17, 1812, (b. July Children 1857. d. Feb. Clark Perliua, b. April 14, 1814 21, othy m. Dewitt C. Devine of Girard, Penn. d. in Wiscousiu. Arvilla, b. March 30. 1816; in. Joshua Palmer. Clark, b. Sept. 25, 1818. Sarah d. Oct. 5, 1878. Lovisa M., b. b. Jan. 13, 1822 m. Levi Crouch Dec. 23, 1825; m. Simeou B. Nelson of Menasha, Wis. Rebecca, b.

Jonathan^ Bailey (Amos^),

;

19, 1827 m. May, 1851, Samuel Winchester removed to Grand Rapids, Mich. Jonathan, b. Dec. 23, 1830 d. Feb. 23, 1857. Phila, b. Jan. 14, 1835; d. June 14, 1857.

May

(J.?>ios,2 J.mosi), b. Feb. 12,1815; m. Oct. L. 27, 1840, Abigail Pillsbury (b. July 3, 1819), of Winchendon, 1867. Children: Salome, b. Oct. 16, 1841 d. Jan. d. 4, Mass.;
;

Albeut W. 3 Bailey

Sept. 27, 1845.

Francis, b. 19, 1851.

Emily Rockwood, b. Jan. 5, 1845 d. Aug 18, 1890. May 31, 1849 d. June 4, 1849. Martha Jane, b. Sept.
; ;

Clark^ Bailey (Jonathan- Amos^)^ b. Sept. 25, 1818; m. April 1851, Caroline C. (b. Aug. 28, 182^; d. March 31, 1862). daughter of Kendall Walker Davis of Chesterfield m., 2nd, June 12, 1863, Harriet A. (b. May 6, 1834), daughter of Kendall Walker Davis of
6,
;

Children by Caroline George C, b. July 28, 1852 d. Chesterfield. Dec. 23, 1862. Charles Hardy, b. Sept. 20, 1856. John F., b. Sept. Child by Harriet A. Edward A., b. d. Dec. 26, 1862. 12, 1859
: ; : ;

Nov.

26, 1864.

BALCH.

William Balch and wife Mehitable, came from Dublin prior to 1817 and settled on the farm, later called the "Coburn Farm," about half a mile N. E. from the home of Luman B. Crouch, ^Yith their
family, among whom were: Mehitable, m. Dec. Brown William, Ephraim, Aaron and Charles.
;

25,

1817, Orriu

ball.

"The

Balls in this country

all

came from Wales and

going to

settled iu Branford, near

descended from Edward Ball,' Avho New Haven, Conn.

;

his large family spread throughout

New England and

Jersey one son^, to Virginia, who mother of George Washington. During the Revolutionary war the Balls scattered over the country." The Massachusetts branch of the family are from Edward Ball,' but some links are wanting,
;

New

elsewhere, some was father of Mary

Ball, the

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
probably two.

283

grandson of
1752, in
erett,

Daniel Ball, of Brookfield, Mass. (may have been Edward^) and Patience, his wife, had: Benjamin,^ b Silas^ Ball, b. 1775, in Lev Brookfield; d. Feb. 19, 1782.
d. April 5, 1844.

Mass.;
;

Silas^ Ball,

jr., b.

1804, in
Ball, b.

shend, Vt.

d.

Aug.

20, 1887, in Leverett.

Charles

L.''

Town May

m. April 3, 1860, Mary L. (b. March 20,1835) daughter of Seth Wood of Leverett. Children: Anna M., b. July 8 1861; m. Walter F. Oakman. Charles H., b. Aug. 13, 1863; d March 11, 1880. Flora M., b. May 1, 1868 m. J. Byron Porter.
16, 1831, in Leverett;
;

JosiAH Ball m. March 31, 1834,

Amanda Worden.

BALDWIN.

Nahum Baldwin m. June

borough.

3,

1812, Philiuda

Harvey

of Marl-

BALLOU.
SiLAS^

Ballou

(Jesse^ of
(b.

Richmond),
23, 1790
;

b.

Dec. 10, 1787; m.,

3,
,

1st,

1853) daughter of Ebenezer Saunders of Fitzwilliam; m., 2nd, July 6, 1854, Mrs. ChesHe d. Sept. 16, 1872. Children: ter Coombs (d. Aug. 28, 1883).

Feb.

8, 1810,

Anna

May

d.

Feb.

Leonard, b. Feb. 1, 1811 d. in Richmond. Laura Ann, b. Aug. 23, 1812 m. Ansel Bourn; d. 1872. WUlard, b. Oct. 25, 1815. Elisha,
; ;

b. b.

May 28, 1817;

d.

Apr.

3,

1820.

Amasa,

b. Jan. 1, 1819.

Alsaida,

July 28, 1820; m. Henry Ballou, jr., of Richmond. Emily, b. March 12, 1822; m. Ozial Ballou; d. Nov. 20, 1852. Lorinda, b. Dec. 9, 1823 m. Ozial Ballou. Silas Warren, b. Nov. 5, 1825. Asa William C, b. Apr. 9, 1832 d. Sept. 20, 1833. L., b. Feb. 4, 1829.
;

Willard3 Ballou

(Silas,^ Jesse^), b. Oct. 25, 1815

m. March 31,

1840, Abigail (b. Feb. 11, 1819), daughter of Jesse Forrestall of Children: Willard LivFitzwilliam; came from Richmond in 1857. b. Dec. 19, 1843. Frank E., b. 1841. b. W., 1, Joseph ing, July

Jan.

25, 1845.

Lunette M., b.

May

17, 1852

m. G. D. Stone.
;

Amasa^ Ballou {Silas,'^ Jesse^), b. Jan. 1, 1819 m., 1st, July 4, 1841, Lavina (b. Jan. 14, 1823; d. Dec. 13, 1844), daughter of Henry Ballou m., 2nd, widow Brooks (b. Jan. 25 ,1812 d. Oct. 25, 1849), daughter of Jesse Forrestall, Fitzwilliam; m., 3d, Jan. 15, d. Oct. 28, 1888), 1850, widow of Charles Marsh (b. June 8, 1827
;

daughter of Josiah
1843.

Hammond.

Children:
;

Albert A., b. March 17,

Henrietta, b. June 19, 1846

d. Sept. 4, 1849.

Eden Sawyer,

284
b.
;

HISTORY OF SAVANZEY.
;

Nov. 17, 1848 d. Aug. 30, 1849. Eleanor ,T., b. about 1850 m. Samuel Bishop. Isabel Hammond, b. March 5, 1853 d. April 28, 1855. Isabel Nancy, b. Aug. 15, 1857 m. Jolni M. Prentice.
; ;

Silas

W.3 Ballou
:

{Silas,'^ Jesse^), b.

Nov.

5,

1825; m. Feb. 12,

1851, Sarah J., daughter of Nathan Leonard of Providence, R. I d. Jan. 21, 18G1. Elada Children Delancy L., b. Nov. 11, 1851
;

G., b.

March
L.3

27, 18C5

d.

Aug.

3,

1865.

Asa

Ballou
I.'i

{Silas,'^ Jesse^).

WiLLARD

Ballou {Willard,^

Silas,^ Jesse^), b. July 1, 1841;

m. Nov. 26, 1864, Eda E. (b. Dec. 14, 1851), daughter of C. C. Children: Viola E., b. Feb. 27, 166; d. Fuller, Gardner, Mass.
Oct. 19, 1873. Josephine A., b. Dec. 31, 1867; d. Sept. 29, 1873. Demeritt I., b. May 19, 1869; d. Oct. 19, 1873. Mary U. B., b. b. 1874. Dec. Bernis 1871. 29, F., 26, Apr.
Silas,^ Jesse^), b. Dec. 19, 1843; M. Flavilla Feb. (b. 26, 1865, Sept. 10, 1846), daughter of Earm., ns Taft. Children: Willie F., b. Nov. 12, 1866. Nora A., b. Sept. L. Plarl, b. Sept. 22, 1874. Frank J., b. Feb. 25, 1871. 28, 1868.

Joseph W.^ Ballou {Wmarcl,^

Lucy

F., b. Sept. 26, 1875.

E.''

Frank

Ballou

June 25, 1873, Julia J., b. Aug. 12, 1873

J.,
;

Willard,^ Silas,^ Jesse'^), b. Jan. 25, 1845 m. daughter of Eri B. Jerome. Children FJlie
; :

d. Aug. 28, 1874. George L., b. Sept. 8, 1874. James M., b. Jan. 22, 1877. Edgar F., b. Sept. 30, 1878. Charles Aunis M., b. July 14, 1882. Ora S., b. May J., b. June 29, 1880.
1,

1884.

Russell- Ballou (James^ of Richmond), b. July 11, 1763 m., 1st, Feb. 23, 1783, Henrietta Aldrich (d. June 8, 1827) m., 2nd, April He d. Nov. 10, 1847. Chil16, 1829, Mrs. Bebe Mellen (d. 1854).
; ;

dren by Henrietta: Betsey, b. Oct. 6, 1783; m. Royal Blanding. Amy, b. Oct. 27, 1785. Nicene, b. March 6, 1788; m. Abel Bliss.
Russell, b. 1794. Luther, b. Sept. 7, Asquire, b. May 8, 1792. 1814. d. b. Jan. 1797. Olive, b. Aug. 25, 1800; Priscilla, May 8, 29, 1803
;

m. Jacob Boyce of Richmond.

,

Alonzo'' Ballou {Asquire,^ Russell,- James^ of Richmond) b. Feb. 17, 1817; m. Oct. 18, 1838, Sarah (b. Dec. 21, 1821), daughter He d. July 1, 1877. Children: Albert, b. Aug. 7, of Joel Mellen.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

285

1843; d. Oct. 15, 1843. Jotham, b. Nov. 11, 1844. Amy D., b. cl. 22, 1846 Sept. 3, 1846. Charles R.,b. Sept. 11, 1848. Ella Joel Gilbert, b. Dec. d. March 19, 1857. Jane, b. Nov. 12, 1851

June

24, 1852; d.

May

11, 1867.

Nov.

1,

1858.

Wallace A.,

b.

Augusta, d. young. Nov. 27, 1860 d.

;

George Oscar,

b.

May

12, 1867.

1844; m.
ter of

JoTHAM^ Ballou (Alouzo,^ Asquive,^ Eussell,~ Jttmes^), b. Nov. 11, Ann Asenath (b. Oct. 22, 1845; d. April 20, 1867), daugh-

Asa Healy.

Charles R.^ Ballou (Alonzo,"^ Asquire,^ Russell,'^ Jaines^), b. Sept. 11, 1848; m. Feb. 22, 1875, Henrietta A. (b. June 3, 1854), daughter of J. R. Brown. Chihiren Ehnore R., b. Nov. 22, 1875.
:

Harry L.,

b.

July 19, 1877.

;

Don

A., b. Dec. 8, 1878.

Jan. 17, 1881

d.

March

22, 1881.

Clyde, Charles E., b. Jan. 17, 1884.

b.

James^ of RichNov. m., 1st, 29, 1845 d. mond), (b. of Richmond 26, m.,2nd, Nov. 16, April 1873),danghterofW.Jillson
{Javies,'^ Seth,^ Set/i,'^
b.

Jamks Monroe^ Ballou

Sept. 24, 1841
;

Sarah Jane

b.

Children 1875, Hattie L. Ripley (b. May 26, 1857). March 14, 1868 ra. Frank O. Dodge. Mary E., d.
;

Aimer Jane,
Lizzie O., d.

David^ Ballou {David,^ Maturhi^ of Richmond), b. Oct., 1798; m. June 22, 1859, Mrs. Joanna Holbrook d. Jane 1, 1872.
;

Jesse^ of Richmond), b. Dec. 7, 1820; m. Feb. d. July 11, 1890; 25, 1847, Italy Ballou of Richmond (b. March 30, 1830. Children Silvia D., b. July 27, 1848 d. May 16,
: ;

Lorenzo^ Ballou {Aaron,^

1849.

Truman

L., b.

May
b.

28, 1850.

An
;

infant, b. Jan.,

1854; d.

Oct. 20, 1854.

L., b. Oct. 6,

Ella M.,
;

Sept. 8,

1858

1860

m. Nelson A.

Collier.

June Milo L.,

d.

14,
b.

1861.

Emma
9,

March
b.

1868.
15,

1833

William W.^ Ballou (Aaron,- Jesse^ of Richmond), m. Mary A. Williams of Solon, Maine.
;

June

Truman

L.'^
;

Blay 28, 1850

Ballou (Lorenzo,^ Aaron,^ Jesse^ of Richmond) m. March 23, 1881, Dora M. Heath of Jaffrey.
;

b.

m. Dec. MosE&i Ballou of Sinithfield, R. I., b. June 2, 1781 Martha Randall (b. Feb. 29, 1792; d. Sept. 23, 1873, in Swanzey), of North Providence, R. I.; d. Oct. 3, 1838, in Troy. Children John R., b. Aug. 25, 1819 d. Sept. 24, 1819. Deziah C., m. Benjamin Read. Moses b. March 20, 1821, in Smithfield, R. I.
28, 1818,
: ;
;

D., b. Dec.
20

2,

1822.

Albert R.,

b. in

Troy, Dec. 26, 1824.

286

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
;

Moses D.2 Ballou (3foses^ of Troy), h. Dec. 2, 1822 m. Jan. 18, 1850, Eunice F. (b. March 11, 1829), daugliter of Elijah Lane; d. Nov. 27, 18G7. Child Fanny Martha, b. June 19, 1855 m. Eugene
:

E. Applin.
(J/osesi of Troy), b. Dec. 26, 1824 d. Nov. m. Dec. 26, 1849, Mary M. (b. March 31, 1829), daughter 20, 1805; of Benjamin Mason. Children Frank Albert, b. March 4, 1850 d. Feb. 11, 1890. Emma M., b. Nov. 23, 1855; d. March 28, 1856.
;

Albkrt R.2 Ballod

Elwln M., b. July 24, 1857 d. Apr. 28, 1859. Ella M., b. Feb. 22, 1859 d. Nov. 3, 1865. Mary Deziah, b. June 22, 1862 m. Charles
; ; ;

Eveleth.

John
1853
;

F.s

m., 1st,
P2tta,
,

Ballou {Ozial,'^ Ebenezer,^ Ozial,^ James^), b, July 28, March 2, 1874, Jennie, daughter of Luke EUor; m.,
daughter of Clark B. Ilolbrook of Springfield, Mass.
b. April 11, 1887.

2nd, M. Child:

BANKS.
James^ Banks, b. Dec. 19, 1751
1752
; ;

m.

Marthen
Child
:

(b. Oct.
b.

17,

d.

Nov.

19, 1829)

d.

Aug.

13, lv835.

William,

Nov.

2, 1777, in

Rutland, Mass.

William^ Banks (J^awesi), b. Nov. 2, 1777; m., 1st, Nov. 25, 1806, m., 2nd, Sept. Polly Wiley (d. Nov. 1, 1816) of Rockingham, Vt. m., 3d, April 25, 1826, 24, 1817, Mary Weaver (d. Nov. 12, 1821) Martha H. Chapman (d. 1859). lied. March 26, 1848. Children by
; ;

Polly Wiley

Alraira, b.

May
;

10, 1808.

Wniliam,

b.

April 24, 1812.

Mary M.

b.

Sarah S.,b. April 28, 1810. May 9, 1814. Silvia and

Silvia
b.

Sylvanus, b. "Sept. 25, 1816 he d. Oct. 11, 1846. Parker. Children by Mary Weaver: Harriet W.,
;

m. Lyman

m. Oren W^yley of Greenfield, Mass. d. 1872. 1820 m. Darius Peterson of Winchester d. Feb., 1876. Martha H. Chapman Alanson W., b. Dec. 20, 1827.
2,
; ; :

July 18, isi.S; Philena G., b. Jan.

Child by

{William,- James^), b. Dec. 20, 1827; m,, S. (d. Mar. 22, 1866), daughter of Israel Selanda 1st, Sept. 10, 1850, Jan. 14, 1870, Eunice F. Lane (d. Apr. 1, 1872), Applin m., 2nd,
;

Ai-anson W.^ Banks

widow of Moses D. Ballou.

Children:

Etta V.,

b.

July 20, 1858.

Henry W.,

b.

April 10, 1864.

Henry W.^ Banks {Alanson W.,^ William- James^), b. April 10, 1864; m. Mar3' E. (b. April 15, 1870), daughter of Andrew B. Cook. Child Edith Maj', b. March 23, 1890.
:

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

287

BARDEN.

Charles A.^ Barden (Abner S.'^ of Richmond) b. Sept. 17, 1859 m. Dec. 31, 1883, Nellie M. (b. March 8, 1865), daughter of Luther
,
;

Alexander.

Child

Charles D., b. Aug. 21, 1885.

BARTLETT.

Sylvands Bartlett^ {Sylvanus^ of Northfielcl, Mass.) ,xq.,

1st,

July

10, 1845, Catherine L. (d. Jan. 8, 1849), daughter of Seth Willard

of Winchester; m., 2nd, Nov. 7, 1868, Mary Jane, daughter of Cassius M. C, d. Aug. 27, Jonathan Ellis of Kentuck3\ Children 1849. Percey Gordon, b. Aug. 30, 1870. Lula E., b. Sept. 6, 1875.
:

Fred F.^ Bartlett (Eoyal^ of Guilford, Vt.), b. Apr. 29, 1836 m. Jan. 28, 1864, Livonia M. (b. March 20, 1846), daughter of Lyman Fred E., b. Nov. 11, 1864. Lillian M., b. July Leach. Children
;

Rosie E., b. Oct. 8, 1868. Mary E., b. Feb. 7, 1871. Sarah J., b. Jan. 7, 1873. Laura W., b. Apr. 21, 1875. Anna R., b. Apr.
5, 1866.

16, 1877.

BARRETT.

Alfred Barrett m. Aug.

5, 1806,

Philinda Hale.

battles.

PniNEHAS Battles m. July

27, 1797,

Lydia Blodgett.

BATES.

1839.

Jarvis Bates and his wife Eliza Ann had Julius Jarvis, b. Aug. 15, Ann Elizabeth, b. July 22, 1842 d. Aug. 20, 1843. Edwin
:

Earl, b. Jan.

7,

1843.
28, 1840,

Daniel H. Bates m. Apr.

jamin Thatcher.

Mary Ann, daughter

of Ben-

BAXTER.

Dr. Henri^ Baxter {Robert^ of Providence, R. /.), of Pomfret, Vt., b. March 15, 1784 m., 1st, Sept. 24, 1804, Mary (b. 1779 d. Feb. 23, m., 2nd, Feb. 4, 1844, 1843), daughter of Elijah Weedon of Conn. widow of Clark Wilson he d. Children by Ann, April 4, 1853. Mary b. m. of 1805 Anna Johnson Edith, 8, July Surr3^ Mary George H., b. Nov. 20, 1807; m. Aug. 14, 1831, Rufus Thompson. Mary G., b. Oct. 24, 1809 d. May 16, 1845. Darwin D., b. April 10,
; ; ; ;

288
;

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
;

1811 d. July 7, 1863. Henry C, b. Jan. 1, 1813 d. Aug. 22, 1843. Belinda B., b. March 11, 1815; m. Jonathan W. Capron. Sarah W., b. Oct. 24, 1817; m. Hiram Drewry of Girard, Pa. Philotha P., b. Dec. 12, 1822; m. Thomas H. Wellington of Holyoke, Mass.

Mary Ann,

b.

Nov.

15, 1845

m. B. F. Evans of Keene,

{Henry,- Robert^), b. April 10, 1811 ni., 1st, Parmelia Smith of Warwick, Mass. ra., 2nd, 1835, Mar^^ Rogers (d. Dec. 25, 1858) of Dover; m.,3d, 1861, Octavia Farnum of Holyoke.
;

Darwin D. 3 Baxter

He

d.

July

7,

1863.

BEAL.
LuTiiEu- Beal (Samuel^ of Chesterfield), b. Nov. 4, 1819 m. Alfreda (b. Oct. 13, 1822), daughter of John Martin of Richmond d.
; ;

Aug.
Lucy,

22, 1865.

Children:

b. Sept. 13,

1857

Commodore, b. March m. George A. Seaver. Amos E.,

J.

S.

4, b.

1847.

March

9, 1862.

Harvey H.^ Beal {Samuel^ of

m. Oct.

Chesterfield), b. Oct.

11,

1821

17, 1850, Julia A. (b. Aug. 8,1824), daughter of Jonathan d. Feb. 28, 1876. Children: Cora Jane, b. May 6, 1855; m. Hill; Will. II. Levering. Leonard E., b. March 22, 1860. Elmer E., b.

Feb. 23, 1864 ;d. Jan. 26, 1866.

J. S.

Annie E., m. Fred E. Wellington.

Oct.

6,

Commodore^ Bexl (Luther,- Samuel^), b. March 4, 1847; m. 1870, Addie P., daughter of Andrew J. Bliss of Royalston,

Mass.

25, 1874.

Children: Olin L., b. Apr. 21, 1873. Archie A., b. Aug. Henrietta A. F., b. June 20, 1877; d. March 24, 1878. C. Ivo, b. Feb. 5, 1879. Phebe M., b. Apr. 8, 1882.
E.^ Beal (Luther,^ Samuel^), b. March 9, 1862; ni. March 1888, Grace L., daughter of Jonathan Bryant of Richmond. Child: Leon Eugene, b. Oct. 24, 1889.
17,

Amos

BELDING.

Samuel Belding, from

field,

StrafTordshire, England, settled in Wethers-

Conn.

Had

four sons and two daughters.

The

sons'

names

were Noah, Kiah, Samuel and David. Samuel and David settled in after soon the first settlement in the town was made. Swanzey very One of the daughters married Noah Nash of Hatfield and the other William Ames of Deerfield.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Samuel^ Belding {Samuel^ of
:
;

289

wife Cbristian

Wethersfield, Conn.), bad bj' bis Eleanor, bapt. May 27, 1744. Setb, d. Dec. 12, 1745. Mary,b. 1752 ra. Jetliro Kimball. Martba, b. May 4, 1756. Samuel, bapt. July 15, 1758. Charlotte, bapt. Nov. 16, 1760; m.

Abraham Page.

Sarah, bapt. Jan. 29, 1764; d. Aug. 4, 1764.

Sa-

rah, m. Ephraim Page.

David^ Belding {Samuel^ of

wife Thankful
:

m. Mr. Read. She d. May 6, 1798.

Wethersfield, Conn.), had by his Elijah, b. in May, 1743. David. Lydia, Thankful, m. Roger Thompson. He d. in Aug., 1804.

Moses.

name

Samuel^ Belding [Samuel,- Sanmel^), bapt. July 15, 1758. The of his wife was Naomi. Children: Seth, b. Nov. 16,1787.

Cynthia, b. Aug. 30, 1789. Milley, b. Aug. 3, 1791. Christian, b. May 11, 1793; m. Erasmus Marble. Wealthy, b. June 28, 1795.

Samuel,

b.

Oct. 12, 1807.

MosES-^

Belding (Davkl,^ Samuel^), m. Feb.

Children
:

25,

1762,

Rachel
4,
6,

Lucinda, bapt. Oct. 2, 1763. James, b. May Hayes. 1765. John and Asa, bapt. Jan. 15, 1771. Polly, bapt. June
1773.
Dolly, bapt.
7,

March
1779.

19, 1775.

Moses, bapt. Nov.

Rachel, bapt. June Thankful, bapt. Sept. 8, 1782.

1,

1777.

David,

bapt. Feb. 13, 1791.

1st,

Elijah^ Belding (David,^ SamueU) Dec. 9, 1767, Rlioda (b. about 1747
;

bapt.
;

May

20,

1743

m.,

d. Jan. 25, 1802),

daughter

of William Carr
29, 1809 19, 1813.
;

in.,

3d,

m., 2nd, March 26, 1806, Submit Graves; d. June May 7, 1812, Mrs. Elizabeth Warner. He d. Jan.

dren
b.

She m. May 14, 1816, Abel Twitchel of Dublin. ChilElizabeth, b. Jan. 8, 1769 ni. Israel Houghton Gunn. Esther,
; ;
;

Feb. 10, 1770 m. Cyprian Wright. Mary, b. Apr. 7, 1772 m. Moses Hills. Rachel, b. Oct. 2, 1774 m. Luther Wright. W. Carr, d. July 5, 1814. Sab. Feb. 28, 1776 Elijah, b. March 17, 1778.
;

rah, b. Feb. 18, 1780

m. Calvin
Sophia,

Hills.
b.

m. Consider Carpenter.
Richardson.

Thankful, b. Nov. 4, 1782 Apr. 6, 1789 m. Elkanah Lane

; ; ;

Sylvia, b. Sept. 21, 1792

m. Samuel B. Brown.

5, 1770, Lucy, probChildren Lovina, bapt. Dec. ably a daughter of Abraham Graves. An infant d. Aug. 28, 1775. Twins d. Dec. 18, 1776. 15, 1771.
:

David^ Belding (David,^ SamxieV-), m. Feb.

Solomon, bapt.

May

23, 1784.

290

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Seth'' Belding (Samuely^ Samuel,^ Samuel^), b. Nov. 16, 1787; m. widow Abijah Whitcoinb (d. March 31, 1869, aged 72^ j^ears) d. Ma}' 1 1, 1876, aged 88 years.
;

Jambs'* Belding {Moses,^ David,'^ SamueV), b. May 4, 1765; m. Jan. 18, 1787, Dolly (b. Feb. 12, 1765, and was the first child b. in ChilINIarlboroiigh), daughter of Isaac McAlister of Marlborough.

dren

Anna, b. Oct. 5, 1789. Asa, b. Philander, b. July 29, 1787. 1792. Moses, b. Feb. 11, 1795. Ira, b. Aug. 14, 1797. Aliuira, b. Oct. 1, Dolly, b. Nov. 30, 1799; m. a Mr. Goodnow. 1802.
:

Aug.

4,

Elijah'* Belding (Elijah,^ David,^ Scnmiel^), b. March 17, 1778; m. Nov. 1, 1796, Margaret (b. Apr. 6, 1774; d. in Woodstock, Vt., Dec. 25, 1863), daughter of Thomas Trowbridge d. in Woodstock, Children: Eliza, b. July 15, 1797 ni. Abraham Yt., Nov. 18, 1867. Stearns. Maria, b. Feb. 2, 1799 d. Feb. 19, 1803. Maria, b. Jan.
; ; ;

14, 1803

in.

Abijah Blake.

Elijah Carr^ Belding (grandson of Elijah,^ David,^ Samuel^), b. Aug. 7, 1795 m. Feb. 27, 1825, Elvira (b. March 13, 1804), daughter
;

of Levi Blake.

Children:
;

AVilliam Carr, b. Jan. 11, 1826.

Mary

Grout,

b.

23, 1829.

Nov. 4, 1827 m. Joseph Ware. George Blake, b. Sept. Maria Elizabeth, b. May 25, 1831 m. Aaron Richardson
;

of Keene.

Francis Abijah, b. Feb. 19, 1833. Elvira S., b. Dec. 7, 1835; m. William C. Oakman of Hazel Green, la. Augusta Jane, b. Jan. 4, 1837; m. Frank Ilolden. Emeline Edith, b. April 9,

1841; m. William S. Jackson. Ellen Eliza, b. Dec. 11, 1843; in. Charles S. Perry. Abbie Malvina, in. Frank Ilolden of Brattleboro', Vt.

Belding {Elijah C.,^ grandson of Elijah,^ David,^ Jan. 11, 1826; m. Jan. 29, 1862, Rebecca Hammond (b. Samnel^), Feb. 17, 1841 d. April 17, 1882) daughter of Mark Cook of Chesteriield. Children Mary Juliette, b. April 9, 1863 d. Oct. 31, 1863.
C.^
b.
;
:

William

William
Lowell,

C,
b.

b.

Dec.

4, 1864.

Nellie Maria, b.

March

8, 1867.

Levi

Dec. 22, 1871.

BENNETT.

John Bennett
and settled
Children
:

came from Douglas, Mass., in 1787 Richmond, N. H., and afterwards came to S^anzey. Levi, David and Deborah, b. July 3, 1765 Deborah, m.
b.

about 1740

in

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Isaac

291
;

Mann. Asaliel, b. July 16, 1766. Maiy, b. Dec. 15, 1768 m. Cyrus Garnsey. Nehemiab, b. Dec. 28, 1770. Joanna, b. Feb. Naomi, m. Mr. Curtis. 12, 1778; m. Jonas Twitchell.
David'-^
;

Bennett {John^ of Douglas, Mass.), b. July 3, 1765 m. 10, 1787, Ama (b. March 19, 1764), daughter of Anthony Harris. Children Caleb, b. Aug. 30, 1794. Levi, b. Feb. 9, 1789. 1799. b. March 1797. b. Jan. 6, David, 12, Luke, Lydia, b. Nov.
June
:

29, 1803

m. Jan.

1,

1829, Arthur Hinds of Chesterfield.

Allen, b.

July

3,

1806.

29,

Nehemiah^ Bennett (John^), b. Dec. 28, 1770 m. Lucy (b. Nov. 1774; came from Richmond and d. June 30, 1836), dangiiter of
;

Amos

Garnsey.

Children

Hirain.

Esther, m. Aug. 16, 1815,

Na-

thaniel Prime of Chesterfield. Nellie, m. March 1, 1818, Job Whitcomb. Amos. Asahel went west. John, m. Ruth Britton of Westmoreland residence unknown. Lucy m. Alvah Keyes removed to
; ;

Hartland, Vt.

JoHN^ Bennett,
moreland.

ra.

Jan. 10, 1822, Mrs. Abigail Genney of West-

Allen-^ Bennett {David,^ John^), m.

raim.

Mary Cooly.

Child: Eph-

Caleb? Bennett (David,^ Jolin^), b. Aug. 30, 1794; m. Dec. 23, 1819, Sophia (b. Feb. 9, 1797), daughter of Isaac Hinds of Chesterfield.

David3 Bennett {David,^ JoJm^), b. March 12, 1797; m. Feb. 3, d. Aug. 6, 1849), daughter of Cal1825, Harriet (b. May 6, 1801 vin Curtis. He d. Aug. 2, 1845. Cliildren Fernando Byron, b.
;

Dec. 31, 1826.

Calfurna Amanda, b. Jan. 25, 1830; m. Oct. 12, Samuel P., b. June 22, 1847, George A. Sprague d. Dec. 30, 1850. 1834. William H., b. Oct. 24, 1840; m. Sept. 17, 1867, Ellen A.
;

Martin.

Anna
1826.

Ldke3 Bennett {David,^John^), b. Jan. 6, 1799 m. Feb. 8, 1825, (b. Aug. 31, 1799; d. April 21, 1883), daughter of Amasa
; ;

Aldrich

d.

Addis Emmit,
S.

April 22, 1854. b. Feb.

3,

Children: Irvin Boliver, b. Sept. 1, 1828. Amelia, b. Sept. 16, 1829

;

m. Gilbert
9,

Howard of

Springfield, Mass.

1831

d. Jan. 18, 1856.

Amasa

Albert Gallatin, b. Sept. A., b. 1836.

292

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
P.^

rn., 1st, July 5, 1825, ni. a of Jesse second wife in Indiana. Polly, daughter Thompson She m. a Mr. Blake of Surry for a second husband; resides in Illi;

Hiram

Bennett (Nehemiah,- John^),

nois.

Children

sides in Burlington, Wis. resides in Wheaton, 111.

Esther Maria, m. William Marian of Watpole; reMary Elizabeth, m. Frank Blake of Surry
;

Amos^ Bennett (Nehemiah,'^ John^), m. April 18, 1821, Lueretia (d. May 13, 1882), daughter of Esek Buffum of Richmond; d.
Sept.
2,

1856.

Children:

P^n^ily

B.,

b.
b.

1824;

ni.

P^nos Bigolow.
b.

Amos
Wales

G., b.

Oct. 7, 1826.

July, 1830.

John,

b.

March
b.

B., b. Oct. 26, 1839.

Garnsey.

Sarah Jane,
B."*

Andrew, Aug. 7, 1843 m. William June 23, 1848 m. John M. Swain.

Fanny,
b.
; ;

Asahel, 4, 1834.

March

23, 1828.

Oscar, b. Nov., 1836.

Fernando
m. Ma}'
2,

Bennett

(Davicl,^ Davicl,^ John^),h. Dec. 31, 1826;

1849, Charlotte

W., daughter of John L. Aldrich

d.

June

22, 1863.

Addis
Read.

E."*

Bennett {Luke,^ David,^ John^),

April 24, 1850, Elida Child

P.^
:

Ann

Carrie M., b.

b. Feb. 3, 1828; ra. Feb. 25, 1871), daughter of David Jan. 12, 1862.

(d.

m. June
Eddie,

(David,'^ David,- Jolin^), b. June 22, 1834; Harriet M., daughter of Aaron R. Hammond, 3d; 7, 1854, Children she resides in Somerville, Mass. He d. Oct. 24, 1868.

Samuel

Bennett

b.

Aug.

25, 1854
;

ni.

and

d. in Somerville,

Mass.

Emma
14, 1866
;

H.,
ni.

b. April 18,

1862

d.

Feb.
;

5, 1864.

Leon

S., b.

May

July

15, 1889,

Edith Snell

lives in Somerville,

Mass.

Irvin B.4 Bennett (Luke,^ David, ^ JoJm^),h. Sept. 1, 1826; ra. May 1, 1848, Abby J. Barlow. He d. A])r. 20, 1854. Children:

Frank H.,

b.

Oct. 15, 1853

April 24, 1850; d. d. May 28, 1854.

;

May

5,

1850.

Addis Eldorus,

b.

Amos G.^ Bennktt {Amos,^

ra.

Taft.

Apr. 18, Children: Oscar

1847, Almina C.

Nehemiali,- John^),h. Oct. 7, 1826; (b. Jan. 22, 1S28), daughter of Peleg
28, 1848.

C,

b. P^eb.

Otto P.,

b.

Nov.

7,

1857.

Oscar
28, 1848;

C Bennett {Amos
m. Feb.
1,

G.,^

Amos,^ NehemiaJi,^ John^),

S. Balstou (b. Jan.

b.

Feb.

1870,

p:mma

24, 1851).

Child: Ivo A., b. Aug. 4, 1871.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
,

293

Otto P.^ Bennett {Amos G.,^ Amos,^ Nehemiah,^ John^) b. Nov. 1857 m. March 29, 1879, Attie H., daughter of David B. Aldrich of Richmond.
7,
;

BEVERSTOCK.

Edward Beverstock, m. June

Daniel Beverstock, m. Nov.
Cressou.

17, 1773,

Anna

Hill.

18, 1788, Molly, daughter of

Thomas

bidwell.

Langdon), b. 1801 m. May 18, 1823, 1803; d. Nov. 25, 1882), daughter of Lawrence Jefts of Charlestown. He d. Apr. 20, 1881. Children: Maria L., b.
(AUe7i^ of
;

Grove^ Bidwell
(b.

Luciuda

June

4,

1831
A., b.

m. Geo.

W.

Draper.

George G.,

b.

Dec. 23, 1834.

Osman

AprU

29, 1837.

Henry G.,

b. Sept. 13, 1847.

{Grove,- AUeji^), b. Dec. 23, 1834 m. Nov. A. 16, 1865, Emily (b. Sept. 24, 1837), daughter of Col. Ethan B. Wells of Eockingham, Vt., where he d. March 20, 1889.
;

George G.^ Bidwell

Osman A. 3 Bidwell

{Grove,^ Allen^), b. April 29, 1837; m., 1st,

;

d. June 26, 1874), daughter April, 1870, Augusta (b. Nov. 5, 1853 of George W. Eastman; m., 2nd, Clara E*, daughter of John D.

Hale.

He

d.

May

12, 1883.

Bishop.

Timothy Bishop and Hannah had: Lucy,

gail, b.

b. Jan. 23, 1771.

Abi-

May

23, 1773.
6,

Betsey Bishop m. Nov.

Vt.

1783, Ezckiel Kellogg of Clarendon,

Daniel Bishop,

2d, m.

May
9,

24, 1787, Edith Steel.

Timothy Bishop m. Dec.

Elisha Bishop m. Feb.

1790, Lois

Whitcomb.
Piper.

3, 1819,

Fanny

Samuel^ Bishop {David^ of Hubhardston, Mass.), b. Dec. 31, 1844; m. Dec. 12, 1867, Eleanor J. (b. about 1850), daughter of Amasa Ballon. Children Eugene R., b, Dec. 3, 1868. James B., b.
:

April 26, 1871.

Jennie E.,
17, 1875.

b.

Nov.

9,

1872;

d.

Feb. 24, 1873.

Fred 0.,

b.

Aug.

Stella A., b.

March

18, 1881.

294

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

BLACK.

Sumner W.2 Black (EW of

Chesterfield), b. 1819
;

m., 1st, in Ches;

d. July 25, 1853) terfield, Rebecca Willanl (b. 1825 m., 2nd, Jan. Susan A. of 20, 1855, (b. May 26, 1838), daughter EUery K. Ahlrich of Richmond. Cliihh'en Ella A., b. Feb. 20, 1857, in Suny d.
:
;

Gracie E., b. Feb. 14, 1860, in Ashburnhaiu, Mass. July m. Edgar E. Ramsdell.
10, 1858.

Vt.

{Jolin^ of Putney, Vt.), b. July 5, 1800, in Northfield, Feb. 25, 1828, Abigail (b. June 24, 1800), daughter of Calvin Chapin of Craftsbury, Vt. Children: Ellen M., b. March 25,
;

Orrin2 Black
ni.

1830:
1832;

ni. ni.

Oct. 24,

1850, David R. Marshall.

May

16,

Ann M., b. Aug. 29, 1850, Elbridge H. Ingalls of Keene m., 2ud,
;

James H. Smith. Sarah Jane, b. Dec. 29, 1834; m. Orrin, b. Sept. 12, 1836; lives in Canada. 1875, John Dummer. George L., b. Oct. 3, 1843; drowned in Lake Michigan, Oct. 20,
April 12, 1870,
1865.

BLAKE.

The emigrant ancestor of Levi Blake, who

settled in

settled in

Sandwich, Mass.

His descendants

Andreio,'^ Andreio,^

Swanzey, and

Abijah,^ ancestors of Levi, resided in Wrentham, Mass.

Levi^ Blake {Ahijah,^

Aiidreto,'^

Andreio^), b. Jan 14, 1778;

;

ra.

Aug.

17, 1800, Polly Kelly (b.

Aug.

25, 1773
b.

d.

Dec.

6,

1856).
b.
;

He
5,

d. Sept. 19, 1855.

Children: Abijah,

March
1806
;

13, 1804; m. Elijah C. Belding.

Aug. 11, 1801. Maria Cornell,

Elvira, b.

Nov.

Polly Kelley, b. Jan. 12, 1809 d. Oct. 5, 1830. Levi, twin to Polly, b. Jan. 12, 1809; d. Feb. 1, 1809. Levi and Lowell (twins), b. Apr. 8, 1811 Lowell, d. May 30, 1811
;

m. Nathan Fessenden.

Levi, d. June 4, 1811.

Benjamin Chever,

b. Sept. 8, 1816.

1801

Abijah^ Blake {Levi,^ Abijah,^ Andreio,^ Aiuheiv'^), b. Aug. 11, m. Feb. 8, 1826, Maria (b. Jan. 14, 1803), daughter of Eli;

jah Belding.

8,

Benjamin C.^ Blake {Levi,'^ Abijah,^ Andreio,^ Andrew^), b. Sept. 1816 ra. March 11, 1841, Emeline A, (b. March 14, 1818), daugh; ;

ter of xYinasa Aldrich

d.

Feb. 28, 1843.

Child

Nancy Maria,

b.

June

11,

1842

ra.

Mr, Leach of Westmoreland.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Alfred
Malindu
S.^

295
9,

Blake

{Elijah^ of Keene), m.

June

Grade

(b. Jan. 20, 1840), dangliter of William Read. M. and Cata F. (twins), b. July 15, 1872.

1864, Martha Children:

ter of

Carlostink Blake of Weare, m. Sophia (b. June 3, 1811), daughJohn Holbrook. Children John, b. Dec., 1838 d. April 22,
:

1855.

Nathan C,

b.

1841

d.

May

15, 1863.

BLISS.

from Royalston, Mass.), b. April 8, A. Pliebe 9, 1850, (b. June 9, 1829), daughter of JoVt. d. Oct. 6, 1887. Children Ella M., Streeter of Concord, seph Adaline P., b. Sept. 20, 1853 m. J. S. C. Beal. d. in Minnesota.
1820; m. Oct.
;

Andrew

J.^ Bliss {Benjamin^

Amanda

1856; ni. George R. Putnam of Keene. 1859 m. Walter Davis. Andrew E., b. July b. 27, L., Sopiiia July Ora D., b. Feb. 3, 4, 1864; m. Alice Haskins of Orange, Mass.
I.,

b.

May

22,

1871.

BLODGETT.

Jonas Blodgett,
1753
;

b.

Aug.
;

4,

1757; m, Sarah Fletcher

:

(b. Jan. 1,

Jan. 19, 1833) d. Aug. 19, 1826. Children John, b. Jan. Joshua, b. 12, 1782. Amma, b. Feb. 23, 1784; d. June 9, 1819. Jonas, b. May 18, 1787. Jesse, b. July 21, 1789. April 27, 1785.
d.

Mittie, b. July 29, 1791; d. May 29, 1811. Sally, b. March 21, 1793 d. March 29, 1816. Hannah, b. March 20, 1795 m. Lawson
;

Moore.
1847; m. Dec. 19, 1867, Ida SoChildren: phia (b. Jul}' 2, 1853), dangliter of Sanford Bowles. Minnie F., b. May 22, 1870. Nettie E., b. June 17, 1868.

Charles Blodgett,

b.

July

7,

BOLLES.

Barney- Bolles {Elijah} of Riclimond), m. Emily (b. May 30, 1811), daughter of James Olcott. Children: Emily Maria, b. Dec. 24, 1833 m. Mr. Chatterton. Hiram O. James PL, m. Cora, daughter of Nelson and Huldah Nash (a daughter of Joseph Hammond). Sarah E. and Marah M. (twins). Marah M., d. June 14, 1859. Flora J. The entire famil}', removed to Springfield, 111.
;

Randall^ Bolles (JoJm^), b. Sept. 22, 1807; m. Susan Ann (b. Jan. 11, 1814; d. Feb. 12, 1879), daughter of John Holbrook; d.

296
Feb.
7,

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
1879, aged
73.

Maria INI., b. Marcli Abida Ann, b. May

11, 1841 1, 1850.

Children: Hiram H., b. Jan. 19, 1837. m. Reuben L. Angier of Fitzwilliam.

;

Ellen E., b. Jan. 29, 1855; m. Fred

W.

Farr.

b. Jan. 19, 1837; m. Sept. 1868, Celeste J. (b. July 14, 1839), daughter of Henry R. Bennett of Glen Soutton, P. Q. Children John, 1). July 14, 1869. Henry R., b. Nov. 7, 1872. LydiaM., b. Feb. 7, 1879 d. Aug. 17, 1881. Hiram
8,
:
;

Hiram H.^ Bolles (RandalW^ John^),

H., b. Aug. 20, 1883.

BOURN.

Nathaniel^ Bourn (William,- Amos'^ of Richmond), b. March 3, m. March 1, 1812, Mary (b. Oct. 13, 1790; d. May 7, 1803), daughter of John Cass, jr., of Richmond; d. Feb. 17, 1875. Chil1791
;

dren

Asahel

B., b.

May

30, 1813.

Ansel, b. Aug. 15, 1814.

Wil;

liam, b. Apr. 2, 1817; d. Aug. 26, 1838. Selina, b. June 13, 1821 m. Moses Garfield of Royalston, Mass. Nathaniel, b. Jan. 8, 1826. John C, b. Oct. 8, 1829.

Ansel''
15, 1814
;

Bourn (Nathaniel,'^ Willicnn,^ Amos^ of Richmond) b. Aug. m. March 19, 1832, Laura Ann (d. Sept. 14, 1872), daugh,

ter of Silas Ballon.

He

d.

Aug.
b.
;

1,

1848.

Children:

Amos

AV., b,

June

11,

1832.

Almanza C,
1835

June 21, 1834;

d. Sept. i^o,

1838.

Albert A.,

b. Oct. 21,

d. Sept. 13, 1838.

Amasa W.,
;

1).

June

11, 1837; July 29, 1869. Selina A., b. Aug. 31, 1839 m. Charles R. Applin; d. May 4, 1887. Silas, b. Dec. 26, 1840; d. young. Martha L., b. May 20, 1842 m. Charles P. Lawrence of Winchester.
d.
;

William

J., b.

27, 1846.

June 10, 1844 d. Nov. 16, 1850. Ansel E., b. Jan. Laura A. M., b. April 12, 1848 d. Nov. 4, 1848.
; ;

Nathaniel'* Bourn (Nathaniel,^ William,^ Amos^ of Richmond), b. Jan. 8, 1826; m. Aug. 20, 1851, Mary Butler of Troy, N. H. re;

sides in Illinois

had three children

John C.^ Bourn (iVa^7iaH('eZ,3 William,^ Amos^),h. Oct. 8, 1829; m. Nov. 24, 1853, Esther (b. April 12, 1834), daughter of Asa E. Emerson. Children Eda May, b. Nov. 4, 1859 d. Nov. 16, 1877.
:
;

Edmund

A., an adopted son.

(Ansel,'* Nathaniel,'^ William,'^
1,

Ansel E.^ Bourn

27, 1846; m.

Amos^),

b.

Jan.

May

1867, Hattie E. (b. June 24, 1847), daughter

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
:

297

of Albert A. Fassett, of Winchester. Children Lizzie Maria, b. June b. Jan. 9, 1870; m. Archie 17, 1868; d. Sept. 11, 1869. Nellie E., 1887. Edgar Earl, b. May 20, 1872. Oscar E., b. April

Thompson,
28, 1874.

Grace E.,

b.

Oct.

3,

1876.

Edmund A. 5 Bovrs (John 0.,^ Nathaniel,^ William,^ Amos^), b. May 29, 1852; m. March 11, 1882, Flora A. (b. Sept. 5, 1860),
Ella Agnes, b. March 3, daughter of Lucius Whitcomb. Children Nov. b. Esther 27, 1887, in Swanzey. Maria, 1883, in Fitzwilliam.
:

BOUVIER.

Charles A.^ Bouvier (Charles^ of Keene),

m. June
J.

18, 1883,
b.

Edward,

M., daughter of March 18, 1884.

Emma

b. March 18, 1861; Thomas Naylon. Child:

BOWEN.
RuFUS^ BowEN (Reuben,^ Thomas^ of Richmond) b. Oct. 8, 1800; m. March 2, 1826, Alona (d. Jan. 13, 1866), daughter of Rhoda Al,

drich of Richmond.

He

d. Oct. 6, 1866.

Henry
JSf.

R.^

Bowen

H.),

b.

June

James,^ Nathaniel^ of Richmond, C. (b. Dec, 1848), daughter of m. Jennie 13, 1840;
(Uberto,'^

Jerrel

A. Curtis of Richmond, N. H.
;

Benjamin F.^ Bowen (Zimri of Richmond), b. July 12, 1851 m. June 9, 1886, Mary M. L. (b. Jan. 21, 1857), daughter of Schuyler Seaver. Child Alice M., b. Nov. 22, 1887.
:

BOWLES.

Sanford^ Bowles (Elijah^ of Landaff),

b.

June

9,

1825

m. April

21, 1850, Sylvia S. (b. April 21, 1820), daughter of Peter Starkey ; Children: p:ddie Sanford, b. Sept. 21, 1851; d. d. June 7, 1863.

March
19,

21, 1852.

Ida Sophia,

b.

July

2,

1853

m., 1st, Charles Blodg-

ett; 2nd,

George Laden. Marcus 1883, Mabel R. Raymond.

Elijah, b. Sept.

30,1855; m. Sept.

BOYCE.

Francis R.^ Botce (Jacob^ of Richmond), b. May 26, 1831 in., d. April 6, 1861), 1st, Nov. 29, 1851, Nancy S. (b. Feb. 16, 1827 Richmond Fisher of Kendall of m., 2nd, Lona A. (b. daughter
;

Jan. 12, 1871), daughter of Silas White of Fitzwilliam; m., 3d, Mrs. Lydia A. Tubbs (b. April 6, 1836 d. May 20, 1888),

1839;

d.

298

HISTORY OF swanzey.
Children: Elwin F., b. Feb. 17, 1S53. Winchester; m. Arthur Hastings of

daughter of John Thompson.

Ennna

F., b.

March

8, 1855, in

Berlin, Mass.

p:dgar

C,

b.

Oct., 1856; d. 1857.

BRAGG.

RoswELL Bragg and

m. Bezaleel Taft.
E., b. 1832
;

his wife Rachel

b.

had children

Alba M.

Sarah A.,

d.

March

11, 1852.

1825; d. July 29, 1846. Willard S.

Lucy, Justus

Alba2 M.
Keene.

(liosicell^),

m.

Nov.

U,

1844,

Susan D.

Allen

of

BREED.

John A.^ Breed {31oses^ of Brattleborough, Vt.), b. Feb. 28, 1824 d. April 10, 1869), daughni. July 26, 1846, Lucy (b. Oct. 27, 1828
;
;

ter of
7,

P^benezerNash of Chesterfield. Children Lucinda K., b. July 1847; m. Alonzo Lewis of Chesterfield. Martha L., b. Feb. 20,
: ;

1849

Lucius F.,

m. Timothy Lewis of Chesterfield. John J., I). May 10, 1852. b. Jul}' 7, 1854. Henrietta L., b. June 5, 1858. Henry

E.,b. Nov. 14, 1866.

Fanny M.,

b. April 5,

1869

d.

Aug.

22, 1869.

BREWER.

James Brewer came

to

Swanzey.

He

d.

Nov.

21, 1832.

Mar}',
:

Swanzey. Children Asa, m. Silas Wheeler. b. Jul}' 24, 1767. Persis, b. July 22, 1771 James, b. June 10, 1780. Mary, b. Oct. 8, 1782; m. Charles Jack;

bis wife, d. Feb. 27, 1826, both buried in

son of

Mount Holly,

Vt.

orah (b. 1772;

Asa- Brewer (James^), b. July 21, 1767 m. Aug. 25, 1794, Debd. Aug. 2, 1815), daughter of Samuel Sargent of Marlborough. He d. March 11,1836. Children Polly, ra. Jonathan Asa. Deborah, m. Calvin Bemis. Silas. Betsey, m. BenjClark. amin Garey of Jaffrey. Persis, m. Samuel Cross of Salem, Mass.
; :

SiLAS^

Brewer

ter of Josiah

AYoodward.

{Asa,^ James'^),m, Lovina (d. Feb. 1884), daughHe d. Nov. 27, 1880.

bridge.

William Bridge
ren
:

Samuel,

b.

m., 2nd, Jan. 3, 1816, Mrs. Elkanah Lane. John. Joseph. 1817. Solomon.

Child-

GENEALOGICAL EECORDS.

299

BRYANT.

Chauncey^ Bryant {Daniel CA of Richmond, N. H.),h. 1795; m. Harriet (b. 1798; d. March 23, 1836), daughter of James Underwood. He d. Jan., 1861. Children: James U. William C. Eliza, m. Joseph S. Garner, of Gardner, Mass.
Calvin^ Bryant {Daniel C.i of Richmond), m. Feb. 27, 1812, Susanna (d. June 15, 1880), daughter of Ananias Aldrich of Richmond. He d. June 5, 1864. Children: Hiram, b. Aug. 3, 1813. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 13, 1817. Diancy, b. Nov. 18, 1818 ra. John W.
;

Starkey. 29, 1838.

Calvin, b. July

4,

1821.

Luther, b. Oct.

2,

1823

d.

Dec.

Mary Ann,

b.

Oct. 10, 1826; m. Samuel Willard. Eliza

Ann, b. Dec. 1, 1828; rn. John Scott. Angela, b. Dec. 1, 1830; m. N. G. Woodbury. Alphreda, b. May 6, 1833 m. H. Foster Thayer. Almarinda, b. June 21, 1835 m. Samuel Ball.
;
;

HiRAM^ Bryant {Calvin,^ Daniel C.^ of Richmond), b. Aug. 3, Nathan Bulra., 1st, March 16, 1845, Sarah M., daughter of lock m., 2nd, April 23, 1857, Azubah, daughter of John Martin m.,
1813
; ; ;

Had by Sarah 3d, Mrs. Dexter Palmer. Had by Mrs. Palmer: Calvin. Albert.
1854.

M.

Henry

L.
d.

Susan L.

Sarah M.,

March

9,

Azubah,

d.

May

19, 1862.

BRITTON.

Reuben Britton, of Westmoreland, m. Nancy, daughter of BenjaLaura and Aurilla Children of Mendon, Mass. m. April 20, 1817, Samuel Read (twins), b. Oct. 10, 1797; Laura, Loron. m. Jan. of New York Aurilla, 26, 1819, Josiah Hamblet. b. Oct. Cross. Enoch m. March 15, 1806. Alfred, 15, 1821, Betsey,
min Howard
: ;

m. Oct.

Aug. 6, 1885), 1871. She Aldrich he d. of Tristan m., 2nd, Mil23, April daughter Loron A., b. Oct. 2, 1831 lens Taft of Mendon, Mass. Children Eleanor M., b. April 29, 1835 m. Rufus Taft. Mary L., b. d. 1862.
;

Alfred^ Britton {Reuben^ of 'Westmoreland), 11, 1829, Alice S. (b. March 12, 1811;
:

b.

Oct. 15, 1806;

d.

Nancy 21, 1837; m. Nov. 7, 1855, Henry C. Earl of Keene. A., b. Sept. 17, 1840; m., 1st, Sept. 19, 1855, Harry A. Stoddard of Brattleborough, Vt. ; m., 2nd, Oct. 30, 1872, C. Frank Woodward.
Nov.
Dennison D.,

Dennison D., b. d. April 10, 1844. b. April 7, 1843 Oct. 9, 1846. Charles F., b. June 14, 1849. Alice S., b. July 24, 1855 d. Jan. 5, 1872.
;
;

300

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Dennison D.3 Bkitton (Alfred,'^ Reiiben^),h. Oct. 9, 1846; m. Resides in PetMarch, 1868, Elizabeth Waldron of De Soto, Wis. a and is N. conductor on the R. R. Monadnock H., erborough, Lottie A. Children Fred A.
:

BROOKS.

George W.~ Brooks (Dea. Oren Brooks^ of FitzicUUam) b. INIay m. Sept. 8, 1853, Fanny A. (b, March 17, 1830), daughter She m., 2nd, Rev. Enville J. of Dea. Clark Mason of Marlborough.
,

23, 1831

Emery
Dec.

of Greenville.

Child:

Grace

Estelle, b.

Aug.

2,

1858; d.

2, 1879.

BROWN.
Benjamin- Brown {Eleazer^ of Concord, Mass.), b. April 14, 1713 m. June 22, 1741, Submit (b. 1719; d. March 14, 1805), daughter of Oliver Ward, of Westborongh, Mass. He d. May 6, 1797. Children Rhoda, b. Nov. 4, 1742; m. Mr. Soper of Boscawen. Oliver, b. Nov. G, 1743. Hannah, b. Sept. 5, 1745, in the fort on Meeting House Hill m., 1st, John Farrer of Shrewsbury, Mass. m., 2nd, Rev. Joseph Lee, of Royalston, Mass. Hephzibah, b. Feb. 5, 1747, in Rutland, Mass. Eleazer, b. Dec. 17', 1748, in Rutland, INIass. Lucy, b. Jan. 4, 1750, in Rutland m., 1st, John Rugg; m., 2nd, Mr. Has;
:

kins of S[)ringfield, Vt. Submit, b. Doc. 30, 1751, in Concord, INIass. m. Samuel Jackman of Boscawen, N. H. Simeon, b. July, 1756, in
;

Concord, Mass.

Mary,

b. A-ug. 14,

1757, in Concord, Mass.

b.

Wyman,

of Shrewsbury, Mass.
11, 1781,
b.

Abigail,

May

15, 1759, in

m. Mr. ConOct.

cord, Mass.; m. Dec.

Nicholas Bragg, of Springfield, Vt.

Benjamin,

March

12, 1761, in

Concord, Mass.

Simeon,

b.

18, 1762, in Concord,

Mass.

Eleazer^ Brown {Benjamin,- Eleazer'^), b. Dec. 17, 1748, in Sulm. Lucy Rugg. He d. in Sullivan in 1798. Children John, b. March 12, 1777; d. Apr. 3, 1777. Lucy, b. March 22,1778; m. b. June 7, 1779. Oliver, b. Matthew Niins of Roxbury. Lydia, 1788. b. Feb. 1782. June 18, 29, John, Cephas, b. Aug. 9, 1791.
livan
:
;

Benjamin^ Brown {Benjamin,^

Eleazer'^), b.

March

12,

1761
;

m.,

1st, Lydia Bartlett (d. soon after marriage) of

New

Ipswich

m.,2d,

June

Sally Stimson (widow of Bemsley Lord) of AYinchenChildren: Lydia Bartlett, b. Nov. 29, 1802; m. June don, Mass. Maria, b. June 2, 1804; m. Oct. 8, 10, 1829, Rev. Oils AVhiting.
3, 1802,

1835, 1805.

Sumner Putnam of Winchester.

Lucy,
b.

Benjamin B.,
b. Sept.

b.

Dec. 31,

July 22, 1807.

Luther,

26, 1810.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

301

Dea. Timothy Brown,

m.,
2(1,

in., 1st,

Thankful

Kezia

(d.

Sept. 15,

(d. Oct. 6, 1743) 1744); m., 3d, Feb. 27, 1745,

;

widow Hannah Wright

Children:
1746.

(d.

Aug.

18, 1776).

Thankful, bapt. Jan. 10, 1746.

Jan. 3, 1770. Timothy, bapt. Jan. 10,

d.

He

d,

Wright^ Brown {Timothy^) had: Child March 21, 1780.

:

d.

March

4, 1780.

Joel,

Abijah Brown and his wife Phebe had Elizabeth, b. Oct. 9, 1779 m. Stephen Green of Leicester, Mass. Phebe, b. July 14, 1781. Sarah, b. Nov. 17, 1783; m. Philemon Whitcomb, 2nd. Solomon, b. July, 1789. d. b. 1789 June 1785. 18, 1, David, Brigham, b. 23, May b. June 21, b. 1792. March 1790. 31, Harriet, Jenisha, 19, May 1794. Orrin, b. Aug. 3, 1796. Jonathan Hubbard, b. June 8, 1798 resided where Darius E. Wright now lives.
;

David^ Brown (Abi'jah^) and Lois his wife had March 27, 1814. Mary, b. Dec. 24, 1817.

Belinda, b.

0rrin2 Brown (Abijah^), b. Aug, 3, 1796; m. Dec. 25, 1817, Mehitable Balch, daughter of William Balch.

Jonathan H. 2 Brown (Abijah^),

1821,

b.

June

8,

1798; m. Feb. 21,

Emma Jones.
(b. Sept. 21,

Samuel B. Broavn, m. Feb. 21, 1812, Sylvia daughter of Elijah Belding.

1792),

10, 1851, Ellen

John R.- Brown (Guy^ of Stow, Mass.), b. July 2, 1829 m. Nov. M. (b. Jan. 24, 1830 d. July 7, 1866), daughter of
; ;

William Sebastian d. Aug. 9, 1863. Children Henrietta A., b. Sept. 13, 1852 d. Dec. 12, 1853. Henrietta A., b. June 3, 1854 m. Charles R. Ballon. Nellie S., b. Nov. 13, 1855; m. John E. Belcher of CamWalter. Annis M., b. Sept. 16, 1860 m. Russell C. bridge, Mass.
; :
;

Hill.

BUCKLIN.
of Wallingford, Vt., until after the death of his first wife.

George Bucklin,
(b.

was married and resided there

He

Mary

Aug. 30, 1806;

d. Oct. 1, 1849),

m., 3d, about 1850, Althusa Winch (d. in the third wife's death in the West, he married once or twice more there.
21

m., 2nd, Apr. 3, 1829, daughter of Joel Mellen; the West), of Troy. After

302

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Children: Darius, b. 1826. Horace, b. 1827. An infant, d. 1828. child, b. 1831. George F., b. 1830. Harvey, b. 1832 d. a young

man. Elizabeth, b. 1833 m. Edmund Smitij d. ISept. 9, 1852. Dolly, d. May 8, 1(S52. Sarah Jane, b. 1836 b. 1835 m. Alouzo INIason
;
;

d.

Aug. Lydia A., b. 1839 d. Feb. 12, 1854. Adelia, b. 1842 d. Feb. 16, 1845. Hiram, b. 1843 d. young. Nathaniel, b. 1845; d. Dec. 20, 1852.
4,

1851.

George F.^ Bucklin (George^), b. 1830; m. Esther Jane March 17, 1836), daughter of Allen Hammond. Child Edgar.
:

(b.

BUCKMAN.

Asa Buckman, m. July 23, 1811, Mar}' Franklin.

BDFFUM.
EsEK''

BuFFUM
;

(Jame.9,3 EseJc,^ Jedediah^ of

19, 1863,

Richmond),

b.

June

14, 1829;

m. Nov.
d.

Emily Frances

(b.

Feb. 14, 1845; d.

Dec. 12, 1881)

June

3,

1882.

buixard.
Fisher^ Bollard (Elisha,^ EUsha,'^-MaIachi,'^ Benjamin,'^ Bevjaof Uxhridge, 3Iass.), b. March 24, 1782; m. April, 1805, Rhoda Clark (d. Jan. 7, 1865), of Sharon, Mass. d. March 4, 1866.
;

viin^

Children: Mary, b. Jan. 22, 1806; d. Dec. 24, 1809. Selina, b. Dec. 7, 1807; d. June 6, 1814. Lewis Clark, b. Oct. 6, 1809; d.

Aug.

Mass. Elijah, b. Aug., 1811. Rhoda, b. Whitcomb. m. Roswell Susan, b. Apr. 28, 1816; m., May 4, 1815; Davis Levi of Acworth. Parsons Silas m., 2nd, 1st, Mary Ann, b. June 25, 1818; d. July 17, 1832. Marcus, b. Nov. 10, 1820. Edwin
19, 1884, in Sharon,
;

Mason,

b.

March

30, 1823.

Elijah'^ Bullard {Fishe7\^ EUsha,^ Elitiha,'* Mcdachi,^ Benjamin,^ Beitjamin^ of Uxhridge, 3Iass.), b. Aug. 15, 1811 m. April 7, 1856, Mehita (b. Jan. 28, 1817), daughter of Nathan Bullock of Richmond
;

d.

Dec. 11, 1862.

Marcus''' Bullard {Fisher,^ ElisJia,^ Elisha,'^ Malachi,^ Bevjamin,^ Benjamin^), b. Nov. 10, 1820; m. Dec. 12, 1847, Elizabeth A. (b. of Silas Jillson of RichSept. 2, 1826 d. Nov. 21, 1887), daughter
;

mond. Children: Edward M., b. Oct. 18, 1848. Emily A., b. June m. J. H. Howard of Hatfield, Mass. Palmer J., b. April 30, 2, 1851 Ervin M., b. Nov. 11, 1858. Herbert Francis, b. June 14, 1855.
;

1862.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

303

Edwin
20,

min,^ Benjamin^), h.

Bollard {Ftsher,^ Elisha,^ EUsJia,'^ Malachi,^ BenjaMarch 30, 1823 m. Nov., 1849, Sarah (d. Aug. Thomas Marble, of Winchester. Children: of daughter 1876),
;

MJ

Wallace Justin, Sept. 13, 1862

;

b. Sept. 22,
d. iu

1856; d.
;

May

4,

1861.

Jesse E., b.

Michigan

lives in

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Edward M.^ Bullard

cJii,^

ai-d

(Marctis,'' Fisher,^ Elisha,^ Elislia,^ MalaBenjamin^'^ Benjamin^), b. Oct. 18, 1848; m. Lizzie R. Blanchof Concord, June 27, 1872 d. Dec. 10, 1873 m., 2nd, H. Cora,
;

Dec. 23, 1877, daughter of Francis Phillips of Keene. Children: WalHelen P., b. Sept. 14, 1878. Arthur H., b. ter E., b. Dec 8, 1873. April 9, 1883.

Elmer J.^ Bullard {Marcus,^ Fisher ^'^ Elisha/' Elisha,'^ Malaclii.,^ Benjamin,'^ Bevjawin^), b. April 30, 1855 m. Aug. 15, 1875, Ida E., Children: Marcus E., (b. May 30, 1857), daughter of Edwin Hill.
;

b.

Aug.

14, 1877.

Myron H.,

b.

July

8,

1880.

Ervin M.s Bullard

(3farcus,'' Fisher,^ Elisha,^ Elisha,'^ Malachi,^

Benjamin,^ Bevjmnin^), b. Nov. 11, 1858; m. March 16, 1879, LuChildren: John P>vin, b. May ella, daughter of Roswell Stowell.
10, 1880.

Mary Emma,
Bertha
J., b.

b. Oct. 3, 1881.

29, 1882. 1885.

April 9, 1884.

Blanche Susan, b. Dec. Ressie Juliette, b. Dec. 2,

Hehbert
chij^

F.^

Bullard

(Marcus,'^ Fisher,^ ElisJia,^ Elisha,^

Mala-

Beujamin,- Benjamin^), b. June 14, 1862; m. March 1, 1883, Louise Frances Alzingi-e (b. Dec. 6, 1857). Child: Barbara Emma,
b.

Jan. 26, 1889.

bullock.
Cabs'*

Bullock

Sept. 3, Ellis, of

(Cass,^ Jeremiah,^ Christopher^ of Richmond), b. m. Candace (b. April 1, 1805), daughter of Martin 1803;

1835

Richmond; d. Sept. 22, 1875. m. Andrew B. Cook.

bump.

Child:

EmmaE.,

b. Sept. 8,

Jacob Bump, b. 1738, in Mendon, Mass. m. Sept. 29, 1760, Dinah Slew (b. 1741 d. Nov. 25, 1818 in Richmond), of Smithfield, R. I. d. Sept. 17, 1829, in Richmond. Children: Stephen, b. Jan. Asa, b. Jan. 29, 1763. Laban, b. Aug. 29, 1765. La30, 1761. b. vina, May, 1767 m., 1st, Richard Sweet m., 2nd, Nathan Bowen.
; ;

304
Wanton,

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
b. July 9, 1769.
;

Ehoda, b. Apr. 25, 1771 m., 1st, Jacob Philemon Parker. Elizabeth, b. May 3, 1775; m. Boyce; m., 2nd, David Martin. Barnet, b. June 27, 1779. Jacob, b. May 12, 1783.
Sylvia.

BURKE.
10, 1855, Joanna ToChildren: Dec. biu (b. 22, 1885. 1857. b. 1855. b. Nov. Michael, 23, Apr. 6, Mary, b. March John, b. 1861. b. Feb. 1859. Ellen, 20, Apr. 6, 1863 d. in 26, Maggie,

Patrick Burke,
1833), in

1824 Mass. Royalston,

b. in Ireland,

m. Feb.

d.

July, 1865.

Jennie, b.

Herbert A. Foster.

March 6,1865. Annie, b. Feb. 22,, 1868 m. Nellie, b. March 5, 1870 m. June 6, 1888, Frank
;

H. Taft.

Michael^ Burke
Julia E. (b.

(Patrick^), b. Apr. 6,

1857; m. Sept.

7,

1881,

dren

Aug. 10, 1862), daughter of Henry W. Leonard. ChilLee W., b. June 22, 1882. Clayton Lester, b. Sept. 17, 1888.

BURNHAM.
dren
ChilC. Johnson (b. May 3, 1825). Henrietta E., b. July 23, 1850. C. Allen, b. Aug. 13, 1848. George W., b. Nov. 11, 1852. Mary C, b. Dec. 9, 1854; m. John
:

Charles Burnham m. Sarah

S. Rice.

Edna

Leonard H., b. Feb. 13, 1858. Lizzie E., b. Aug. R., b. July 11, 1864.. Frank W., b. Oct. 12, 1869.
BYAM.

3,

1861.

Benjamin Willard- Byam {Benjamin} of Fitzioilliam) b. Feb. 21, 1826; m. March 17, 1853, Martha A. (b. Aug. 28, 1832; d. Aug. 18, 1887), daughter of Joel Saunders of Keene, N. H. Children: Clara N., b. March 18, 1854 d. April 7, 1854. Herbert, b. Aug. 13, 1855
,
; ;

Milton, b. 26, 1857 d. June 27, 1857. Oscar L., b. June 14, 1858. All born in Fitzwilliam. Walter H., b. Dec. 24, 1859 d. Sept. 26, 1860. Madella, b. Sept. 14, 1861. Fred H.,b. March 8, 1864; d. Jan. 13,
d.

Aug. June

14, 1855.

Edgar,

b.

July

5,

1856

d.

July

6,

1856.

Frank 1866. June 22, 1868

L., b. Sept.
;

12,

1865;

,d.

July 28, 1868.

d. Sept. 12, 1866. Eddie, b. Willie A., b. May 12, 1870.

calkins.
13, 1813; m. Sept. 16, 1835, Eliza S. (b. Oct. 25, 1817) daughter of Joseph Hill; he died Oct. 9, 1841. Children William H., b. March 8, 1837, in Winchester. Mary E., b.

William H. Calkins,
:

b.

Aug.

Dec.

9,

1838;

d.

Nov.

13, 1840.

Lorenzo W.,

b.

Nov.

1,

1840.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

305

William H.^ Calkins (William H.^), h. March 8, 1837; m., 1st, Nov., 1864, Emeline Morey (d. 1873) m., 2ud, Feb. 7, 1874, Ellen A. Pratt. Children WilUam H., b. Feb. 28, 1868. Edward F., b.
; :

May 22,

1870, in Winchester.

Nahum,

b. April 1, 1872.

Katy
Addie

Belle,

b. Oct. 20,

1873

d.

March

25, 1874.

Christie

C,

b. April 6, 1876.
J., b.

Irez L., b. Oct. 14, 1878.

Charles, b.

June

30, 1880.
b.

March

15, 1884

d.

Sept 22, 1884.

Horace,

April 11, 1886.

Roy,

b. Sept. 8, 1888.

Lorenzo W.- Calkins (William ^.i), b. Nov. 1, 1840; m. Jan. Ruth A. Stephens. Children Forest H., b. Feb. 23, 1861 d. Nov. 14, 1862. Lizzie E., b. Oct. 23, 1865; d. Jan. 28, 1886. Edward L., b. March 16, 1868 d. Apr. 20, 1868. DoraM., b. July Gertie C, b. Oct. 6, 1872; d. March 16, 1869; d. Nov. 21, 1886. 2, 1890. Eugenia I., b. April 23, 1874. Children all born in Win14, 1860,
: ; ;

chester.

CAPRON.

Oliver^ Cai'ron (Banjield^ of Cumberland), h. July 1, 1736; d. Otis. Children Nathan, b. Apr. 24, 1758. Thaddeus, b. Dec. 6, 1764. Hannah, b. Apr. 6, 1767. Alpheus, b. July 21, 1770.
1816.
:

Elizabeth.

Oliver.
(Oliver,'^ Banfield^), b.

Nathan^ Capron
1783, Dorothy (b. 1785.

Apr. 24, 1758

m. Apr.

2,

March 23, 1765; d. May 2, 1825), daughter of Jonathan Whitcomb. Children: Dorothy, b. Aug. 19, 1783. Anna,
b. Sept. 1,

1791. Otis^

Jonathan W.,

Betsey, b. Jan. 30, 1788. b. Jan. 29, 1804.

Damaris,

b.

June

3,

Capron

(Olioer,^ BanfiekU), m., 1st, Judith Gale; m., 2nd,

Polly King.

Children

by

first

wife: Alpha.
wife
:

Luther M.
Sarah.

Edmund.

Martha.
;

By second

Gilbert.

Polly. Judith, b.

Dec. 13, 1801

m. Nicholas Cook of Richmond.

(Oliver,^ Banfield^), b. July 21, 1770; d. 1822;
(b. 1781; d. 1866), daughter of Pentecost AlElon, b. June 18, 1810. Irene, b. 1812.

Alpheus^ Capron
Stanley.

m. Sept. 17, 1809, Lucy

Children
1814.
:

mena,

b.

Oliver^ Capron (Oliver,^ Bavjield^), b. Dec. 11, 1791 m. March 29, 1816, Lois (b. Apr. 9, 1794; d. Aug. 31, 1852), daughter of Abel Wilson he d. March 4, 1875. Children Adeline, b. Oct. 8, 1818 d.
; ; : ;

306
Nov.
ni. 6,

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
1836.

b. Sept. 14,

Lucy, b. Nov. 29, 1819 d. Sept., 1824. Hannah S., 1821 d. Oct. 20, 1843. Augusta W., b. July 16, 1823
; ; ;

Frankliu Whcelock of Winchester; d. Feb. 6, 1874. Lucy, b. Apr. 14, 1826 m. Oliver S. Lakiu of Springfield, Mass. d. Aug. 25, 1887. Alzina, b. May 26, 1828; d. Aug. 12, 1851. Sarah W., b.
; ;

Aug.
d.

17, 1830; d. Oct.

12,

1833.
0., b.

Martiia

May

22, 1850.

George

May

A., b. Apr. 18, 1833; 1835. 4,

Jonathan
1804;
ni.,

W."*

Capron

(JS^athan,^

Oliver,^

BanfieW),

b.

Jan. 29,

1833, Susan (b. March 9, 1815; d. Sept. 18, 1837), daughter of John Strattou in,, 2nd, May 10, 1838, Belinda B. (b. March 11, 1815), daughter of Dr. Henry Baxter. He d. March 14,
1st,
;

1878.

Children

Helen

S., h.

Dec, 1835
b.

d.

May, 1837.

Henry W.,
10,

b. Feb. 11,

1845.

John W.,

June

24, 1847; d. Jan.

1803.

Charles H., b. Dec. 11, 1853; d. Jan. 17, 1863.

George O.^ Capron (Oliver,^ Oliver," BanJiekV), b. ]\Lay 4, 1835 m., 1st, Nov. 5, 1856, Roselle B. Francis (b. Oct. 9, 1836), of NewChildren Carroll F., b. Jan. 29, 1860. Oliver W., b. ington. Conn.
;
:

June
1876.

11, 1862.

Annie

L., b. April 25, 1872.

Lyle H., b. Oct. 30,

Henry W.5 Capron {Jonathan

b.

W.,'^

Natltan,^ Oliver,^ BanJielcU),

Feb. 11, 1845; m. Dec. 22, 1881, Ida M. (b. Sept. 24. 1858), daughter of Rufus Taft. Children: Earl, li. July 5, 1884. Clyde, b. July 23, 1889 d. Oct. 1, 1890.
;

Carroll

F.^
;

Capron {George
8,

0.,"* Oliver,'^

Oliver,-

BauJieW),

b.

Jan. 29, 1800

m. Oct.
;

1885,

May

F.,

daughter of Arvin Aldrich of

Westmoreland

reside in

Westmoreland.

Oliver W.^ Capron {George 0.,^ Oliver,^ Oliver,'^ Banfield^), b. June 11, 1862; m. Mrs. Fanny B. Beverstock (d. Oct. 19, 1890), daughter of Philip D. Angler.
CARLTON.

Philip P.2 Carlton {David} of Hancock), b. Sept. 4, 1814; m. Sept. 4, 1837, Olive M. (b. April 11, 1812 d. Aug. 17, 1890), daughter of Solomon Matthews. He d. Feb. 26, 1890. Child Harvey W., b. Aug. 22, 1844.
; :

Harvey W.3 Carlton

{Philip P.,2 DavicU), b.

Aug.

22, 1844;

m.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Nov.
25, 1S68, Lucretia

307

Holbrook.
10, 1874.

Auu (b. May 19, 1846), daughter of Chiron Children: Eva, b. Feb. 22, 1873. Katie L., b. March Mark H., b. July 14, 1876. Charles, b. Dec. 29, 1882.
CARPENTER.

William^ Carpenter,

b. in

England 1576, came to America

in 1638,

settled in "NYeymouth, Mass., and later returned to P^ngland. His son, b. Avith wife and four came and settled 1605, WilUam^^ sons, Abigail in Rehoboth, Mass., in 1638, with his father. b. 1631, came William,^

with his father and grandfather; m., 1st, Priscilla Bonet and had four children; m., 2nd, Marriam Saile he d. Jan. 26, 1703. Nathaniel,*
;

b.

May

4,

1667; m.,

1st,

Rachel Cooper

(d.

July

9,

1694)

m., 2d,

Mary Preston;

m., 3rd,

Mary Cooper.

EzRA^ Carpenter {Nathaniel,^ WiUia^n,^ William,'^ William^ of England), b. March 20, 1698 m. Nov. 28, 1723, Elizabeth (b. April 5, 1704, at Rehoboth d. March 19, 1766), daughter of Rev. Thomas Greenwood he d. Aug. 26, 1785, at Walpole, N. H. Children Elizabeth, b. Jan. 13, 1724, at Hull, Mass.; m. Samuel Trott of Walp:iijah, b. Oct. 26, 1727, at Hull d. pole, N. H. d. Sept. 20, 1796. Oct. 7, 1755, in Swanzey. Theodocia, b. June 6, 1730 m. Mr. Baxter of Boston, Mass. d. Aug. 14, 1756. Greenwood, b. March 31,
; ;

d. April 5, 1736. 17, 1736 Olive, b. in 1738 d. June 30, 1755, July 24, Swanzey. Content, b. Sept. 6, 1740; m. John Kilboru, of Walpole; d. Oct. 22, 1810, in Shrewsbury, Vt. Rachel, b. in Hull, May 12, 1743 m. Dr. David Taylor,

1733.

Preston,
;

b.

March

of Charlestown,

N. H.

d.

March

30, 1796.

Greenwood^ Carpenter {Ezra,^

NatJianiel,'^
;

William,^

William,^

William^), b. March 31, 1733, in Hull, Mass. m., 1st, 1752, Sarah Leathers of Charlestown, Mass. ;-m., 2nd, Susan (bapt. July 28, 1745), daughter of Jonathan Hammond, of Swanzey; d. in Swanzey

William, b. at Charlestown, Mass. Betsey, b. m. Sylvanus Hastings of Charlestown, N. H. d. in Lashute, Canada East. Olive, m. Joseph Barrows (b. in Charlestown, Mass. d. in Ohio) of Walpole, N. H. Children by second wife Theodocia, b. Oct. 24, 1774, at Swanzey m. Dr. John Jackson, of Lebanon, N. H. d. in Swanzey, Aug. 7, 1822. Hastings, b. March 22, 1776. Abigail, b. Oct. 7, 1777; m. Eben Hubbard, of Glastonbury, Conn. d. March 5, 1839, in Fulton, N. Y. Elijah, b. Dec. 23,

Feb. 3,1809. Children

at Charlestown;

1779.

Consider, b. Feb. 19, 1781.

Dan., b. Oct. 26, 1782.

Ezra,

308
b. Oct. 26, 1784.

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
Susan, b. Sept. 10, 1786.
Prestou, b.

Sophrouia, b. Nov. 29,

;

1788
iu

d.

Apr. 18, 1810.

March 3, 1792

d. Sept. 5, 1814,

Genesee, N. Y.

William'' Carpenter {Greenwood,^ Ezra,^ Nathaniel,^ William,^ b. in Cbarlestovvn, Mass., and Lucinda his wife had Guy, b. May 7, 1782.
William,- William^)
:

Carpenter {Greemvood,^ Ezra,^ Nathaniel,'^ WiUiayn,^ March 22, 1776 ui. Maria Ilooppole of SchenN. Y. d. iu he Canada, March 1, 1815. ectady,
Hastings'''

William,- William^), h.
;

Carpenter {Greemoood,^ Ezra,^ Nathaniel,'^ William,^ William,^ William^), b. Dec. 23, 1779 m. Dec. 11, 1815, Fanny (b. Nov. 1, 1787; d. March 10, 1876, at Algona, Iowa), daughter of Amariah Partridge of Cliesterfield. He d. Oct. 24, 1861. Chikh'en:
Elijah'^
;

Thankful, of Keene
ni.

Feb. 14, 1817; m., 1st, Sept. 23, 1841, Joshua A\^yinau Harriet R., b. Ma}' 4, 1819; m., 2nd, Zebina Knights. Nathan Watkins of Walpole. Julia Ann, b. May 15, 1823; ra.
b.
;

May

18, 1850, Cyrel Aldrich.

George, b. Sept. 13, 1828. Keene, Oct. 3lJ 1872.

Consider'''

Elizak'th G., b. Dec. 20, 1825. d. iu Elijah Preston, b. April 10, 1831
;

Carpenter {Greenicood,^ Ezra,^ Nathaniel,^ William,^ William,^ Wdliam^), b. Feb. 19, 1781 in., 1st, May 17, 1812, Thankd. March 26, 1815), daughter of Elijah Belding ful (b. Nov. 4, 1782 March 31, 1818, Fanny, daughter of John Leonard; he d. m., 2nd,
;
; ;

Dec. 31, 1857. Children Ezra, b. Feb. 25, 1813 d. May 19, 1861. Thankful Belding, b. March 2, 1815; ni. June 6, 1836, Elbridge FosF'anny Ann, b. gate of Atliol, Mass. Hastings, b. March 1, 1819. Sept. 15, 1821 m. Dec. 1, 1840, Lyman Gates of Sullivan; d. Feb.
: ; ;

7,

1853, at Glens Falls, N. Y. p:ber H., b. Jan. 22, 1824. lives in Richmond. b. Jan. 11, 1827
;

John

L.,

Thankful Gunn^ Carpenter

iel,^

{Elijah,'' Greenvjood,^

Ezra,^ Nathanui., 1st,

William,'^ William,^ William^), b. Feb. 14,

1817;
IS,

Sept.

1800; d. Dec. Zebina Children: 29, 1858); m., 2nd, Emily Frances, b. Knight. at Keene, Feb. 14, 1845; m. Nov. 19, 1863, Esek Buffum of Richmond d. Dec. 12, 1H81, in Chicago, III. He d. June 24, 1882, in

23, 1841, Joshua

Wymau

of

Keene

(b.

Oct.

Chicago.

Henry Joshua,

b.

Nov.

23,

1849

m. March 25, 1880,

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Katie C. of Hastings, Neb.
18, 1856.
,

309
14,

George

C,

b.

Nov.

1853

d. Sept.

Harriet Ross^ Carpenter

ieW^ William,^

{Elijah'',

WilUam,^ William^), b. 1837, Nathan Watkins of Walpole (b. Feb. 11, 1813; d. April 4, Children AVdliam Elijah, b. Jan. 22, 1839, in 1850, in California). Ella m. Jan. 8, Hinsdale; 18G8, Mary Ball of Montague, Mass.
; :

Greenwood,^ Ezra,^ NatJianMay 4, 1819 m. Aug. 29,

Madora,

b. Oct. 19, 1842, at Hinsdale; m. Feb. 11, 1868, Oliver H. of Phelps Spring Prairie, Wis.

Elizabeth Greenwood^ Carpenter

(Elijah,'' Greenioood,^

Ezra,^

Williavi,^ William,^ Nathaniel,^ William^), h. Dec. 20, 1825; ni. Oct. 26, 1843, Dennis Hubbard (b. April 15, 1815; d. Jan. 11, 1878, in Springfield, Mass.), of Middletown, Conn. ; she d. Sept. 7,

Children George Walton, b. in Keene, 1855, in Springfield, Mass. 1844. 17, Sept. Elijah C.,b. in Keene, Nov. 8, 1846. Julia F., b. in
:

Swanzey, Dec.

28, 1848.
(Elijah,"^
h.

George^ Carpenter
liam,^

William,^
(b.

William^),
9,

Oreemvood,^ Ezra,^ Nathaniel,'^ WilSept. 13, 1828; m. June 14, 1864,

Lucy Jane

March

1834), daughter of Carter Whitcomb.

Hastings^ Carpenter (Consider,'' Greenwood,^ Ezra,^ Nathaniel,* William,^ William,^ William^) b. March 1, 1819; m. Sept. 14, 1847, Keziah W. (b. Jan. 1, 1829), daughter of Jotham Eames he d. Feb.
;

10, 1851.

(Consider,'' Greenivood,^ Ezra,^ Nathaniel,'^ William,^ WiUium,'^ William^), b. Jan. 22, 1824; ra. Oct. 23, 1844, Mary A. Brighara of Erving, Mass. lives in Northfield, Mass.
;

Eber H.8 Carpenter

John

L.^

Carpenter

(Consider,''

Greemvood,^ Ezra,^ Nathaniel,'*

William,^ Witlia^n,^ William^), b. Jan. 11, 1827; m. Oct., 1875, Alfreda (Martin) Fisher.

Thojias Carpenter,

ra.

July 16, 1797, Abigail Brown.

at Swanze}- Factory
;

Lewis Carpenter was inn-keeper

1850 and 1851.
CARR.

taxed in

William Carr, m. Mary

1744.

Children

Sarah, d. Sept. 30,

Mercy,

d.

Oct. 3, 1744.
;

Abner,

d. Oct. 17, 1744.

Mary,

d. Oct. 17, 1744. bapt. Sept. 4, 1743 Mary, bapt. Nov. 18, 1744; 1746. b. about 1746 m. Elijah Belding. d. Sept. 9, Rlioda,
;

310

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
CARTER.

Rev. Thomas^ Carter emigrated

to

Woburn, Mass.

Rev. Samuel- Carter {Rev. Thomas^), b. Aug. 9,1640; d. in ^ Groton, Mass. had nine children, of wlioni tlie sixth was Thomas, whom d. March 21, 1737. He had ten cliildren, of b. April 3, 1682
; ;

the third was Col. John,"* b. April 23, 1713 m. Abigail Joslin of Lancaster; he d. May 8, 1766. Their fourth son was Joseph,^ b. Nov.
;

1745; came to Fitzwilliam, 1803. Had Joseph,'' b. April 19, m. Nov. 28, 1802 d. Sept. 14, 1822. Had a son Ebenezer,' b. May 20, 1803; m. Jan. 31, 1833, Clarissa, daughter of Ebenezer Colburn of Rindge; d. Maich 21, 1871. Children, all born in Fitz17,

1777

william: Elizal)eth

G.,*^

b.

Nov.

11,

1833;

d. Oct. 1, 1847.

Eben

C,

Sept. 25, 1837. Margaret F., b. Feb. 22, 1838; d. Dec. 16, 1842. Henrietta C, b. Oct. 9, 1840; d. April 6, Martha F., b. March 12, 1843; m. John M. Fiske. 1875.
b.

Dec.

2,

1835;

d.

Herbert E.^ Carter

.9,3

(Ebenezer,'' Josej)7i,^ Joseph,^ John,'^ TJiom;

Samuel,- Thomas^ of Wobnrv, Mass.), b. Sept. 9, 1845 m. Ai)ril 22, 1873, Nancie A., daughter of John Wheeler of Ashby. Child Her:

bert A.,

b.

July 10, 1874.

{Ebenezer,'^ Joseph,^ Joseph,-' John,^ TJioynas,^

NoRRis C.^ Carter

Samuel,^ Tliomas^),h. Aug. 26, 1848; m. Feb. 23, 1871, Mary T. Children: Flor. (b. Sept. 8, 1852), daughter of Daniel Greenleaf. Lillian M., b. ence M., b. March 8, 1872; m. Edgar C. Emery.
Oct. 21, 1883.

Fred A. Carter, b. Oct., 1856; m. Sept. 21, 1881, Lora E. (b. Sept. 29, 1860), daughter of Luther Alexander. Children: Lora E., Bernice L., b. Feb. 6, 1887. b. April 19, 1883.
CASS.
4

JosiAH B.2 Cass {Marti'n} of Richmond), h. March 19, 1810; m. March 27, 1831, Eliza S. (b. Feb. 23, 1810), daughter of Gi<leon
Willis; d. July 4, 1866.

George H.,

b.

Dec. 23, 1833.

Luke

Ellor.

Nancy
;

E., b. Oct. 19, 1841

Children: F. Brigham, b. Feb. 21, 1832. Harriet M., b, Dec. 25, 1835; m. Ellen L., b. April 17, 1837; d. May 6, 1852. d. Aug. 30, 1860.
B.,~ Martin^ of Richmond) b. Fe^). 21, Nov. 29, 1837, daughter of Jesse Bolles of
,

F.

Brigham^ Cass (Josiah

;

1832

m. Cynthia L.,

b.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Richmond,
zie; lives in

311

Children: Addie E., m. A. TV. Dickinson. Henry. Liz-

Lunenburg, Mass.
^
;

George H. Cass
7,

(Josiah B.,'^ Martin^) b. Dec. 31, 1833 m. April Children Clarence E., 1853, Helen A. Cole of Stockholm, N. Y.
:

b. Oct. 7, 1854, in

May 13, 1859. Maria E., b. March 15, Alice L, b. Oct. 9, 1862 m. Nov. 11, 1882, Ned E. Purington. Ellen E., b. June 8, 1864; m. Sept. 26, 1888, Byron F. Purington. Francis B., b. June 22, 1872, in Erving, Mass.
111.
;

d.

1861

d.

Dec. 21, 1865.

CHAMBERLAIN.

JoHN^ Chamberlain (Elisha^ of

1795; m.,
1st,

FitcJiburg,

March
;

18, 1820,

Nancy Stone

3Iass.), b. Sept. 10, (b. May 8, 1798; d.

June
18,

11, 1822) m., 2nd, Sept. 25, 1822, Olive H. Wyman (b. March 12, 1826, Sylvia Perry 1792; d. Apr. 14, 1826) m., 3d, m.,4th, Feb.,7, 1854, Harriet, (b. Sept. 14, 1797; d. Oct. 28, 1852) daughter of Jacob "Ware of Winchester. He d. Aug. 28, 1870. Chil; ;

dren

Nancy

S., b. Oct. 22, b.

1820; m. Franklin
7,

Holman

d. Oct. 22,

1845.

Martha W.,

July
9,

1823;

ra.

Mr. Austin of Newton,

1826; d. Apr. 15,1826. Olive XL, b. N. m. Albert Chase of Worcester. Mass. John E.^ Sept. 9, 1827; d. d. Aug. 19, 1849. b. Nov. 29, 1830 Sylvia, b. March 11, 1832 March 28, 1832. William P., b. June 2, 1833. Sylvia A., b. Oct. 5, 1835 111., 1st, Albert Erastus Briggs 2nd, Otis B. Wheeler, of Whit-

Mass.

AVilliam, b. Apr.

ingham, Vt.

Sarah

J., b. Sept. 5,

mund H.,
Newell.-

b. Oct. 18,

1840.
b.

1837; m. Pearl P. Briggs. EdFlora E., b. Jan. 9, 1855 m. George F.

;

Herbert R.,
P.^
;

Dec. 28, 1856.

John

S., b. Jan., 1864.

William
b.

Chamberlain
m. Jan.

(JoJin,^ Elisha^ of Fitchburg, 3fass.),

June 2, 1833 8, 1856, Harriet E. (b. Oct. 1, 1833), daughSamuel Persons of Reading, Vt. resides in Keene. Child Berdia A.
ter of
;

CLARK.

Timothy Clark, came to this town and

dren
uel
:

b. in Billerica, Mass., with his wife

Mary Laws

settled where Herbert E. Carter resides. Chil;

Timoth}' and Theodore

Gunn.

Sarah, b.

went west. James. Mar}', ra. Samm. June 7, 1807, Brighani Smith of Cornish, N. H. Eliza, m. March 26, 1812, Jonathan Bailey. 1785 July 17,
;

Jamks^ Clark {TimotJo/),hdaughter of Shubael Seaver

;

in

1769

m., 1st,

May

22, 1799, Lucy,

in

lived in the

same house

which Her-

312
bert E. Carter

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

May
Nov. went

27,

Jatnes.
18,

now lives and where he d. Oct. 25, 1825; m., 2n{l, Hannah Mears. Children by Lucy: William and Children by Hannah: Lucy, who d. young. Hester, ni.,
1H06, 1830, Russell F. Thompson. Hannah, d. in 3^outh. Levi, Canada and never returned. Thomas, b. Aug., 1818 went
;

to

to Illinois.

William^ Clark
Susan Starkey
Jackson.
;

{Janies,^ Timothy^), b. in the year 1800;

ni., 1st,

m., 2nd,
d.

Hannah

(d.

Feb. 14, 1872), widow of Asa

He

July 29, 18G9.

Timothy^), m., June 10, 1830, Susan INIorse, Henry Morse lived in Massachusetts until his
;

James-^ (James,^ daughter of Capt.

death.

Jonathan^ Clauk (TJiomas^ of Troy)^ b. June 3, 1788; m., 1812, Mary, daughter of Asa Brewer; hed. Aug. 20, 1850, in Troy. Children
b.

Asa, b. Sept. 4, 1814. Jonathan, b. April 10, 1816. Betsey, m., 2nd, WinSept. 20, 1820; m., 1st, Bailey Starkey of Troy throp Knights of Troy. William, b. June 8, 1825. Daniel AVebster,
: ;

b.

Feb. 20, 1831.

Henry C,

b.

Marches, 1838.
;

Asa^ Clark (Jonathan,- Thomas^), b. Sept. 4, 1814, in Keene m., Warren H., b. 1837, Martha, daughter of Zalmon How. Children June 23, 1844. Chester. Hattie E., m. Frederick L. Wise of Marl:

borough.

Hannah

Jonathan^ Clark (Jonathan,- Thomas^), b. April 10, 181G ra., d. Oct. 14, 1852. L., daughter of Luna Starkey of Troy
; ;

William^ Clark (Jonathan,- Thomas^), Martha BoUes.

b.

June

8,

1825

ni.

1851,

m. Nov.

Clark (Jonathan,- Thomas^) ,h. Feb. 25, 1831 Maria Diana, daughter of Silas Whitcomb. Child Ruby M., an adopted daughter, b. Dec. 17, 1884.
Daniel
AVebster'-^
15, 1851,
;

Henry C.^ Clark (Jonathan,^ Thomas^), b. March 8, 1838 m. a daughter of James Marble of Hinsdale. Children: Edward. Lona.
COBURN.

Daniel Coburn, of Chesterfield, m., 2d, Dec. 26, 1831, Dorcas Moore d. June 29, 1845. Children: Prescott D., b. 1815; d. in
;

Winchester.

GENEALOGICAL EECORDS.

313

Prescott D.- Coburn {Daniel^), b. 1815; m. Julia Ann Snow (d. Oct. 29, 1859, aged 47 3'eafs) he died Mai'cli 5, 1888, aged 73 years. Children Watson B.,d. June 19, 1859, aged 153'^ears. LarUin D., d.
;
:

April 24, 1853, aged 11 years.

years.

Watson

A., d. Feb. 28, 1869, aged 4

COLLIER.

James M. Collier of Chesterfield, Mass., b. July 9, 1809; m., m., 2nd, April 7, 1856, 1st, March 2, 1835, Miss Dorinda Drewry
;

Mrs. Elijah Bullard.

Children: Emerson, b. Dec.

27,

1835;

d.

March

An Francis, b. March 25, 1838; d. Aug. 6, 1843. Julia E., b. July 26, 1842. Sainantha, b. infant, d. June 30, 1840. June 9, 1845 d. May 14, 1874. Eu-.ma, b. July, 1847 m. Benjamin
2,

1837.

Taylor of
1,

New

York.
T., b.

Nelson,

b.

Aug.
;

8, 1850.
d.

Frank

F., b.

Aug.

1852.

Henry

June

29, 1855

May
Aug.

13, 1879.

Nelson A.^ Collier {James

1881,

ifcT.^),

b.

8,

1850; m. Apr. 19,

1860), daughter of Lorenzo Ballon. Children Etta L., b. Aug. 24, 1882. Lula, b. April 9, 1884. Norman, b. Oct. 11, 1887. Son, b. 1889.

Emma

L. (b. Oct.

6,

CONBOT.

John Conboy,
Mass.

b. in Ireland

about 1840; m. Nov. 12, 1871, Joseb. Sept. 15, 1872; d. June 1, 1887. 1877. Mary Jane, b. June 7, 1879.

phine (b. Aug. Children: Bessie Ellen,

7,

31, 1856), daughter of Michael Corker3% of Beverly,

Josephine Vivian, b. Sept. John, b. Aug. 28, 1880.

CONVERSE.

Daniel Converse, m. Feb.

24, 1795,

Ruth Seaver.

COMBS.

Amos D.^ Combs {Anthony^ of

Winchester,

N.

II.),

m.

Laws.

COOK.

Francis Cook and

his

wife
d.

Catharine came from Winchester.

27, 1887, aged 78 years.

Hed.
dren
:

Sept. 27, 1876.

She
Etta.

June

Chil-

Andrew B. and
B.^

Andrew
Apr.
lock.
2,

1866, Child

Cook (Francis^ of Winchester), b. Aug. 3, 1832; m. Emerancy B. (b. Sept. 8, 1835), daughter of Cass Bul-

Mary

E., b. April 15, 1870.

314

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Paul Willard

EvERSON- Cook {John^ of Winchester), m. Juliette B., (laughter of came to this town about 1831; had Frances; returned
;

to AVinchester, 184G.

Walter Cook,
in 1635.

The

line of

of Weymouth, Mass., came from England to America descent from him to Caleb Cook who settled in
1st,

Svvanzey was, AValter, Nicholas,

Caleb"*
ni.

Nicholas, 2d, Caleb.

Cook {Nicholas,^ Nicholas,'^ Walter'^), h. Sept. 25, 1727; he d. Oct. 16, 1788. Sept. 17, 1753, Provided Gaskill (d. 1787)
;

Children: George and Abigail,

fancy.
Olive, b.
b.

h.

June

19,

1754; Abigail,

d. in in-

March

30, 1756; m.

Patience,

b. Oct. 22,

Oct. 30, 1756; ni. 1763; the daughter d.

Sannid Curtis of Richmond. Amariah Curtis. Ziiricl and Aurilla,

in infancy.

Jemima,

b.

Oct. 10,

1765; m. Benjamin Hewes. Simeon, b. Doc. 8, 1770. E^lizabeth, b. Aug. 31, 1772 m., 1st, Gifleon Mann, of Richmond m., 2nd, Jeremiah Thayer, of Richmond; d. Feb. 11, 1846.
;
;

Simeon^ Cook (Caleb, NicJiolas,^ Nicholas,- Walter'^ from England), b. Dec. 8, 1770; m., 1st, July 26, 1791, Rhoda (b. in 1763; d. in July, 1815), daughter of Gideon Mann of Richmond m., 2nd, April 19, 1816, Rachel Ilolman (widow Barriis, b. in 1780; d.
"^
;

Blaich 2, 1839) m., 3d, March 22, 1840, Sarah Brown (widow Smead, d. Nov. 4, 1861), of Swanzey. Hed. March 18, 1859. b. in 1781 Children: Caroline, 1). April 16, 1792; m. James Buffum of Rich;
;

Candace, b. March 28, 1793; m. Ainasa Clarinda, July 9, 1794; m. Oct. 22, 1812, Russell in d. Portland, Me., Dec. 27, 1824. Caleb, b. March 12, Streeter; Fla1796. Aquilla, b. May 11, 1797. Carlon, b. Nov. 29, 1798. d. villa, b. Nov. 17, 1800; m. Hubbard Church of Volney, N. Y.
;

mond

d.

Nov.

12, 1876.
b.

Aldrich.

Dec. 18, 1833.

Lovanna,

b. Oct.

7,

1802; m.

Paul F. Aldrich.

Fostina, b. Sept. 21, 1804; m. Nov. 27, 1825, Russell Streeter. Simeon, b. Apr. 14, 1821. Malvina, b. George, b. Aug. 31, 1817. June 30, 1823 m. Joseph B. Smead.
;

March

Caleb^ Cook {Simeon,^ Caleb,^ yicholas,'^ Nicholas,'^ Waller^), b. 12, 1796; m., 1st, 1818, Lydia Thompson (d. in 1856); m., 2nd, Feb. 10, 1857, Mrs. Jennings (b. 1805; d. Dec. 14, 1878), of Vermont; he d. in January, 1877.

Aquilla^ Cook {Simeon,^ Caleb,^ Nicholas,^

May
hed.

11, 1797; m. Olive Bates

in

(d. in

Nicholai^,- Walter^), b. of 1860), Bellingham, Mass.

;

Feb., 1880.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
'^

315

Carlon^ Cook (Simeon,^ Caleb, Nicholas,'-^ JSTicholas,^ Walter^), b. 1798; m. Cynthia (b. March 18, 1799), daughter of John Carter of He d. about 1830. She m., 2nd, Dec. 3, 1840, Leominster, Mass.
George AY. Daniels ChiUl Marcus.
:

(d. in

Winchester, Mass., in 1875), of Keene.

b.

Simeon^ Cook {Simeon,^ Caleb,^ Nicholas,^ JSiicholas,^ Walter^), Apr. 14, 1821; w. 8ept. 24, 1841, Patience (b. May 28, 1820),
:

dauojiter of Silas Parsons. Children

Silas Parsons, b. Oct. 18, 1845,

;

Leroy,

b.

Feb.
;

4, 1849.

Solon,

b.

1851

d. in infancy.

Oct. 22, 1854

m. Herbert Aldrich.
COOPKR.

Charles S., b.

May

Clara J., b. 28, 1857.

Harvey
AVillie
;

^Y. Cooper, m., Dec. 22,

1842,

Hannah
d.
in

(b.

Nov.

10,

1823), daughter of Martin Thompson.

They

and Abbie,

b. Sept. 14,

1856

both reside in

Keene, leaving Keene.

CORLIS.

CoRLis {Savuiel^ of Bote), b. March 26, 1815; m., 1st, in d. in 1845), daughter of Samuel Martha (b. in March, 1811 1838, Scribner of Salisbury; ra., 2nd, May 9, 1849, Nancy S., daughter of
BAir.Ei-2
;

Joseph Edmonds of Thornton. Children Benjamin B., b. in March, 1839 d. in 1845. Ida G. B. Y., b. May 14, 1852 m. George Perry. Florence A. E., b. April 9, 1854; m. Edgar H. Nararaore, of AYin:
;
;

chester.

COREY.

Corey {Ahmham^ of Marlborough) b. Aug. 1, 1839 m. Ellen M., daughter of John G. Sparry of Cavendish, Yt. Children

Amos

L.^

Clara
22,

A., b.

Dec.

8,

1863

ra.

Jesse Hall.

1866.

Mary

Isabel, b.

May

Charles Lorenzo, b. Sept. Francis Bryon, b. Sept. 1869. 30^

28, 1871.

CRAM.

Sylvanus Martin- Cram {Joseph^ of Neiv London), b. Jan. 20, 1818; m. May 3, 1841, Charity (b. Nov. 17, 1824), daughter of John
T. Ruter of AYashington, Yt. d. Oct., 1851. Julia, 6, 1844
;

Children:
b.

June

18, 1847

Sylvanus Martin, b. July m. Oilman Ordway,

;

North Randolph, Yt. Dora H., b. Aug. 14, 1851 m. Arza Higgins. Martin G., b. Dec. 1, 1855. Ursula Y., b. May 25, 1857; ra. Flavins F. Lombard. Susa, b. May 29, 1858. AYalter, b. Apr. 22, 1864. Jennie M., b. Dec. 31, 1866 m. Ned Evans.
; ;

316

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
CRESSON.

Thomas Crksson was

Siin(lerhui(l,Mass.
;

in

Swanze^^ as early as 1737, and was from

;

ni.

Mary

her clmrcli relation was removed

:

to
in

Swanzey from Rutland, Mass., in 1741. Children Thomas, b. August, 1722. Mary, m. a Mr. Fish. Sarah, m. AVyot Gunn. ehild d. in 1740. Submit, d. Aug. 9, AVilliam, d. Nov. 23, 1754.

1755.

Tiiomas^Cresson {Tliomas^ from Sxinderland) ,h.\w Awg.^ 1722 m.

;

Mary
dren
:

(b. in

1732

d.

May

2G, 1814)

he d.
b.

May

8, 1821.

ChilSilas,

Nathan,

b.

Feb. 15, 1754.

William,

Feb.

8, 1756.

Silas, b. Feb. 2, 1760; d. bapt. June 18, 1758; d. Oet. 3, 1759. 1762. Feb. 15, 1778. Thomas, b. July 1, Gains, bapt. July 10,

1765; d. Oct. 7, 1765. Gains, b. May 13, 1767. Molly, b. Nov. 3, 1769 m. Nov. 18, 1788, Daniel Beverstock. Sarah, b. Oct. 4, 1772 m. James Kingsbury. Olive, l)a[)t. Jan. 26, 1777 d. Aug. 27, 1777.
;
; ;

Elizabeth, b. Oct. 23, 1778. Dec. 7, 1782.

Paul, b. Dec. 19, 1780.

Catharine, b.

Nathan^ Cresson {Thomas,^ Thomas^),

.

b.
;

Children

Chloe,

b.

Feb. 10, 1782

Feb, 15, 1754 m. Lois m. a Mr. Rawson. Si;

las, b. Sept. 9,

1785.

14, 1789.
b.

Seth, b.

March
Rufus,

AVilliam, b. Sept. 17, 1787. Thomas, b. Aug. b. 1, 1792. Nathan, May 4, 1794. Elias,
b.

May

27, 1796.

Apr. 23, 1799.

;

Gaids'-'

27, 1788, 14, 1789.

Cresson (Thomas,'^ Thomas^), b. May 13, 1767 m. Nov. Mary Smith; he d. in 1812. Children: Melinda, b. Oct. Salome, b. April 21, 1791. Roxaua, b. April 15, 1793.

Carlos, b.
25, 1805.

May

7,

1795.

Mary,

b.

May

Sarah, b. April 15, 1797. 7, 1807.

Olive, b. July

CROSS.

Three brothers, Joseph, Thomas and Nathan Cross, came to Swanzey from Nottingham about 1760 and settled near each other in the northwest corner of the town.

d.

Joseph Cross, b. 1758; m. March 10, 1785, Hannah (b. 1764; June 27, 1817), daughter of Benjamin Olcott lived on what was Children: Sarah, b. Feb. called "Pine Hill;" he d. Oct. 21, 1815. m. Oct. 8, 1806, Abijah Stearns. William, b. March 18, 3, 1786 1787. BenjaOtis, b. July 12, 1789. Joseph, b. March 8, 1791. min, b. June 1, 1793. Hannah, b. June 14, 1795. Levi, b. Aug.
;
;

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
26, 1797
;

317
;

went

to

Vermont.

James,

b.

Jane

15, 1800

went

to

Ver-

mont.

Luther, b. Oct. 17, 1802; went to Woodstock, Vt.

;

brother of Joseph, m. Sarah Peraberton (b. 1764 d. Aug. 8, 1859, aged 95 years). He settled near his brother Joseph, but d. in Highgate, Vt. the cellar only marks the spot. Children

Thomas Cross,

John,
1788.

b.

about 1784.

Peter, b. Sept. 10, 1786.

;

Nathan, b. Sept. 12, 1790 ra. Betse}^ to Highgate, Vt., where they died. Enoch, b. May 28, 1792 March 15, 1821, Betsey Britton and removed to the state of

Nov. 22, Henry, Hammond and removed

b.
;

m.

New

Lucina, b. 1794; m. April 4, 1820, Benjamin Hammond. Celinda lives iu Sarah, m. Joseph Ripley of "Winchester. Lewis. Boston. Charles lives in Keene.

York.

Nathan Cross, brother of Joseph and Thomas, ra. Betsey Lawrence (b. 1772; d. Dec. 13, 1854). He d. in Westport, Jan. 26, Children: Polly, b. April 5, 1793; m. June 3, 1818, Enos 1842. Stevenson. Otis, b. Aug. 21, 1794. Eldad, b. 1796. Betsey, b.
Dec. 20, 1799
13, 1813
d.
;

ra.

1826, David Read.

;

Rev. Tristan Aldrich. Matilda, m. Dec. 27, Zadock. Allen. David. Daniel, b. March
in

Jan. 13, 1890,

Fitchburg, Mass.

Mariam
:

Joseph^ Cross (Joseph^), b. March 8, 1791; ra. Feb. 18, 1816, Chil(b. Dec. 31, 1793), daughter of Jonathan Whitcomb. dren Francis. Frederick. Horace.

Benjamin^ Cross (Joseph^), b. June 1, 1793; m. Feb. 2, 1816, Susanna (b. 1798; d. July 21, 1878, aged 80 years), daughter of He d. July 13, 1846, aged 53 years. Children HanJoel Foster. b. Nov. nah, 10, 1816 ra. Edwin Snow. Augusta, b. Oct. 15, 1820 m. John A. Dennis of Iowa. Levi, b. Dec. 8, 1821. Philemon W. lives in Peterborough, N. H. b. Dec. 9, 1823 Sarah, b. Nov. 18, 1825 m. John C. Young lives in Manchester, N. H. Benjamin, b, Martha J., b. March 9, 1831 m. April 3, 1828 d. June 22, 1829. George W. Perry of Maiden, Mass. Ira, b. July 23, 1833 m. Augusta Sanborn of Nashua. George H., b. Feb. 9, 1835 m. Jane M., daughter of Jonathan Jackson and lives in Winchester.
:

b. about 1784; m. Feb. 18, 1816, Milla of Jonathan Whitcomb. Cliildren Gilabout (b. 1784) daughter m. Elizabeth, daughter of Clark Dodge bert. Levi, b. about 1819 he lives in Keene. she d. in Swanzey, Nov. 29, 1856

JoHN^ Cross (Thoynas^),

;

22

318

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
;

Peter- Cross (Thomas^), b. Sept. 10, 1786 m. Lucy (d. Aug. 15, Chil1844), daughter of Benjamin Hammond; he d. May 1, 1865. dren Calista, b. Jan. 16, 1810; m. Jolm A. Harablet. George, b. Ebenezer F., b. March 15, 1815. Azuba, b. Julj' Sept. 7, 1812. m. Feb. 12, 1846, Ephraim P. Rixford of AVinchester. 1, 1819;
:

Wilder, b. July 8, 1822.

Ziba, b.

May

30, 1825

d.

June

22, 1833.

Wesley,

b. Sept. 14,

1827;

d. Sept. 28, 1845.

Henrt^ Cross
of

(TJiomas'^), b.

Nov. 22, 1788; m. Lydia

Hammond

Winchester, Jan. 23, 1820.

Otis^ Cross (Nathan^), b. Aug. 21,

3, 1842),
1

van, b. Wells. Edwin L., b. April

1794; m. Charlotte (d. Jan. daughter of David Read; d. Oct. 1, 1849. Children: SulAug. 17, 1817. Dulcy Ann, b. June 21, 1824; m. a Mr.
7,

1833.

Amy C,
;

b.

Aug.

14, 1837.

Eldad2 Cross {NatJicm^), b. 1796; m., Nov. 19, 1818, Betsey d. April 16, 1878, in WorcesHeffron (b. 1799; d. Sept. 1, 1869) Children: b. Mass. Enos Jan. H., ter, 22, 1820; lives in Gilsum.
Joseph, b. Oct. 25, 1824.
he
is

Verry, daughter of Horace Verry

in

Orrin T., b. Aug. 19, 1829; m. Sophia went to Whitehall where she died
;
;

Gilsum, N. H.

{Peter,^ Thomas^), b. Sept. 7, 1812; m., 1st, Oct. Eunice 14, 1841, (d. Sept. 26, 1862), daughter of Joshua Snow; Feb. 17, 1863, Helen, daughter of Reuben Foster of Chesm., 2d,
d. Sept. 13, 1884. terfield Irvin G., b. June 28, 1865.
;

George^ Cross

Children:

An

infant, d.

Aug.

13, 1848.

Ebenezer F.^ Cross (Peter,- Thomas^), b. March 15, 1815; m. Helen Clark of Chesterfield (d. Jan. 4, 1858) d. in Andersonville, Ga. Children: Fred and Edwin who live in Winchendon and John who lives in Worcester, Mass.
;

Sullivan^ Cross (Otis,- Nathan'^), m. a Miss Taft, daughter of of Winchester. Children: Mary E., d. Sept. 24, 1849. Rufus, d. Oct. 21, 1849. The family removed from this town.

RufusTaft

Cross (George,^ Peter, ^ Tliomas^), m., 1st, May 26, 1886, Hattie A. Fox (b. 1864; d. Nov. 1, 1887), daughter of Joseph Ellor and adopted by Salmon H. Fox m., 2nd, Blanche (b. April
Irvin
G.'
;

5,

1872) daughter of Charles S. Whitcomb.

Child,

by Hattie: Carl

F., b. Oct. 27, 1887.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
CROSSETT.

319

Richard^ Crossett (Robert^ of Prescott, Mass.), b. Nov. 5, 1764; m., Jan. 9, 1784, Olive Powers (b. 1762; d. March 10, 1835) d. Aug. 6, 1814. Children: Polly, b. Dec. 20, 1785; m. Samuel Holbrook, Aaron, b. June 6, 1787; d. Apr. 25, 1802. Richard, b. 1789. Isaac, b. Dec. 17, 1791. John, b. 1793. Luther and Calvin,
;

b.

Jan. 21, 1795.

Chester, b. about

1796.

Salmon,

b.

July 19,

1798.

Robert, b. Dec. 19, 1799.

Powers,

b. Oct. 17, 1802.

Richard^ Crossett {Richard,^ Robert^), b. 1789; m. Mrs. Olive Darling of Northfield, Mass. d. Feb. 14, 1863. Children: Susan, b. about 1815; m. Frank Richardson. Louisa, b. about 1818; m. Isaac Lamson. James, d. 1823. Robert, b. Nov., 1823; d. in
;

Michigan.

S. (b. Sept. 26, 1808),

Powers^ Crossett {Richard,- Robert^), b. Oct. 17, 1802 m. Mary daughter of Clement A. Sumner. Child Mary
; :

A.,

d.

July

2,

1832.

CROUCH.

Amos^ Crouch Brown (b. 1773,

;

m., 1st, Lydia {Jolin^ of Chesterfield) b. in 1769 d. Jan. 3, 1812), of Brookline m., 2nd, Sally (b.
,
; ;

1778; d. Feb. 16, 1825), a sister of Lydia; m., 3rd, Sept. 27, 1825, Abigail (b. 1785 d. 1860), daughter of Daniel Holbrook of Keene. He died Aug. 18, 1861. Children John, b. 1796. Lydia, m. Elisha
:

Taylor of Ashby, Mass. Amos, b. May 25, 1800. Lucy, b. 1802 m. Aaron C. Brown. Clark, b. 1804 or 5 d. Apr. 8, 1817. Hannah, b. May 8, 1807. Ephraim, b. Jan. 28, 1811.
;
;

JoHN^ Crouch {Amos,- John^), b. March 13, 1796 m., March 13, 1817, Sarah (b. Sept. 27, 1794; d. March 21, 1869), daughter of Samuel Draper of Chesterfield; d.^ 1885. Children: Mary Ann, b.
;

Nov.

15,

1818

d.

Aug. 27, 1822.

Abraham

L. and Clark B., b.

b.

May

26, 1820.

Levi, b. July 14, 1823.

Mary Ann,

June 6,1827.

1822,
d.

Amos^ Crouch {Amos,~ Johv}), b. May 25, 1800; m. Sept. 25, Lucy Brown of Brookline (b. July 24, 1799 d. Apr. 14, 1873)
; ;

July

6,'

1877. Child

Amos

C. b. Oct.

7,

1827.

Ephraim^ Crouch {Amos,^ John>),

1832, Eunice
;

b. Jan. 28,

1811

m. Feb. 15,

(b. Sept. 25, 1802 d. Jan. 20, 1888), daughter of SamChildren: Eunice S., b. June 7, 1833. uel Draper of Chesterfield. E. Augustus, b. Oct. 18, 1835. Luman J., b. Apr. 6, 1845.

320

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
L."!

Abraham
14 1874.

Crouch

m. Rebecca D., daughter of

{.Tohn,^ Amos^'^ John^), h. Elislia Taylor of Ashby,

May

2G, 1820;
;

Mass.

d. jNIay

Clark
1st, ]\Iary

B.''

Jane Gilson

Crouch (JoJm,^ Amos,~ John^), b. May 26, 1820; m., m., 2d, the widow of his twin brother, Abra;

ham

L.

Levi^ Crouch (JoJm,^ Amos,^ JoJin^)^ b. July 14, 1823 m., 1st, 7, 1848, Sarah (b. June 13, 1822; d. Oct. 5, 1878), dauj^hter of Joualhan Bailey; m., 2d, Nov. 17, 1880, widow Mary Wilber,
;

March

daughter of a Mv. Staples of Westmoreland.

John^), b. Oct. 7, 1827 m., riuldah Dec. 1st, 4, 1857, 29, 1827; d. Dec. 22, Augusta (b. of Asa of Vt. m., 2d, Aug. 20, 1878, Peru, Phillips 1877), daughter Martha A., daughter of Amherst Lewis of Chesterfield. Child:
;

Amos Clark^ Crouch (Amos,^ Amos^,

Nov.

Nellie Augusta, b. July 12, 18G4.

Luman J.^ Crouch {Ephraim,^ Amos,^ Jolin^), b. April 6, 1845; m. Sept. 7, 18G5, Almira (b. Feb. 24, 1841), daughter of Stearns Tarbox of Marlborough. Children: P:isie E., b. Oct. 11, 1867. George L., b. June 7, 1870. Charles A., b. Jan. 18, 1873.
Daniel E.2 Crouch {Cyrus^),m.^
1848, aged 24 years)
years).
;

1st, Julia

A.

(d.

March

23,

m., 2d, Aurelia

(d.

July 27, 1850, aged 23

CUMMINGS.
b. 1753; m., 1st, Sarah (b. 1762; d. Feb. 28, m., 2d, Lovlna Woodcock, widow Starkey (b. 1777 d. Sept. d. Sept. 21, 1833. 10, 1831)

Enoch Cummings,
;

1812)

Nehemiah Cummings,
White
(d.

b.
;

1757;

m.

May

11, 1780, Philadelphia

June 26, 1849) d. March 1833, Benjamin Howard of Stoddard.

30, 1815.

She m., 2nd, Oct.

17,

Daniel Cummings,

b.

1763

m. March
;

6,

1851), daughter of Pentecost Stanle}'

d.

March

1792, Sally (d. Sept. 11, 31, 1831.

(b.

James Cumjhngs,
1856)
;

b. 1786; m. Betsey

1791; d. Apr. 19,

d.

Jan.

6,

1858.
b.

John Cummings,

1771; m.

Mary

(b.

1771;

d.

May

11,

GENEALOGICAL EECORDS.
1842)
;

321

d.

Aug.

3, 1842. Childreu

Johu, Nehemiah, Ebenezer, Sarah,

Enoch and

Daniel.

Ebenezer- CuMMiNGS {John^), m. March 30, 1825, Elvira, daughter Paddock Lawrence. Children: Rebecca, b. July 10, 1825; d. Daniel, b. Nov. 28, 1827. Aug. 15, 1825. Reuben, b. Sept. 16, 1830; d. March 9, 1833. Arvilla R., b. Feb. 14, 1832; m. George W. Robinson. Infant dan., b. and d. Feb. 14, 1832, twin. Mary Wood, b. Nov. 24, 1833 d. Sept. 8, 1849. Elizabeth Jane, b. Jan.
of
;

Ebenezer, b. 1837. Louisa, b. Dec. 6, 1839 d. Oct. 1849. Hannah d. Sept. 20, 1849. LaAvrence, b. Jan. 8, 1841 I, b. 1843. d. 1849. RoseUa, July 30, George, Sept. 4,
; ;

3, 1836.

Amos

Enoch^ Cummings (John^) m. Orpha W. (b. 1809 d. Feb. 22, Enoch Children: b. 1832. James, b. Jan. 10, Apr. Haynes, 1881). Ehza Maria, b. Nov. 4, 1837. Hannah Mclntire, b. Aug. 21, 1834.
,
;

13, 1840.

Frances Rebecca,

b.

Feb. 27, 1843.

Amos Ebenezer^ Cummings (Ebenezer,'^ John^), b. 1837; m. Sept. Ellen M. (b. Oct. 17, 1847), daughter of Nathaniel B. Fisher, of Richmond. Children Amos H, b. Apr, 24, 1873 d. Sept. 1 1883.
7, 1870,
:

Abbie E.,
1878.

b. Jan. 21,

1875

d.

Aug.

25, 1875. Gertie A., b. Nov. 10,

Joseph Cummings, m., 1st, Hannah m., 2nd, (d. Dec. 7, 1776) Children b. 1769. Ephraim, b. July Hannah, 24, Lucy Sept.
;
. :

6,

1771.

Priscilla, b.

Joseph, b. Nov. 30, 1776 Lydia, b. Aug. 20, 1779.

March 28, 1773. David, b. Feb. 20, 1775. d. March 4, 1777. Betty, b. Jan. 19, 1778.
;

Lucy, Warren, b. June

II, 1783.

b.

May 25,

Sarah, b. April 28, 1781. Joseph, b. Sept. 1785. Thaddeus, b. May 28, 1787. John

17, 1789.

Sophia, b. July 14, 1793.

Children: William, d. d. 1777. 1777. Olive, Sept. 12, William, b. March 21, Sept. 12, 1778. Oliver, b. Feb. 6, 1780. Simeon, b. March 8, 1782. p:phraim, b. Apr. 24, 1784.

Ephraim Cummings, m. Betsey Bradstreet.

Simeon^ Cummings {Ephraiin}), b. 1803, Frances Bradford.

March

8,

1782;

m. Apr.

3,

Nathaniel Cummings, m. Apr, Maynard, b, Sept. 7, 1792.

29, 1792,

Lovina Whipple. Child:

322

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
. :

Thaddeus Cummings, m. Abigail Children Henry, h. Sept. 1772. RhocUi, b. March 28, 1775; d. May 27, 18-29. PruJohn Harrod, dence, b. July 3, 1779. Jonas, b. March IG, 1783.
29,
b.

Jan. 18, 1787.

b. Sept. 29,

IIenuy2 Cummings (Thaddeus^), Sally Learned.

1772

m.Oct.

2,

1799,

{Thaddeus'^), b. Jan. 18, 1787; m. March 1811, Mehitable, daughter of Moses Marsh of Keene d. Nov. 7,1832. Children: Nancy, b. Feb. 10, 1812; m. Enoch Howes.
19,
;

John Harrod^ Cummings

Fanny, b. Sept. 15, 1814; m., 1st, Sept. 25, 1834, Rosweil Tliurston of Keene d. She m., 2d, ApoUos Nye of Keene d. m., 3rd, Dec. C. Alonzo, b. July 27, 22, 1867, Charles Page of Londonderry. 1816. Julia A., b. Nov. 4, 1817; m. Cheney Thompson of Keene d. Jan. 3, 1850. Peninah, b. Aug. 31, 1819 m. Henry Thompson, m. Lyman N. Howes. of Townshend, Vt. Esther, b. Apr. 3, 1821
; ;

Charles, b.
Eliza, b.

March

28, 1823. Sarah, b.

;

March

28, 1823

d.

Dec,

1838,

May

25, 1829

d. Oct. 1, 1834.

CURTIS.v
(b. Oct. 30, 1760), daugliter of Caleb Children: Provided, b. Apr. 17, 1777. Hannali, h. Aug. 24, 1779. Susanna, b. Sept. 29, 1781. Molly, b. Nov. 12, 1784. LuJoanna, b. May 11, 1788. ther, b. May 8, 1786.

Amariah Curtis, m. Patience

Cook.

Calvin Curtis, m.,

1st,

Richmond;

in.,

2d, Betty
;

Lydia, daughter of Capt. Nicholas Cook of Children: Anna, b. Aug. 17, 1786.
.

Lucina, b. Nov. 19, 1788 m. John Rice of Richmond. Thaddeus, b. Jan. 19, 1791. Sally, b. Nov. 20, 1793; m. Jan. 8, 1815, Samuel Parker of Richmond. Joseph, b, Dec. 18, 1795. Lydia, b. Oct. 12,

1798; m. Mason "Whipple of "Winchester. Harriet, b. May 6, 1801. Almira, b. Sept. 17, 1803; m. AN'illiam Hewes. Calvin, b. Oct. 31805. Luther Cook, b. Jan. 6, 1809.

Caleb^ Curtis (Samuel^ of Richmond)^ m. 1813, Lucy, daughter of Israel Sabin of Richmond. Children Mary. Delila. Julia.
:

Thaddeus^ Curtis (Calvin^), b. Jan. 19, 1791 Charlotte, daughter of Jethro Kimball.
Calvin- Curtis (Calvin^),
Children
:

m. March

4, 1817,

b.

Oct. 3, 1805;

m. Celia F, Ilewes.
Jan.
2,

Ervin, b.

May

2,

1842.

Milan H.,

b.

1849.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Luther Cook^ Curtis
daugiiter of J.

323
1809;

{Calvin^), b. Jan.

6,

m. Abigail,

Amidon.

Louisa Curtis, m.

May

27, 1827,

Ebenezer

W.

Nash.

RoxANNA

Curtis, m. Apr. 10, 1827, David Franklin of Winchester.

CUTLER.
C.,"^ Jonas, Joel, Abner,"^ Thomas,^ Thomas,- Javies,^ horn in England, 1 600, ca???e to America and settled in Watertoion in 1634), b. Dec. 10, 1833, inKeene m. Feb. 14, 1866,

George

I.^

Cutler (Gardner

E. Jennie, daughter of Arvin Aldrich of Westmoreland.

danforth.

Richmond Danforth, m, Catherine Children Aliezer John Richmond, b. Oct. 22, 1803. 13, 1802.
.

Pliny, b. June

Sally Richmond Danforth, m. Feb.

Taunton, Mass.
DANIELS.

15, 1802,

Throop Barney of

Elijah Daniels, m. Feb.

17, 1802,

Sail}''

Gunn.

DAVIDSON.

Arthur
9,

1855

B.^ Davidson (Benjamin B.^ of Fitzwilliam),h. March m. Dec. 19, 1881, Jennie M. (b. Dec. 7, 1857) daughter of

Simeon H. Holbrook.

Child

Hugh C,
darling.

b.

Feb. 15, 1888.

George- Darling

{3Trs. Olive^ Darling of Nortlifield, Mass.), m., 1st,

Emily Thayer; m., 2d, Jan. 26,. 1841, Mrs. Miriam Thayer; d. Aaron T., b. Oct. 12, 1824. Elijah S., b. Dec. 31, 1849. Children Oct. 10, 1826. Lowell W., b. July 25, 1829. Mary Louisa, b. March
:

4, 1832.

Susan, b. June 14, 1835; d.

May
b.

1,

1849.
18,

Olive J., b.

Sept. 5, 1837; d. 9, 1858.

March

6,

1838.

Emily,

Dec.

1841

d.

Dec.

Lovtell W.3 Darling {George'^), h. 3 \\\y 25, 1829; d. Sept. 17, 1862 m. Eliza Houghton. Child Edgar E., b. March 26, 1858 d.
; : ;

Nov.

26, 1858.

324

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

DAY.

Ralph Day, the emigrant ancestor of the Swanze^y Days, was

ham, Mass., as earl3'as Jan.
of
tliat
1,

in

Ded-

1645

ni.

Oct. 12, 1647, Susan Fairbanks

town.

who

settled in

b. Oct. 11,

The line of descent from Ralph Day to Israel Day Swanzey was John,^ b. Apr. 5, 1654, in Dedham. John,^ 1679, at Dedham he settled in Wrentham, Mass.
;

Israel^

Day

m.
b.

May

23,
:

Cliildren

{John,^ JoJm,'^ Ralph,'^ of Dedham), h. Nov. 2, 1713 d. Jan. 8, 1776. 1739, Maria Ileaton of Wrentham Abigail, b. Aug. 2, 1740; d. Aug. 9, 1740. Jonathan,
;
; ;

Jan. 24, 1742. Keziah, b. JMarch 4, 1744 m. Jan. 4, 1770, Ziba Ware of Winchester; d. March 8, 1792. Daniel, b. June 24, 1747.
Josepli, b. about 1750; d.

Nov. 31, 1782.

Beriah,
b.

Hannah,

d.

May

14, 1779.

Jacob, d. Apr. 20, 1779. about 1758 d. in Dec, 1824.

j
.

Jonathan^ Day (Israel,'^ John,^ John,- Ecd2)h^ of Dedham) ^h Jan. 24, 1742; m. Miriam Very (d. Aug. 1, 1793), of Worcester, Mass.;
d.

Dec. 20, 1799.

b.

Joseph^ Day {Israel,^ John,^ John,^ Ralj)h^), Dec. 28, 1780, Susan Hefflon d. Nov. 31, 1782.
;

about 1750; m.

Beriah^ Day (Israel,"^ John, ^ John,^ BaJjyh^), b. about 1758; m. July 6, 1784, Rose Heffron d. in Dec, 1824. Children Betty, d. in Susan, d. aged 19 years. Sarah, b. 1789 m, Nicholas infancy. Howes.
;

Amos Day, m. Nov.

Children
:

2,

Asa,
2,

b.

May

1781, Abigail Wright of Warwick, Mass. 16, 1783. Calvin, b. Jan. 31, 1785. Jere-

miah, b. Apr.

1790.

Enoch^ Day {Joseph^ of Wrentham, Mass.), b. Dec 6, 1771 m. Rebecca Lawrence. Children: Melinda A.,m. Jonathan Hill, Nov.
;

25, 1812.

Joseph, b. Oct. 14, 1799

d. in Chesterfield.

Benjamin^ Day (Caleb^ of Wrentham, Mass.), b. Feb. 18, 1748 Sept. 10, 1778, Elizabeth Larden of Wrentham, Mass.
dickerman.

m.

Fred H.2 Dickerman (Charles'^ of Hinsdale), b. June 15, 1852; m., 1st, Jan. 17, 1884, Vara J. (b. Feb. 13, 1860; d. June 13, 1885),

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
daughter of David Wilson
;

325

m.,2nd, Oct., 1890, Lottie Ricliardsou of

West Acton, Mass.

DERBY.

Webster D.^ Derby (./oeZi of Hinsdale), h. Feb. 10, 1840; m. March 16, 1867, Harriet A. (b. July 10, 1846), daughter of John Beal
of Chesterfield.
b.

May
June

6,

1871.

Children: Henry A., b. July 8, 1868. George N., John W., b. Aug. 27, 1873. Charles E., b. Oct.

23, 1876.
d.
6,

Nettie

M. and

Nellie S., twins, b.

May

6,

1883.
b.

Nettie,

1883; Nellie, d. Oct. 22, 1883.

Frank A.,

Feb. 15,

1885.

DICKINSON.

Joseph^ Dickinson (Nathaniel^ of Deerjield, Mass.)

oline
ren,

ni., 1st,

Car-

(d.

March

19, 1777)

m., 2nd,

March 17,1778, Rebecca War-

Children: Rebecca, b. July 4, 1773; m. Jeremiah Gilmore. Caroline, b. Dec. 9, 1778; m. William Butterfield of Westmoreland. Submit, b. Oct. 8, 1781. John, b.

child, d. Jan. 31, 1776.

Feb.
b.

3,

1784.

Joseph, b. June 24, 1786

;

b. Oct. 4,

1788

d. 8ept. 4, 1790.

Feb.

8,

1793.

d. Feb. 4, 1847. Joshua, Luther, b. Feb. 24, 1791. Calista, Delana, b. Feb., 1795. Polly, b. Aug. 19, 1798.
;

Nathaniel^ Dickinson (Nathaniel^ of Deerjield, 3Iass.), b. 1745; m. May 15, 1770, Caroline Cummiug d. March 25, 1814. Children:
;

William, b. July 16, 1771. Azariah,

Sept. 25, 1776.
d.
.

b.

May

2,

1774.

Nathaniel, b.

Asa, b. Sept. 10, 1778. Aaron, Aaron, 2ud, b. Feb. 17, 1783. Abel,
12, 1787.

b. Oct. 30, b.

1780;

May

25, 1785.

Israel, b.

Nov.

Rachel Hale, an adopted daughter, bapt.

Aug.

5,

1787.

William^ Dickinson {Nathaniel,'^ Nathaniel^), b. July 16, 1771 m. 24, 1800, Lucinda Gardner of Sunderland, Mass. Children Erastus, b. 1800. Caroline. Nathaniel, b. Aug. 1, 1806. Arvilla. David S.
;

Apr.

Ansel, b. Feb. 22, 1822.

Rollins.

Azariah^ Dickinson {Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel^), b. May 2, 1774; m. Feb. 28, 1797, Elizabeth, daughter of Matthew Robley. Children Joshua, bapt. May 5, 1811. Clarana, Sally, m. David Whitcomb. Eliza, bapt. May 5, 1811. bapt. May 5, 1811. Orriu, b. Nov. 28, 1809. Manthana, bapt. Nov. 10, 1811. Harriet, bapt. July 10,
:

1814.

326

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
b. Sept. 25,

Nathaniel^ Dickinson {Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel^),

AsA^ Dickinson
.

1776.

{NatJiwiiel,- Nathaniel^), h. Sept. 10, 177S; m. Children: Asa, b. Oct. Koweiia, bapt. July 18, 1811. Betty 1811. June 1806. Zibu, bapt. 4, 1815. 10, Betsey, bapt. July 18,

{Nathaniel^^ NathanieV- of Deerjield), b. Feb. m. Feb. 16, 1808, Polly (b. Sept. 4, 1787 d. Oct. 2, 1873) daughter of Jonathan Whitcomb d. in Oct., 1837. Children Nathan17, 1783
;
;

Aaron^ Dickinson

iel, d.

March

8, 1813.

Alexander,

d. Sept. 5, 1811.

JNIary, b.

Oct.

Martha, b. Aug. 4, 1814. Alexander, b. March 5, 1817. Aaron, b. Nov. 29,1821; killed in battle. Sarah, b. Dec. 30, 1823. Laura, b. Aug. 9, 1827 m. Wellington Kingsley of Williamsburg, Mass.
6,

1812;

d. Oct. 17, 1837.

Abel^ Dickinson
1785;
in.

(NatJianiel,-

Nathaniel of Deerfield)

b.

May
:

25,

Sept. 27, 1815, Abigail (b. Aug. 18, 1786; d. Sept. 25, Ka1860) daughter of Hezekiah Scott; d. July 28, 1865. Children A. Fasset of Winchester. 1816 m. Albert b. Oct. 24, chel, Lucy, b.
;

Feb.

1,

1819

d.

Dec.

8,

1820.
b.

Mar.

26, 1839.

George,

d. Harriet Ann, b. Dec. 23, 1821 1830. b. 1825. Cordelia, May 28, Apr. 2,
;

in.

Erastus^ Dickinson {William,^ Nathaniel,^ Nat]ianieU)^\>. 1800; July, 1828, Esther (b. July 14, 1799 d. Apr. 7, 1877), daughter
; ;

of Moses Hills

d.

July 22, 1865.

^

Nathaniel^ Dickinson {William,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel^) b. Aug. 1806; m. Apr. 18, 1839, Lucina (b. Oct. 18, 1816), daugliter of David Hill; d. Aug. 2, 1866. Children: Lucinda Keziah, b. May 19, 1840 m. Joseph Read of Ashuelot. Laura Lucina, b. Aug. 12, 1841 Ansel Byron, b. Jan. 15, 1843. Lora Ellen, b. d. Nov. 4, 1843. Dec. 1, 1844; d. June 4, 1858. Joseph Gardner, b. Sept. 3, 1847. Mary Calista, b. March 9, 1849; m. George Smith of Hinsdale. Nathaniel William, b. Sept. 25, 1850. John Henry, b. 1851 d. Jan.
1,
;

d. Dec. 27, 1862. Louisa 7, 1863. Frances Lovilla, b. May 11, 1853 Jenette, b. Sept. 8, 1855. Daniel B., b. Sept. 20, 1857. Addie Jane,
;

b.

Nov.

19, 1859; m. Clarence J.

Eames.

Charles W., b. Nov. 10,

1861.

1822 m.,
;

Ansei.^ Dickinson {William,^ Nathaniel,'^ NathayiieP), b. Feb. 22, 1st, 1852, Jane L. Boleyn (d. shortly after m.) of Hinsdale
;

m., 2nd,

dren

Mary Theresa Felch of Winchester; d. Aug. 1889. La Fell, Milan A., John H. and William Eugene.

Chil-

GENEALOGICAL EECORDS.
Orrin"* Dickinson {Azariah,^ Nathaniel,- NatJianieP), b.

327
Nov.
28,

m., 1st, April 4, 1833, Joshua Lawrence of Roxbury

;

1809

Mary Ann
;

(d. April,

1840), daughter of

m., 2nd, Sept. 15, 1840, Emily H. (b.

;

Dec. 14, 1819), daughter of Aaron Wilson of Keene d. Sept. 7, 1890. Children: Ellen E., b. April 13, 1837. Wallace G., b. Aug. Elmer F, b. June 25, 1841 d. Dec. 13, 1858. Fanny M., 14, 1839. b. Feb. 27, 1843 m. Charles Gilmore. James W., b. Jan. 9, 1846. Charles H., b. Nov. 15, 1848. Anna E., b. March 24, 1851; m.
;

Abbot W., b. Dec. 7, 1854. Elvie, b. Oct. 1, Charles E.Page. 1856; d. Dec. 13, 1858. Frank O., b. Jan. 10, 1859. Whitney, b.
Aug,
2,

1861.

Harry, b.

May

22, 1865.

Ansel B.^ Dickinson

b.
;

{Natlianiel,'^ William,'^ Natliayiiel,^ NatJianiel^),

Jan. 15, 1843 m. Jan. 1, 1868, Mary A. (b. Dec. 8, 1850), daughChildren: Anna F., b. ter of Thomas J. Noyes of Boston, Mass. March 31, 1869. Flora E., b. Nov. 8, 1870. Nathaniel J., b. April
20, 1872; d.
Belle, b.

March

12, 1884.

Esther Jane, b. Sept.

3,

1873.

Ida

May

26, 1876.

Rosilla H., b.
b.

Nov.

4,

1880.

Ansel B., b.

Jan. 24, 1882.

David W.,

May

24, 1883.

Joseph G.^ Dickinson {Nathaniel,'^ William,^ Nathaniel,- Nathaniel^), b. Sept. 3, 1847; m. Aug. 20, 1879, Mary M. (b. Aug. 7, 1862), daughter of Cyrus G. Eaton. Child Pearl I,, b. July 23, 1880.
:

Nathaniel W.^ Dickinson

Natlianiel^), b. Sept. 25, 1850; of Richmond. Ino;alls 'O^

{Nathaniel,^

William,^

Nathaniel,'^

m. Mary Alice, daughter of Jarvis

Daniel B.^ Dickinson

iel^), b.
;

(Nathaniel,'^

William,^ Nathaniel,^ Nathan(b.

Sept. 20, 1857 m. Marion of Jarvis Cass of Richmond.

M.

Aug.

28, 1861), daughter

Charles H.^ Dickinson {Orrin^, Azariah,^ Nathaniel,- Nathaniel^), m. 1881, Abbie M. Kendall.

Abbot W.^ Dickinson

b. Dec. 7,

{Orrin,'^ Azariah,^ Nathaniel,^ NathanieV-),

1854

m. Oct. 30, 1876, Addie

E.,

daughter of Francis B.

Cass.
0.'' Dickinson {Orrin,'^ Azariah,^ Nathaniel,'^ Nathaniel^) , Jan. 10, 1859 m. Feb. 12, 1879, Lillian A., daughter of Leander Child Augustus L., b. Apr. 26, 1879. Page.
; :

Frank

b.

328

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

John W.- Dickinson (3fr. Dkkinson^ of Harvard, 3fass.),in. Feb. 27, 18G7, Harriet A. (b. April 3, 1842, in Swanzey), daughter of Carlton Parker. Children S. Carlton, b. Dec. 29, 1867, in Ayer, Mass.
:

John Willard,
1876.
1882.

b. Sept. 22, 1872.

Mary,
1878.

b.

Dec.

6,

D. Harrison,

b. Oct. 27,

George G.

1875; d. Jan. 20, P., b. Jan. 12,

Daniel H.^ Dickinson

Sept. 12, 1843, ker. Children:
15, 1868.
in

of Harvard, 3fass.), b. Cordelia E., daughter of Carlton ParSwanzey; Lois E., b. Sept. 29, 1867. Anna Ma}-, b. Nov.
in.

(3Tr. DicJcinson^

DODGE.

John Dodge had a

child d. Dec. 1, 1760.

child d.

Joshua Dodge had a

Aug.

11, 1760.
8,

Phinehas Dodge and Betty Morse were m. Feb.

1791.

Frank 0.2 Dodge (Abram^ of Chester, Vt.), b. Oct. 15, 1860 m. Nov. 26, 1884, Alma Jane (b. March 14, 1868), daughter of James Monroe Ballou. Child Guy F., b. Oct.' 20, 1885.
;

DOLBY.

Frederick Dolby, Margaret Bolton (b. Aug.

b. April 5, 1850, in
4,

England m. March
;

9,

1874,
:

Hamilton, Canada. Cliildren b. 1875. Sarah, Malvena, b. Feb. 28, 1879. Nellie, b. April 26, Dec. 31, 1881. George, b. Jan. 2, 1884.
1849),
in

downing.

Franklin- Downing (Janies^ of Marlow, N. H.),h. Sept. 1, 1821 m. Aug. 31, 1854, Mary L, (b. Dec. 4, 1831), daughter of Jonatlian
;

D.Ware.
b.
;

Fayette F., b. Sept. 25,^ 1856. Clarence W., Mary A., b. Feb. 7, 1862. Eugene A., b. May 5, 1864 d. July 26, 1867. Arthur A., b. Oct. 31, 1867 d. April, 1868. Marshall W., b. March 15, 1870. Florence L., b. April 2, 1872.

Children:

Aug. 12, 1859.

Fayette F.^ Downing (Franklin,^ James^), b. Sept. 25, 1856 m. Mabel Child Sept. 14, 1886, Addie J. Stanley (b. Apr. 25, 1864). K., b. Dec. 18, 1888.
; :

Clarence W. 3 Downing {Franklin,- James^) ,h. Aug. 12, 1859 m. Nov. 29, 1886, Lela R. Roundy. Child Morton F., b. Nov. 7, 1887.
;

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

329

DRAPF.R.

Abram- Draper {Samuel^ of

Chesterfield
;

Chesterfield), b.
(b.

Aug.
:

15, 1805,

in

m. Dec. 31, 1829, Sarah

;

Samuel March of Alstead

d. Sept. 7, 1884.

July 29, 1803), daughter of Children George W.,

b. Sept.

b. Sept. 22, 1830, in Chesterfield.

Abbie A.,

13,
;

1832

m.

Enoch Howes. Harriet H.,

1850.

b.

Dec. 31, 1846, in Alstead

d. Sept. 14,

(yl&ram,2 Samuel^), h. Sept. 22, 1830; ra. Dec. 16, 1852, Maria L. (b. June 4, 1831), daughter of Grove Bidwell. Emma L., b. March 12, 1859 d. July 3, 1878. Child
: ;

Geok&e W. 3 Draper

DREAVRT.

Horace Drewry, m.
Samuel Thompson.

Jan. 17, 1828, Sally Thompson, daughter of

DUNHAM.
Levi Dunham and
his wife Belinda

had

Delia, b.

May

19, 1816.

DUNTON.

Elijah Dunton,

d. in 1786.

DURANT.

Levi Durant, m. Aug.

Children:
Sabra,
b.

19, 1779,

Feb.

12,

b. Oct. 18, 1783. William, b.

Mary, daughter of William Wright. 1781; m. Edward Goddard. John, Dec. 14, 1785. Levi, b. Nov. 21, 1787.

Polly, bapt. Apr. 14, 1793.

Luther, bapt. Jan. 10, 1796.

JoHN^ Durant {Levi^), b. Oct. 18, 1783 ra. Nov. 23, 1806, Hannah White (b. 1787; d. Apr. 2, 1813). Child: William Wright, b. June 25, 1807.
;

DUSTON.

May

Dorcas Pollard, b. Children Pearly, b. Aug. 26, 1766. Alithea, b. Sept. 13, 1768. Cyrus, b. Feb. 23, 1771. Presson, b. Apr. 13, 1773.

Gardner Duston, m. Rachel

2,

1764.

DWINNEL.

David Dwinnel m. Susan, daughter of Josiah Woodward was b. 1786; d. Oct. 6, 1861.

she

330

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

EAMKS.

Jethro Eames and

Charles.

his wife

Ahiah had three children

Abigail.

Phineas, d. Sept. 22, 1744, in Swiinzey.

b.

Thomas^ Eames, a brickmaker,

about 1618, came to America as

; ;

early as 1634, and settled in Framingham m., 1st, Margarette m., 2d, Mary, daughter of John Blanford of Sudl)nry d. Jan. 25, 1680. Slie was killed by the Indians with five of her children in 1776. Had
;

twelve children, one of

whom was

John.^

JoHN^ Eames {TJiomas,^ a hrkhnaker) b. Oct. 6, 1642, Mass. m., 1st, Mary Adams; m., 2d, Elizabeth Eames;
;

in
d.

Dedham,
Dec. 14,

who

1733, continues the line.

in

Framingham. Had

ten children

among

the sons was Ilenry,^

HenryS Eames (John,^ Thomas^), b. Apr. 28, 1698; m. Nov. 12, Had ten children, the third 1722, Ruth Newton d. March 11, 1761.
;

one of the family was Henry.'*

Henry"* Eames (Henr?/,3 Jb7i, 2 TJioynas^), b. Apr. 30, 1726, in Framingham m. May 13, 1750, Lois, daughter of Peter How of Hop;

kinton,

Mass.
Lois.

Had

nine children

1756.

Lucy.

Ruth. Peter.

Henry. Gershom. Jotham, b. Nabby. Luther d. 1792 in Fram:

ingham.
{Ilenry,^ Henry,^ John.,- Thomas^), h. 1756; m. Eusebia (d. April 11, 1856), daughter of Rev. WilMay 24, 1787, Feb. d. liam Goddard 21, 1841. Children William G., b. June 16,

Jotham^ Eames
;

1788. Lucy, b. Oct. 16, 1790.

March
Rhoda,

18,
b.

Eusebia, b. Jotham, to removed Sullivan. and Winchester m. Samuel 1800; and lives in HudWilliam Ames m. 1804. Maria, April 30,

b. Oct. 11, 1793.

son, Michigan.

William Goddard^ Eames

;

as^), b. June 16, 1788 d. Jan. 14, 1867), daughter of

{Jothccm,^ Henry, Henry ^^ John,- Thornm. April 22, 1813, Clarissa (1). Nov. 2>^, 1792
;

Amos
;

Bailey

d. April 2, 1861.

Chil-

Cynthia, b. May 1, 1814 m. Sept. 16, 1834, Jonathan D. Turner of Jaffrey. Louisa, b. Sept. 22, 1815; d. Feb. 17, 1844. Henry, b. July 24, 1817. Zilpha, b. April 4, 1821 d. July 31, 1837. Claris-

dren

sa, b.

m. Lyman N. Howes. William, Aug. 10, 1828 1831 d. June 26, 1884, in California. Eusebia, b. Oct.
; ;

b.

March

22,

21, 1834;

m.

George Moore

(d.

May

25, 1880,

in California).

?^77il^

GENEALOGICAL RECOKUS.
JoTHAM^ Eajies (JotJiam,^ Henry
;

331
,

Oct. 11, 1793

Henry, John,^ TJiomas^) h. d. Sept. M. Kezia 7, 1819, (b. Sept. 23, 1794 d. March Conn. 1850. of David of 11, Ely Lyme, 1891), daughter Children: Lucy, d. young. Sarah Ann, b. June 30, 1820; d. July David Ely, b. Feb. 22, 1822 d. April 3, 18fi4. Lucy 19, 1820. Ann, b. Aug. 28, 1823; m. Jan. 27, 1854, Ephraim Kidder of Mich^'^

m. Sept.

igan.

Feb. 27, 1827; m. m. Hastings Caipenter. Rhoda, d. April 10, 1830. Rhoda M., b. Jan. 25, 1830; m. Orlando Ames of Michigan. JothamC, b. Dec. 9, 1834 d. Feb. 2,

James C,

b.

June

17,

1825.
b.

Nancy,
1,

b.
;

Henr}' H. Atwood.

Kezia M.,

Jan.

1829

1841.

Frederic P., b. Jan. 21, 1838

d.

March

25, 1840.

Henry''' Fames (William G.,^ Jotham,^ Henry,^ Henry,^ John,^ Thomas,^ from England), b. July 24, 1817; m., 1st, May 1, 1844, Eliza Ann (b. June 15, 1820 d. Dec. 8, 1867), daughter of Joseph Brown m., 2d, Sept. 20, 1868, Mrs. E. A. Allen (b. Aug. 14, 1827). He d. Nov. 7, 1886. Children Frank H., b.Feb. 22, 1845. George H., m. John Ballon. b. May 25, 1847. Floretta M., b. March 11, 1849 Fred B., b. Dec. 3, 1851. Harriet A., b. Sept. 16, 1856 m. Willis Hutchinson. Eliza A., b. June 14, 1859 m. Simeon E. Cameron of
; ;
:

Keene.

James

C.'''

Fames {Jotham,^ Jotham,^

June
17,

Henry,'^ Henry,"^ JoJin,^

Aug. 13, 1844, Martha M. (b. Thomas^), March 13, 1827), daughter of Lawson Moore m., 2d, July 23, 1864, Ellen F. Higgins of Hinsdale (widow of Francis J. Porter) d. April 19, 1888. Children p:mma F., b. Nov. 2, 1847 m. George S. i:ilis m. Theodore H. Miller Ella M., b. Sept. 2, 1851 d. Nov. 9, 1863. of Washington, D. C. Clarence J., b. Aug. 7, 1853. Ozro C, b. Dec. Arthur E., b. Oct. 15, 1870. 10, 1857 d. Nov. 21, 1863.
h.

1825

m., 1st,

Frank H.^ Fames

Jolin,'^

{Henry,'' William G.,^ Jotham,^ Henry,

'^

Henry ^^
:

Thomas^),
Willie.

b.

Feb. 22, 1845

m. Etta A. Williams. Children

Percy.

George H.s Fames

Jolin,^

(H'en?-?/,'''

Thomas^),

b.

May
:

5,

William G.,^Jotham,^ Henry, ^ Henry, ^ 1847 m. March 22, 1876, Margaret An;

derson of Keene.

Child

George Herbert,

b.

Aug.

25, 1884.

Fred
:

B.^

Fames

^ ^ {Henry,'' William G.,^ Jotliam,^ Henry, Henry,

John,- Thomas)^, b. Dec. Child Harry, b. 1883.

3,

1851;

m. June,

1876, Louie Toye.

332
Clarence J.^
Nov.

HISTORY OF SWANZET.
EAMEs(t7a??ie.s
b.

John,- Thomas^),

Aug.

7,

C," Jotham,^' Jotham/' Henry, Henry, ^ 1853; m. Nov. 8, 1875, Addie Jane (b.
'^

Children: 19, 1859), daughter of Nathaniel Dickinson, 3rd. Clarence N., b. Nov. 1, 187G. Walter Lee, b. Sept. 30, 1878; d.

Feb. 28, 1880.

Cressie, b. Apr. 9, 1884.

EASTMAN.
{Carlton^ of Hartland, Vt.), b. ]May 18, 1830; m. June 18, 1852, Jane (b. Aug. 26, 1834) daughter of James Tufts of Keene. Children Augusta C, b. Nov. 5, 1853 m. Osman m. George G. Page. Charles C, Bidwell. Alice, b. Aug. 20, 1855
:

George W.^ Eastman

b.

June

3,

1857

d.

Apr.
b.

11, 1858.
1,

E. Ilewes.

Jenney, May of Marlborough. Sarah Lizzie,

Jesse, b.

1861
b.

m. Walter Emily Jane, b m. Jan. 1, 1882, Lorin Wliite June 3, 1863; d. Oct. 14, 1865.
; ;

Aug. 17,1865. John C, b. Oct. 10, 1867; d. March 30, 1873. William Henry, b. June 10, 1870. George Frank, b. Apr. 25, 1872. Robert R., b. Apr. 29, 1876.

Corinth, Vt.), b. March 15, 1836; E. (b. Dec. 12, 1843), daughter of Irus MetChildren: Josie E., b. Sept. 6; 1873; d. Dec. 1, 1878. Roy calf. Jan. 15, 1881. E., b.

Erdix

S.2

Eastman {Amos^ of

m. Oct. 29, 1872,

Emma

EATON.

Jedutiiun Eaton m., 2nd, Nov.

Winchester.
Child
:

14, 1844,

Mrs. Phebe Turtelot of

Joel, b. in Winchester, July 25, 1800.

,

Joel^ Eaton (Jednthnn^ of Winchester)

b.

July 25, 1800

;

m. Mary
2,

AnnAVooUey
dren
:

(b.

May

16, 1807) of AYinchester

d.

June
;

3, 1863. Chil-

Martha A., b. George A. Leonard.

in Chesterfield,

Dec. 25, 1832

b.

ra.

July

1856,
field
;

F. Loyd, b. June 22, 1835,

in

Chestei
in

resides in Michigan.

Mary

Lorette,
8,

moreland.
b.

Francis H., b. July

;

1839

Nov. 23, 1841

17, 1874.

d.

May

29, 1859.

1837, d. Sept. 10, 1856. Amasa R., Ellen F., b. Dec. 3, 1844; d.
16,

June

West-

March

Joel M., b. Nov. 5, 1848; resides in Michigan.

Joel^ Eaton {Abel,^ Samuel,^ Samuel,^ Jonathan,^ Jonas^ who came from Evgland prior to 1640, later from Reading), m. Eunice (b. March 4, 1801) daughter of Abraham Stearns; removed to WoodChildren Augusta, Elizabeth, Ellen, and Jolm S. stock, Vt.
:

Orleans

SamueP of

S.'^ Eaton {Loren,'^ AheU^ Samuel^ of Holden, Mass., Worcester, Jonathan? of Reading, Mass., Jonas^ who came

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
from England prior
17, 1833
;

333

to 1640 and settled in Reading^ Mass.)^ b. Dec. Dec. m., 1st, 31, 1863, Ellen E. (b. March 3, 1842 ; c1. Feb. of Rev. Tiistan Aldrich m,,2n(l, Jan. 12, 1887, 16, 1877), daiigliter Mrs. Adelphia Thayer (tl. Ang. 25, 1888), daughter of Benjamin F.
;

Draper.

Ang.

27, 1869.

Ellen, b.

Children: Herbert J., b. Nov. 25, 1864. Willie O., b. Mabel L., b. March 5, 1873 d. Sept. 4, 1888. Cora Feb. 10, 1877.
;

James

T.^

Eaton

{Ahel^^ Samuel,'^ Samuel,^ Joyiathan,^ Jonas,^ of

;

England iwior to 1640), b. June 22, 1813 m., Jnly 10, 1845, Martha N. (b. June 26, 1824 d. March 19, 1863) daughter of Joseph Snow d. Jan. 25, 1872. Chihlren James Harvey, b. Jan. 30, 1847 d. June
; ;
: ;

18, 1864, at Washington, D. C. Humphrey G., b. April Alfred S., b. June 30, 1851. Addie J., b. Feb. 29, 1856.

9,

1849.

Humphrey
,

G.'''

Eaton {James
;

T.,^ Abel,^ Samuel,'^ Samtiel,^

ni.

Jona-

than,^ Jonas^),h. April 9, 1849 9, 1849) daughter of E. G. and

M.

Sept. 5, 1875, Julia M. (b. March P. Goodell of Winchester. Chil-

Ned Herman, b. July 20, 1879. 3, 1877. Carl Wesley, b. July 30, 1882. Delia L., b.' June 4, 1884. Children
dren
:

Addie Geneva,

b.

June

all

born at Winchester.
^

Ellis.
;

George W.' Ellis (formerly of Keene), b. Jan. 29, 1809 m., 1st, Dec, 1837, Louisa (b. Jan. 25, 1818 d. March 24, 1856), daughter of Mr. Farwell of Nelson m., 2nd, Sarah P., daughter of Daniel Thompson, of Keene. Cliildren George S., b. March 10, 1838. D. Warren, b. Nov. 7, 1839. Al)bie L., b. Oct. 9, 1841 m. Homer E. White of
;

Marlborough.

Elbridge C, b. June 22, 1843. J. Lucius, b. Jan. 1845. Anna M., b. Feb. 8, 1848 m. Arthur F. Bigelovv of Keene, 27, Emma 1877. S., b. March 31, 1850; m. Everett Adams. May 28,
;

Ella W. (twin to Pierce of Keene.

Emma

S.), b.

March

31, 1850;

m. Charles

W.

Hattie M., b. Apr. 11, 1852; d. Sept. 10, 1854.

George
6,

S.^ Ellis (George

WA),

b.

March

10, 1838

ra., 1st,

Aug.

1863, Emma F. (b. Nov. 2, 1847; d. Nov. 9, 1863), daughter of James C. Eames m., 2nd, Oct. 11, 1864, Nellie M. (b. Apr. 15, 1840), daughter of Hiram Forbusli.
;

D. Warren2 Ellis (George WA), b. Nov. 7, 1839; m. Jan. 2, Child Georgiana, b. Feb. 26, 1878, Annie M. Heustis of Boston.
:

1882.
23

334

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
;

Abbie L.2 Ellis (George TF.i), b. Oct. 9, 1841 m. June 15, 1863, Homer E. White (b. June 12, 1840), of Marlborough. Children: Walter H., b. Sept. 4, 18G7, in Marlborough. Louie and May, b. Apr. 3, 1873, in Keene May d. Apr. 3, 1873 Louie d. Apr. 5, 1873.
; ;

Elbkidge C.2 Ellis {George W.^),

1871), Clara E. Hill of Belmont, Mass.

b.

June

22,

1843;

ni.

May,

J. Lucius^

Ellis (George

TF.i), b. Jan.

27, 1845;

m. Feb. 10,

Children: O. 1869, Grace A., daughter of Mr. Gurnsey, of Keene. Mabel, b. in Keene, Sept. 8, 1871. Jessie G., b. Jan. 18, 1873, in Somerville,

Mass.

Maude

G., b. July 18, 1877,

in

Waverly, Mass,;

d.

Sept. 9, 1878.

Ella W.2 Ellis (George WJ),

1872, Charles
2,

b. INLarch 31,

W.

Pierce of Keene.
b.

Children

1850; m. Oct. 23, Florence L., b. Aug.

1875.

Arthur G.,

Dec. 16, 1880.

;

George W.- Ellis (George^ of Keene), b. March, 1829 m. July 3, 1852, Louisa (b. Sept. 28, 1827), daughter of David Hill. Children : Etta Jane, b. Oct. 11, 1852 m. in July, 1876, James Castle d. March
;
;

26, 1883.

March ^21, 1854; ni. Charles Davis of Bellows Falls. Emma C, b. Oct. 24, 1855 m. Herbert Raymond of Keene. George T., b. Jan. 24, 1858. David,b. Nov. 28, 1859. Helen Sophia, b. March 16, 1866. Murter K., b. Sept. 24, 1868.
Abbie Louisa,
b.
;

George
1858
;

T.^ Ellis (George TF.,- George^ of Keene), m. Minnie Hendricks of Keene.

b.

Jan. 24,

ELLOR.

Harriet

Ldke Ellor, b. March 31, 1836, in Canada; m. Dec. 16,1854, M. (b. Dec. 25, 1835), daughter of Josiah B. Cass. Children:
I., b.

Mary

Nov.

11, 1855

d.

Nov.

9,

1859.

Emma

J., b.
;

March

8,

1858; m. John F. Ballon. George C, b. July 14, 1861 d. Oct. 6, m. Frank Carlton of Winchester, 1870. Eva L., b. Feb. 15, 1869 Plora A., b. Dec. 7, 1870; m. Fred Spring. Leon C, b. Aug. 10,
;

1873.

EMERSON.

Ezra2 Emerson (CaleW of Marlborough), h. 1788; m.May 7, 1815, of :Sally (b. 1798; d. Nov. 26, 1878), daughter of Oliver Carter
Marll)orough
19, 1815
;
;

d. Sept. 6,

1861.

Children
b.

Franklin Carter,

b.

Aug.
;

d.

young.

Lucinda A.,

May

21, 1817, in Marlborough

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

335

Carter, b. of Gilsnm.
12, 1825
;

m. Sylvester Whitcomb. Jerome Oliver, b. Dec. 23, 1818. Phebe Nov. 18, 1820. Marietta, b. Apr. 21, 1822; ra. Jacob Polly An infant, b. June 1, 1824 d. Joseph Frencli, b. July
;
.

Jan, 19, 1841. Laura, b. Sept. 27, 1827 m., 1st, George Kendall of Troy m., 2nd, Ansel Martin of Richmond. An infant son,
d.
;
;

b.

June

24, 1829.

Irena, b.

March

6,

1836

Sally M., b. June 23, 1830; d. Sept. 19, 1837. m. Scott, of "Winchester.
;

EMERY.
(Daniel,^ Daniel^ of York, 3fe.), b. Oct. 24, 1846, at Great Falls; m. Oct. 24, 1866, Mary (d. Jan. 27, 1868), daughter of Theodore Ricker of Great Falls; m., 2nd, March 12, 1870, Carrie M., daughter of Mark N. Silsbee of Wakefield. Cliil-

George

E.3

Emery

dren:

Archie
1874.

C,

George F., b. Jan. b. June 30, 1872

15,
;

1868.

d. Jan. 10, 1878.

Berthold L., b. Oct. 6, 1877. Raymond, b. June 15, 1886. Florence M., b. Aug. 17, 1889 Sept. 22, 1889.

Edgar C, b. Jan. 6, 1871. Frank S., b. Dec. 2, Addie M., b. Jan. 24, 1879.
;

d.

Edgar
Carter.

C.^

Emery (George

E.,^ Daniel,'^ Daniel^)

b. Jan. 6,

1871

m. Oct., 1890, Florence M.

(b.

March

8,

1872), daughter of Norris C.

EVANS.

Homer W.2 Evans

m. March
11, 1862,

(Charles^ of Halifax,

Vt.),

b. Oct. 12,

1834;
:

Mary A. (b. Sept. 14, 1841), daughter of James Stone of Readsborough, Vt. He d. June 11, 1884. Children Ned Leon E., b. Oct. 7, 1874; d. Dec. 12, 1874. H., b. Aug. 17, 1865.

Maud

S., b.

Sept. 17, 1875.

;

Henry B.^ Evans (Charles^), b. Feb. 7, 1841 m. Sept. 8, 1875, Julia A. Perry of Malone, N. Y. Lelia P., b. June 14, -Child 1881.
:

m. Lydia (b. (Peter^ of BoUon, 3/ass.), b. 1711 d. of 24, 1720; 2, Apr. Aug. 1806), daughter Benjamin Doolittle of Child d. in SwanNorthfield, Mass d. Feb. 23, 1781, in Hinsdale.
; ;

JoHN^ Evans

zey in 1740.

EVELETH.

Charles E.^ Eveleth (EUsha^ of Marloio),h. Aug., 1854; m. June 21, 1882, Mary Deziah (b. June 22, 1862), daughter of Albert
R. Ballou.
Child
:

Lottie M., b. Feb. 1, 1889.

336

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

FAIRBANKS.

Luther Fairbanks and

1779.

his wife

Thankful had

Luther bapt. Oct.,

12, 1782.

Sarah, bapt. Dec. 24, 1780.

Abel, bapt. June

Calvin Fairbanks and

14, 1777.

1781.

his wife Jennette had: Nathan, d. Jan. Nathan, 2nd, bapt. Aug. 24, 1778. Polly, bapt. July 15, Ebenezer, bapt. May 16, 1784. Wilder, bapt. Aug. 24, 1788.

FAULKNER.

Stephen^ Faulkner {William^ of Chesterfield), b. Feb. 14, 1816 m. June 27, 1847, Adaline T. (b. March 28, 1826), daughter of Samuel Holbrook, 2d; d. Aug. 31, 1885. Children: Addie Jane, b. June 19, 1849. Jonas, b. June 5, 1854 d. Sept. 9, 1854. Frank S., *b. Apr. 22, 1857. A. Gertrude, b. Oct. 10, 1858.
; ;

George W. Faulkner of
Nov.
2,

Chesterfield, b. April 15, 1828

ra.

June

14, 1854, Lizzie, daughter of Calvin Field.

12, 1855.
;

Children

P^mraa A., b.

Almon

G., b. July 30, 1800.

Charles W.,b. Aug.

1868

d. Jan. 4, 1877.

FARNSVrORTH.

MosES Farnsworth, m. Jan. Woodcock.

15, 1789,

Martha, daughter of Nathan

John Farnsworth, m.

Oct. 12, 1791, Bethiah Harvej'.

FARR.

Alonzo^ Farr {WUUam,^

30, 1816, in Chesterfield
;

Isaac^ of Chesterfield, N. II.), b. May m., 1st, Oct. 11, 1838, Sarah E. (b. Mtiy 4,
;

ni., 2nd, Feb. 8, 1881, Phebe G. 1819), daughter of Mason Herrick Stowell (b. May 14, 1822, in Newfane, Vt.) came from Keene to Cliildren Sarah J., b. Oct. 18, 1839 m. William Ssvanzey in 1870.
; : ;

P. Coburn, Oct. 24, 1859.

June 21, 1841 m. Charles Martha Ette, b. July 2, S. Fay, Sept. 13, 1865; d. July 17, 1889. 1847 d. June 18, 1848. Lloyd A., b. March 16, 1819 d. Sept. 16, Fred W., b. Oct. 18, 1854 m. April 22, 1878, Ellen E. Bolles 1849.
b.
;

Helen A.,

daughter of Randall Bolles

d.

May

29, 1884.

Fred M. Farr, m. May

Hills
;

30, 1858,

Mary

J,,

daughter of Elijah

resides in Keene.
21, 1856, Sarah E.
;

I. Farr, m. Oct. N. March 8, 1830 y., cuse,

Henry

Wright

(b. in

SyraChil-

d. April 25, 1887, in

Swanzey).

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
dren
:

337
Walter
P., b.

Oscar R.,
4,

b.

Nov.

26, 1857, in Waterford, Vt.

June

1866, in Putne}^

Emma

m. Aug. 21, 1884, 7.i), b. Nov. 26, 1857 L. (b. in Grafton, Vt.), daughter of E. B. Rugg. Children: G. Bernard, b. July 18, 1886 d. Feb. 7, 1887. W. Percy, b. March
; ;

Oscar R.2 Farr {Henry

26, 1888.

Walter P.^ Farr {Henry^), b. June 4, 1866, in Putnej', Vt. m. Nov. 30, 1889, Mrs. Gertrude M. Simonds (b. 1861), daughter of John Q. A. Wilson.
;

FARRIS.

Samuel
1805
;

S.-

m.

May
;

Farris {Samuel,^ of Yarmouth, Mass.), b. Jan. 23, 7, 1855, Clementine R. (b. March 23, 1819), daughter

of Elisha Ramsdell.
18, 1857

He

d. Sept. 7, 1878.

Child

Hattie E.,

b.

July

m. Frank Hewes.
FASSETT.

Albert A. Fassett, of Winchester, m. Nov.

Oct. 24, 1816), daughter of Al)el Dickinson. Henry, b. Apr. 18, 1849. Walter C.

18, 1846, Rachel (b. Children Hattie E.,

:

Henrt2 Fassett
J.,

(Albert^), b. Apr., 1849

m. Nov.

5,
:

1876,

Mary

daughter of Joseph

W. Cummings

of Keene.

Child

Warren H.,

b.

March

2,

1880.

fessenden.

Timothy^ Fessenden had children

26, 1795
;

ra.

Israel Applin. Sally, d. Jan. 15, 1826.

Timothy. John. Lucy, b. June Nathan. Nancy,

m. Benjamin Applin.
Timothy'-^

Benjamin and Charles.

m. Dec.
15,

Fessenden {Timothy^),

1814, Angelina

(bapt. Sept. 16, 1798), daughter of

,

Mathew Robley.
of Levi Blake.

Nathan^ Fessenden (Timothy^) m. Maria, daughter

field.

Calvin Field, b. May 4, 1787, in Winchester m., June 28, 1798), daughter of John BoUes of Richmond
;

1st,
;

Lovice (b.

m., 2nd, Feb.

28, 1830, Sarah Poraroy. Children

m. June 14, 1854, G.

W.

Willard, b. Sept. 25, 1819. Lizzie, Faulkner.

:

338
WiLLARD^ Field

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
(Oalvin^), b. Sept. 25,1819; m. Nov. 6, 1859,

Sophia, diuighter of Artenius Kixfoid of "Winchester.

Ltman^ Field (Phinehas^ of Winchester), rn. Feb. 11, 1829, Lucy Read (d. June 3, 1866). Chihben Elsie, b. 1833 ni. Arzu Iliggins; d. Feb. 5, 1873. Lyman, b. Nov. 20, 1837 d. June 18, 1862.
: ; ;

1st,

C.2 Field (Erastus^ of Winchester), b. May 24, 1831 m., Electa Guillovv of Gilsuin m., 2nd, Dec, 1859, INIaiy Ellen, daughter of Stephen Fay, of Walpole. Children Mary E., b. Sept.
; ; :

Jekome

14, 1861.

Mattie J.,

b.

Oct. 25, 1863.

Zachariah Field of Winchester, m. Oct. 21, 1811, Meril)ah (b. March 27, 1785), daughter of John Pierce. Children: Alvin, George,
b. 1814.

Bradford, b. 1816.

Harriet, b. 1819.

Gilbert, 1821.

Syl-

via, b. 1821.

FIFIELD.

Stillman- FiFiELD {Paxil^ of Roxbury),h. June 12, 1802 m. Sept. 28, 1828, Julia Robbins (b. in 1808s d. Apr. 5, 1881), of Nelson; d. Dec. 15, 1878.
;

FISH.

Seth Fish and wife had Lois,

23, 1782.

Susanna,

b.

b. Ma3' 31, 1781. Chloe, b. Nov. Jan. 25, 1786. Esther, b. in Aug., 1787.

Farnum Fish, b. In Uxbridge, Mass., March 5, 1775; m. Feb. 25, 1796, Rachel Thnyer (b. Aug. 27, 1778, in Mendon, Mass d. Oct. 20, 1845) d. July 14, 1826. Children Rachel T., b. July 27, 1796; m.
;

Ezekiel Lane. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 18, 1799. Susan, b. Nov. 19,1802; m., 1st, Feb. 6, 1822, Alpheus Bridge; ra., 2d, Feb. 3, 1828, Daniel
Slate of Bernardston, Mass. Mary, b. Feb. 17, 1805; d. Aug. 9, Amos F., b. Apr. 29, 1809. Ezra T., b. May 28, 1813. Caroline, b. Feb. 20, 1816; m. Abram Spofford, May 6, 1841.

1840.

Nathaniel- Fish (Farman^ of Uxbridge), h. Feb. 18, 1799; m. May 10, 1823, Judith (1). in 1798; d. Nov. 20, 1837), daughter of
Barzillai Streeter;
d.

May
b.

13, 1839.

Children: Rachel,
;

b.

Oct. 14,

1824

m. Alonzo F. Lane.

Nancy
1,

B., b. Sept. 24, 1827

;

m. Josiah

Parsons.

Susan M.,

Feb.

1830

m. Elisha F. Lane.

AmosF.2 Fish (Farnum^),

b.

Apr. 29, 1809; m. Aug, 26, 1834,

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Lovilla
(1),

339

Nov.

3,

Fayette Farnum,
ton, b. Sept.

b.

Children: 1812), daugliter of John Stratton. 1839. Strat1836 d. March John 3, Aug. 22,
;

b. Dec. 15, 1840; Ezra Farnum, b. Oct. 22, 1843. Ellen R., b. July adopted by Mr. and Mrs. George W. Alexander.

19, 1838.

Nathaniel F.,

d.

May

5,
;

1842.

15,

1848

Ezra Thayer"2 Fish (Farnum^), b. May 28, 1813; m. Apr. 28, d. March 14, 1886. 1850, Sarah Jane Campbell (b. Feb. 9, 1827) Children Ella Amanda, b. March 23, 1851. Adeline S., b. Dec. 5,
;
:

1854;
b.

15, 1858.

Caroline Susan, b. Dec. 5, 1854; d. July 29, 1855. P^arnum Thayer, b. Nov. 24, 1857. William Campbell, Charles Winthrop. July 23, 1860.
d.

May

FITZGERALD.

John Fitzgerald, b. in Kerry County, Ireland, in 1825; m. in Children Thomas J., b. Nov. 28, 1849, Joanna Murphy (b. 1828). m. Charles Hanrahan. Mary Ann, 1850. Kate C, b. Dec. 5, 1852 b. Sept. 8, 1854; d. Dec, 1862. Joanna, b. Dec. 6, 1856 d. Jan.
: ; ;

1863. John, d. Jan., 1863. Frank, d. young. Elizabeth Jane, b. Jan. 25, 1866. Charles, b. in 1868 d. in 1870.
;

1879,

Thomas J.2 Fitzgerald (Johu^),h. Nov. 28, 1850; m. Feb. 23, Ann Dorothy McPhee of Prince Edward Island. Children:
A., b. Nov.
30, 1885.

Mary
Aug.

John M., b. Jan. 31, 1, 1880. Vincent, b. Jan. 14, 1887.

1884.

Laura,

b.

TiMOTHy Fitzgerald and

dren
:

wife Ellen Leahey, b. in Ireland.

Chil-

Mary

A., b. Jidy 20, 1875.

Frank A.

George.

FLINT.

m. Jan. 1, 1811, Harriet Rixford (b. Sept. 24, 1793, in Winchester). Children AVilliam R., b. June 19, 1812, in Stowe, Vt. Harriet, b. Aug. 13, 1813, in Stowe, Vt. Swain S., b. Dec. 21, 1818, in Winchester. Wilson, b.
b. in
; :

Benjamin Flint,

Winchester, Nov. 17, 1784

Ephraim, b. iu Bloomfield, Sept. 11, 1820, in Youugstown, Ohio. Ohio, Oct. 30, 1822; d. in Swanzey. Lucy A., b. Nov. 6, 1824, in Bloomfield, Ohio; m. Mr. Rice of South Royalston, Mass. Mary, b.

May

15, 1827, in Winchester; d. in

N. Y. City. Hepzi,
Daniel, b.

b. Sept. 20,
9,

1859, in

Winchester;

d. in W^inchester.

May

1832, in

Swanze3\

William R.^ Flint (Benjamin^),

nah, had
:

Royal M.,

b.

b, June 19, 1812, and his wife HanFeb. 28, 1836. Harriet Rand, b. Oct. 1, 1837
;

340
d.

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
d,
b.

1839.

Aug. 30, 1841. James William, b. Jan. 28, 1839; Hannah Rand, b. Sept. 24, 1840. Eliza Abbie,

Feb. 22,

Nov. 27,

1842.

Royal M.^ Flint {William R.,^ Benjamin^), Fanny M., daughter of Mellen Ilolbrook.
FOLLET.

b.

Feb. 28, 1836

m.

John FoLLET
13, 1770.

and his wife Rachel had

b.

John,

Hannah,

d.

Dec.

Hiram,

June

18, 1770.

JoiiN^

11, 1778), daughter of

FoLLET (John^), m., 1st, Dec. 7, 1773, Christian (d. Feb. Samuel Belding; m., 2(1, Feb. 9, 1779, Sybil
Ciiildren:
Silas, d. Sept. 2, 1777.

Willard of Winchester.
d. Sept. 5,

Luther,

1777.

Levi, b.

June

6,

1776.

FORBUSH.

Hiram- Foubush {Daniel^ of Harvard, 3fass.), m. Aug. 20, 1836, Lucina L. (b. Jan. 27, 1816;

b.

Dec. 13, 1812;

8,

d. Sept.

1870),

daugliter of Asa Willis of Winchester; d. Sept. 24, 1883. Ciiildren: Nellie M., b. Apr. 15, 1840; m. George S. Ellis. Lucius M., b.

Aug.
d.

3,

1841

d. Sept. 24, 1866, in

Iowa. Fay M., b. Sept. 5, 1843

Dec. 17, 1864, iu Marlborough. Charles H., b. Jan. 10, 1846. Netm. J. Frank Perry of Worcester, Mass. tie L., b. July 29, 1848 Emma E., b. Jul}' 28, 1850 m. Solon W. Nelson of Worcester. Anna
; ;

L. S.,

b.

Jan. 8, 1856

d.

July 26, 1857.

FORRISTALL.

Franklin B.^ Forristall (Josfjyh MA of Troy), b. Dec. 15, 1821 m. Sept. 15, 1846, Martha Ann (b. Nov. 24, 1827 d. Oct. 7, 1890, in Keene), daughter of William Lawrence; d. May 5, 1884. Children Marietta, m. Levi Randall d. Nov. 21, 1890. Jane, d. June 5, 1884. George H.
; ;
: ;

10, 1851,
1,

Joseph N.^ Forristall {Joseph MA), b. April 19, 1826 m Sept. Mary Ann, daughter of Abner Haskell of Troy; d. June
;

1871.

Child: Willie.
FOSTER.

Foster, d. March 2, 1761, and Mary, his wife, d. Feb. 5, 1761. Joel Foster, m. Jan. 24, 1793, Martha, daughter of Philemon Whitcomb. Children Patty, m. Willard Whitcomb. Hannah, b.
:

Amos

Apr. 20, 1794.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

341

Nathaniel Foster, m. Feb. 16, 1797, Silence (b. Dec. 3, 1772), d. Dec. 5, daughter of Philemon Whitcomb. A child, b. in 1805
;

1814.

Abraham Foster had

1813.

a child b. Sept. 12, 1812

d.

March

12,

Joel2 Foster {Joel^), m. Betsey (b. May 19, 1806; d. April 11, 1890), daughter of Amos Richardson; removed to Waitsfield, Vt., where both died leaving a son Joel, and a daughter who m. O. C.

Campbell of Omaha.

iam

Philemon W.2 Foster (NathanieP),h. 1807 m. June, 1835, Mard. March 20, 1877. (b. June 9, 1817), daughter of John Stratton
;

Edson H., d. July 3, 1860. (d. Oct. 19, 1873) b. 1841. Julia B., b. 1844; m. Charles G. Howard of Winchester, in 1866; d. May 21, 1871. Emogene S., b. 1846; ra. Feb. 28, 1864, Daniel A. Potter, Middlebury, Vt. Jennie M., b. 1848; m.
;

Mary J., m. Charles L. Pond

:

Children

b.

1836

d.

Aug.

15, 1847.

Helen

S., b.

1839

Clarence A. Parker.

Flora H.,

b.

1851

m. Edwin H. Aldrich. Fred

July 16, 1853. Abbie L., b. Dec. 26, 1857; m. Willie M. Moore, of Hadley, Mass. Clinton, b. 1859

W.,

b.

May
;

13, 1879.

d.

March

27,

1860.

FOWLER.
Rev. Thomas
L."^

Fowler
b.

{David,'^ b. 1783, yl&ner,^ b. 1753,

b.

Sam-

uel,^ b. 1722, Jacob,^

1660, Abner,^ b. 1635 in Killarney, Munster County^ Ireland), b. Oct. 10, 1823, in Bridgewater, N. H. m., 1st, Aug. 20, 1844, Mary F. (d. 1847) daughter of 1692, Samuel,^
;

Rev. Benjamin Hazelton of Northfield m., 2nd, May 10, 1848, Nanc}' M. (1). Feb. 25, 1827, in Windsor, Me.), daughter of Levi Giles. Children: Eugene A., b. Feb. 1, 1846. Herschel J., b. Apr. 23,
;

1849.

Orrin R.,

b.

May

21, 1851.

April, 1854.

Manson

L., b.

Feb.

3,

Oris Lee, b. April 13, 1853 1859.

d.

FOX.

Salmon H.^ Fox

m., 1st, April 21, 1847, of Bernardston, Mass.

(Jared^ of Bernardston, Mass.), b. Nov. 25, 1822 Mary Thayer (d. Dec. 5, 1848, aged 28 years),
;

m., 2nd, Apr. 16, 1851, Harriet (b. July 6, m., 3rd, Dec. 1, 1860), daughter of David Wilson 1864, Almira J. (b. 1832), sister to Alfred Marble of Hinsdale.
;

1832

d.

Dec.

6,

Children

Mary,
;

b.

May

6,

1852

m. Frank L. Snow.

Willie, b.

Jan. 3, 1859

d. Sept. 30, 1881.

342

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

FRANKLIN.

Ebenezeu Fkanklin and

1798.

his wife Esther

had: Esther,

b.

July 29,

Nathaniel, b. Feb. 28, 1800.

FRARY.

Jonathan Frary and Prudence,

4, 1743.

his wife,

had

Prudence, bapt. Oct.

John Fuary and

m. Feb.
1757.
10, 17G1
16, 1772,

Sarah, b. ni. AVilliam Hills.

;

Abigail, his wife, had Mai-y, b. Nov, 25, 1752 John Pierce. John, b. June 4, 1755; d. John, b. June 7, 1759 d. March 23, 1777. Abigail, b. Feb.
:

Pliebe, b. Sept. 4, 1763.

Jonathan, b.

in Feb., 1770.

Sarah, m. April 26, 1802, Caleb Chase.

FREEMAN.

Amos Freeman, m,

Sept. 12, 1786, Delilah Hill.

Asa Freeman m. Dec. 30, 1790, Thankful (b. Jan. 19, daughter of Thomas Applin. Child Ahaz, b. Nov. 3, 1791.
:

1767),

Ebenezer Freeman m. Feb.

7,

1791, Betty Wilson.

Amos H.^ Freeman {Luther^ oj Glens Falls, N.Y.), b. Apr. 9,1817; m. Jan. 17, 1838, Harriet E., daughter of Asa Hemenway of Granville, N. Y. Children Georgianna, b. Aug. 15, 1839, Sarah R., b. Ma}',
:

1843.

Emma
14, 1849.

H., b. Aug.

8,

1845

d.

May

30, 1874.

Flora E., b.

May

FRENCH.

James French and Malinda Sluuv were m. Jan.

19, 1868.

26, 1872, Ella F. (b.

Albert A.^ French (Luke^ of Jaffrey),h. Feb. 10, 1846 m. Jan. Aug. 20, 1849), daughter of John S. Lawrence.
;
:

Children

Rosa M,,

b, July 19, 1875,

AV^ilmer O., b. Dec. 21, 1879.

Jonah and Melatiah French had

1754.

Silas

and Melatiah, bapt, July

14,

FRINK.

Calvin Frink and

16, 1784.

his wife

Sarah had
b,

Arethusa,

m. Thomas Trowbridge.

Sarah,

Sept. 17, 1779.

b. May 9, 1773 Wyman, b. Sept.

;

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
JosiAH Fkink, m. Feb.
of Montague, Mass.
1, 1790, Rebecca, daughter of Samuel Child: Samuel.

343

Smead

Samdel^ Frink (Josiah^), m. July 11, 1816, Damaris (b. 1786), daughter of Philemon Whitcomb. He d. Apr. 1, 1826. Children:

Jotham W.

Isabel.

JoTHAM Whitcomb^ Frink {Samuel,(b. Jan.

10,

1823;

d.

Josiah^), b. 1817; m. Julia July 9, 1883), daughter of John Stratton.

Child: Willie, d. young.

b. in Greenfield, Mass., March 10, 1809 m., 1st, Eunice Russell (b. in AValpole, March 7, 1808 d. Oct. Apr. 20, 1830, 23, 1852 ;m., 2iid, March 1, 1853, Mary A., daughter of Ebenezer Children Mary E., b. July Willard, Winchester d. Apr. 16, 1877.
;
;

Orlando Frink,

23, 1831

ni.

Judson A. Read.

Henry C,

b.

March
1,

9,

1836.
b.

E., in. Charles

Maynard
19, 1866.

of Berlin, Mass.

Fanny M.,
1855
;

Sarah Nov. 28,

1853

d.

March

EmmaL., b. Nov.
;

m. Willard B.

Smith.

Charles H., b. Sept. 19, 1860 ra. April 8, 1883, (b. Oct. 2, 1860), daughter of Josiah Stebbins, of Jaffrey.
FROST.

Mary L.

Ephraim Kimball Frost

b. in Jaffre}',

Dec. 17, 1790

m. Nov. 11,

1813, Persis (b, June 19, 1790; d. in Burlington, Iowa, March 4, 1872), daughter of Jonadab Baker, of Marlborough d.in Lincoln, NeChildren Charles, b. Sept. 3, 1814 d. Septbraska, Nov. 23, 1870.
;

Feronia, b. Dec. 26, 1816; m. George N. Sherwood of McDonough, N. Y. Lyman, b. Feb. 10, 1820. Lafayette S., b. June 4, 1824. Caroline and Emcline, b. Jan. 12, 1826 Caroline d.

23,1814.

1830; Eineline, m. John Speed Lee, of Wellsville, N. Y. Franklin, b. Apr. 1-1, 1831.
Jul}' 3,

Charles^ Frost {Benjamin^ of Marlhorovgh)

1st,

b.
;

July

8,

1789

m.,

Feb. 23, 1824, Sarah

(d.

Feb. 28, 1826)

m., 2nd, Vilura,

:

daughter of Joseph Slate; d. Apr. 17, 1866. Ciiildren Jane Charlotte, b. Apr. 3, 1842. Henry Morse and Charles Roberts, b. March
31, 1814; Charles, d. Oct. 4, 1849.

FULLER.

Amasa^ Fuller
(b.

July

5,

1801

d.

(Isaac^ of Troy) b. Dec. 7, 1797; m., 1st, Anna June 19, 1826) daughter of Jonathan Bemis of
,

Troy; m., 2nd, Jan.

11, 1827,

Hannah Jackson

(b.

Nov.

5,

1803;

344

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
;

d. April 5, 1845), of Wallingfonl, Vt.

m/, 3rd, Oct. 2, 1845,

;

Maiy

Knight (Widow Hager) b. Feb. 14, 1802 m., 4tli, Kidder (1). Oct. 6, 1814), of Mailborongh. He
Children: Isaac,

in

1857, Lovey P. d. July 18, 1879.

b. Aug. 10, 1819. Elmira, I). Apr. 9, 1822 ;m. Hanis. b. Feb. A Anna, 14, 1826; d. Nov. 23, 1826. Stephen b. June d. 1828. A b. 11, 1828; son, daugiiter, Apr. 29, July 18,

1829;
1832.

d.

Apr. 30, 1829.

b.

Elvira, b. Sept. 21, 1830; d.

1,

March

14,

daughter, b. Sept. 28, 1833. Levi A.,

March

1832;

d.
4,

March
1836.

6,

1833.

Aniasa,

b.

May

son, b. July 1,

1838

d.

same

da3'.

Erwin

J., b. Sept. 19, 1839.

Levi A.^ Fuller (Amasa,'^ Isaac^), b. May 4, 1836 m., 1st, Feb. (b. June 4, 1839; d. Nov. 15, 1865) adopted daughter of Joseph P. Bemis m., 2nd, Oct. 30, 1866, Emily L. (b. July 28, 1848), daughter of Dr. Willard Adams. Children Cora A., b. June 24, 1862; d. July 27, 1862. Elmer A., b. Dec. 27, 1863. Ida E., b. Nov. 16, 1871. AV^alter T., b. July 6, 1876. Cora Anstris,
;

22, 1860, Elvira L.

b.

July

2,

1887.

GARY.

Joseph O.^ Gary {Aaron^ of Keene), b. Aug. 19, 1819 m. Sept. 29, 1844, Eliza Jane (b. May, 1825), daughter of Hiram Underwood.
;

He
M.

d.

July 26, 1890.

b. Feb. 15, 1846;

(twins), b.
later.

months

Children Joseph E. and Francis E. (twins), Joseph E. d. March 11, 1847. Edna M. and Ella Dec. 19, 1847; Ella M. was stillborn, Edna d. a few Edna M., b. July 27, 1849 d. Aug. 15, 1851. Jose[)h
:
;

E.,b. Sept. 18, 1851. Gertrude M.,b. Aug. William K. Merrill of Paterson, N. J.
gates.

1,

1856

ra.

May

25, 1886,

RuFUS^ Gates (Elijah^ of Marlborough),

12, 1836, Minerva(b.

b. Sept. 12,

1807

m.

May

12, 1812),

daughter of Ezeldel Page.

May He

died in Keene.

Children

Lyjian Gates, m. Fanu}' Ann, daughter of Consider Carpenter. d. Aug. 12, 1843. Edwin G., Elbridge, b. July 4, 1841
:

b. Sept. 30, 1842.

Ellen, b.

May

26, 1844

d.

June

17, 1855.

GAY.
m., 2nd, March 1st, (d. Apr. 7, 1756) and Lois Parker. Children Chloe Sarah 7, 1776, bapt. Aug. 18, 1754:. 1755. A d. about child Dec. 14, Silas, bapt. Apr. 7, 1756.

Seth Gay m.,

Sarah

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
JoHN^ Gat who came
tor of Willard^

345

to

America

in 1630,

was the emigrant ances-

Gay

of Svvanzey.

WiLLARD Gay, b. Feb. 8, 1811, in West Dedham, Mass; m., 1st, Fanny, daughter of Caleb "Wright of Keene m., 2nd, in 1843, Emily H. (d. Jan. 21, 1886), daughter of Samuel Farwell, of Nelson; d. Children: George W., b. Jan. 14, 1842. Ella H., b. Feb. 4, 1882. 1844 ra. Zina G. Taft. Phineas Ellis, b. May 10, 1846. Annie, b. Nov. 22, 1847 m. Calvin E. Hills.
; ;

George W.^ Gay(, Willard,^ Jo/m^), b. Jan. 14, 1842 m., 1st, Mary E. (d. Feb. 22, 1873), daughter of B. F. Hutchinson, of Milford m., 2nd, a daughter of J. H. Hathorn, of Boston, Mass.
; ;

Phineas Ellts^ Gay

G.
(b.

May

9,

Aug.

1,

1873.

m. Lizzie ( Willard,^ John^),h. May 10, 1846 1850), daughter of Elijah Hills. Children Winnie, b. Willard, b. March, 1881.
;

GILMORE.

Jeremiah Gilmore, m.

F'eb.

2, 1806,

Rebecca

(b.

July

4,

1773),

daughter of Joseph Dickinson.

Charles G. Gilmore, taxed

in

1860
;

1843), daughter of Orrin Dickinson

lives in

m. Fanny M. Keene.

(b.

Feb. 27,

GODDARD.

Nathan and Edward, twins, bapt. Nov. 6, 1770; Nathan, d. Nov. 6, 1770; Edward, d. Aug. 27, 1776. Hephzibah, b. Aug. 26, 1773; d.Aug. 20, 1776. Hephzibah, b. Nov. 1776 m. Jan., 1813, Jonathan Hammond. Edward, b. Dec. Nathan Howe. b. Marclf 4, 1781. Hapgood, b. Apr. 12, 31, 1778. 1783. Eunice, b. Aug. 11, 1785 m. Jan. 18, 1826, Aaron Goddard of Reading, Vt. Infant child d. in 1786. Lois, b. Nov. 21, 1788 d.
Children
:
; ; ;

Edward Goddard, 1st, b. 26, 1838). He d. Oct. 13, 1811.

Lois

Howe

(b. in

1749

d.

Dec.

Lois, b. Dec. 3, 1792; d.

May

21, 1793.

Edward- Goddard

(EdtvarcV), b. Dec. 31, 1778; m., 1st, Sept,

;

d. Jan. 28, 1816), daughter of Levi 5, 1804, Sabe (b. Feb. 12, 1781 Durant; m., 2nd, Jan. 29, 1819, Loma Augusta (d. March 18, 1849), daughter of John Hastings of Charlestown ra., 3d, Nov. 6, 1853, Mrs. Roxana Stone (widow Woodcock) he d. May 18, 1856. Children m. Esther, m. David Parsons, Dec. 8, 1833. Eli Mary,
; ;

346

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Hunt. Aurolia, m. George Whitcomh, April 13, 1836. Alvira, b. June 8, 181G; m. Lovell Tai't, Oct. 29, 1838. Louisa, m., 1st, Samuel C. Oliver, June 10, 1830; ui., 2n(l, William B. Kimball. ArEdward II. James M. villa, m. Oct. 4, 1835, Amos II. Bulleii.
t

H.^ Goddard {Edivaixl,^ EdioarO}), between Swanzey and Keene.

Edward

d. in

Swanze\'

farm

Wii.LTAM Goddard and Rlioda Beverstock were m. Dec. 20, 1792.

GOODELL.

Elhridge G. Goodell of Winchester, m. Feb. 21, 1830, Rel)ecca Darling (d. IVIa^' 29, 1834). Children Julia INI., an adopteil daughter, m. Sept. 5, 1875, Humphrey G. Eaton(b. Mai'ch 9, 1849).
:

Wyman
1871,

J.2

Mary

GoODELL (Jonalhrm'^), h. March, 1849; ni. June 9, Ciiihb-en R., daughter of Edwin Hill. Harry W., b.
:

Jan. 16, 1872. Mary B., b. Oct. 9, 174. Martha A., b. Feb., 1, 1876. Fred P., b. Aug. 16, 1878. Fanny M., b. June 27, 1881 d. June 29, 1882. Ethel R., b. July 2, 1883.
;

GOODnUE.

Daniel Goodhue, m. Betty, daughter of John Whitcomb. Children Richard Weeks, b. Oct. 7, 1793. Daniel. Patty. Ruhamah Whitcomb, b. 1811 m. Aquilla R. Taft.
: ;

goodnoav.

Franklin Goodnow, m. May

raim Page.

20, 1826, Philena, daughter of E[)h-

William W. Goodnows m.

Oct.

19,

1839,

Sophia

(b.

May

12,

1812), daughter of Peter Ilolbrook.

GRAVES.

Abraham Graves,
d.

b.

1690
:

d. Oct. 28,

1777

Thankful, his wife,

March

in 1741.
ni.

12, 1775. Children Elizabeth, m. Nathan Blake of Keene, Asahel. Abraham, d. Nov. 16, 1745. Joshua. Lydia,

Charles Howe of Marlborough, Mass., Apr. 8, 1746. Mar}', m. Sarah, m. SamElijah Scott of Sunderland, Mass., May 25, 1756. uel Hills, June 27, 1758. Mehitable, m. William Wright, Aug. 27, 1758. Abner. Lucy, m. David Belding, 2d, Feb. 7, 1770. Elijah.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

347

Joshua^ Graves (Abraham^), m. Oct. 12, 1758, Lydia Woodcock. Children: Martha, b. April 29, 1759; m. Uriah How. Asahel, b. Aug. 25, 1761. Lydia, b. Jan. 25, 1764. Meletiah, b. 'Jan. 20,
1766
b.
;

ra.

Abijah Sawyer.

Apr.

19, 1770.

Hephzibah, b. March 26, 1768. Joshua, Benjamin, b. May 19, 1772. Hannah, b. Feb. 15,

1784.

Elijah^ Graves (Abraham^)

and

his wife

Submit had

Elijah.

Gad, bapt. Sept. 18, 1763.

Abner2 Graves (Abraham^) and his wife Dorcas had: Sarah, b. Nov. 3, 1765. John, b. Jan. 20, 1771. Isaac, b. Apr. 13, 1775. Dorm. Elisha Scott. cas, b. June 9, 1778
;

Joshua^ Graves (Joshua,^ Abraham^),

1, 1789, Sarah (b. Feb. dren Sarah, b. Dec.
:

b.

Apr. 19, 1770; m. Jan.

1, 5,

Chil1767), daughter of Caleb Sawyer. 1789. b. 1793. Jan. Ira, 9, Rufus, b.

Dec. 13, 1794

d. July 25, 1814.

m., 2d, April 26, Children Dolly, b. Apr. 4, 1781. Pat1789, Lydia Adams Guild. Giles, b. Feb. 19, 1787. Josiah, b. June 29, ty, b. Sept. 2, 1783. 1790. Sarah, b. Feb. 28, 1792. Esther, b. May 20, 1795. Asahel,
; :

Asahel^ Graves (Joshua,'^ Abraham^) b. Aug. May 31, 1780, Martha Holmes (d. March 30, 1788)
,

25, 1761

m., 1st,

b.

July

9,

1797.

Simeon^ Graves (Joshva,^ Abraham}), d. 1810, at the age of 37. Children, by his wife Huldah George, b. March 28, 1799. Harry, b. Aug. 12, 1801. Elmira, b. Jan. 22, 1805.
:

Elijah^ Graves {Elijah,^ Abraham^), m. March 31, 1785, Lucy McAllister of Marlborough. nf. Peter Starkey. Zadock, b. Children Lucy, b. Nov. 4, 1786 May 7, 1788. Susanna, b. Aug. 16, 1790 m. Abijah Whitcomb. Ezekiel, b. Aug. 15, 1792. Sylvia, b. Oct. 28, 1794 d. Aug. 17, 1796. Sylvia, b. Dec. 23, 1796; m. Abel W. Read. Polly, b. Aug. 3, 1803; ra.
(b. Sept. 12, 1761), daugiiter of Isaac
:

Ira Taft.

Gad3 Graves

{Elijah,'^

Abraham^),
;

b.

Aug.

14, 1763

m. June

8,

1785, Mary (b. Feb. 18, 1767 d. Aug. 31, 1848), daughter of Samuel Sraead of Montague, Mass. d. June 28, 1841. Children: Pliilena,
;

b. Sept. 27,

1859.

d. March 10, 9, 1817, Zebina Knight m. David Wilson. Polly, b. Dec. Sophia, b. July 30, 1789 d. Sept. 1, 1798. 14, 1791 Louisa, b. Sept. 6, 1794; d. Aug. 31,
;
;

1787; m. Oct.

348
1798.
Riifus, b.

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
March, 1797
;

d.

Aug.

16, 1871.

Isaac, b. Feb.

U,

1802.
Ira''

Albert, b.

Aug.

10, 1806.
b. Jan. 9,

Graves (Joshua,^ Joshua,^ Abraham^), April 12, 1829, Mary Wilson.

Zadock'*

1793; m.

Graves

(Elijah,^ Elijah,^
;

Abraham^),
:

b.

May

7,

1788

m.

daughter of Jesse Lincoln, of Lancaster, Mass, d. Jan. 22, 1867. Children Jesse Wilder, b. July 27, 1821. James Mtinroe, b. July 23, 1826. Charles Lincoln, b. July
d. July, 1860),
;

Clarissa (b.

May, 1800

d.

23, 1828; d. April 7, 1854. young, Zadock, b. 1840.

Edwin

Buttrick,

1).

1829.

Lydia Ann,

Jesse W.^ Graves (Zadock,'^

27, 1821;
no.

ElijaJi,^

Elijah,^

Abraham^),

b.

July

Oct. 27, 1847,

Woodward).

Mary A, Stone (widow of Thomas L. Children: Thomas Nelson Woodwanl, b. July 16,

1844; Nellie J., b. Nov. 24, 1848; m. Dec. 26, 1866, George H. Jackson. Amanda L., b. Feb. 15, 1850; m. Jan. 5, 1876, Eugene C.
llamsdell.

James M.^ Graves 23, 1826 m. Susan A.

;

{Zadock,'^ Elijah^ Elijah,'^

(b.

Aug.

9,

Abraham^), b. July 1829) daughter of William Stephen,

son.

Edwin B.^ Graves {Zadock,'^ Elijah,^ Elijah,^ Abraham^) b, 1829 m,, 1851, Polly Maria Stevenson (b. May 12, 1829; d. March 24, 1854), daughter of Enos Stevenson d. Sept. 24, 1867.
,
;

ghanger.

William Granger of Chicago, m. Oct. 11, 1836), daughter of llufus Thompson.

b. April 14, 1872.

1,

1870, Melvenah (b. Jan. Child: William Roscoe,

GREENE.

Thomas Greene, m. March

Thomas,
b.

2,

Dec. 16, 1782.

Seth, b,
2,

1780, Lydia Foster. March 17, 1784.

Children:

Joseph Greene, m. Apr.

1778, Betsey Bigelow.

Samuel Greene, m. Dec.

Patrick Greene, m. Nov.

14, 1780, Esther

Freeman.

24, 1785, Abigaillvneeland.

James Greene, m. Oct.

30, 1787, Elizabeth Grimes.

7,

Absalom Greene, m. Nov.

1788, Relief Foster.

%*

^
II

Hubbard Williams,

GENEALOGICAL EECORDS.
Elizabeth Greene
Charlestown.
ra.

349

March

9,

1794, William Farnswovth of

William^ Greene (Salmon^), m. Elizabeth

(b.

1777;

d.

Feb. 27,

1858), daughter of William Cutler of Chesterfield; d. Dec. 6, 1834. Children: Abigail, b. Oct. 13, 1792; m. Ebenezer Hackett of Chesterfield. Lucy, b. June 25, 1794 m. David Belding of Riclimond.
;

Permelia, b. March 8, 1796 d.Nov. 10, 1868. Anna,b. Oct. 13, 1798 m. L^-nda Ballard. Sarah, b. Mnrch 8, 1800 ni. David Buxston of An;

dover, Mass.
b.

Polly, b.

Nov.

16, 1802

d.

March

18, 1852.

Sophia,

Aug.

16,
b.

William,
1854.

1804; m. Eli Stevenson. Loammi, b. Oct. 7, 1806. Dec. 28, 1808. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 26, 1812; d. Jan. 2,

29, 1832,

Loammi^ Gkeene (William," Salmon^), b. Oct. 7, 1806; m. Oct. Maria (d. Dec. 25, 1875, aged 67), daughter of Jeremiah
;

Amadon

d. in

Winchester.

b. near Canada, 1802; m. Apr. 9, 1837, Sarah C. 1806; d. Sept. 29, 1876, aged 70 years), daughter of James Children Charles, b. Oct. Pierce; d. May 29, 1882, aged 80 years.

Charles Green,

(b. in

22, 1837.

Mary

E.,

Rexiville S., b. Sept. 14, 1839; m. Menzies E. Stratton. James. George, d. March 26, 1881. b. Aug. 17, 1841.
,
.

Charles^ Green (Charles^) h Oct. 22, 1837; m. May Lnvana M. (b. Ai)ril 14, 1838), daughter of Paul F. Aldrich
in

1,
;

1862,

resides

Keene.

GREENLEAF.

d.

Daniel Greenleaf, of Templeton, Mass., came to Swanzey and Nov. 16, 1858, aged 90 years. Sarah, his wife, d. Sept. 12,

1849, aged 86 years.

Daniel^ Greenleaf (Daniel^ of Templeton, Mass.), b. Aug. 7, m., 2nd, Miranda Carter m., 1st, Sarah (d. Sept., 1879) Ma(b. 1815), daugliter of Nathan Carter d. July 3, 1874. Children ra. Norton E. Pratt of Hinsdale. Calvin T. ria, b. Jan. 15, 1825 Estella, d. July 7, 1840. Leafie J., b. July 5, 1848 m. Oct. 4, 1870, Lyman Stone. Amelia A., b. Sept. 4, 1850 m. Wallace Heal}-. Mary
1800
; ; ;

Charles T., b. Sept. 8, 1852; m. Feb. 23, 1871, Norris C. Carter. 1854. William b. 1856 d. D.,b. Sept. 20, A., July 7, July 23, 1865.
;

24

350

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

GRIFFITH.

William Griffith,
Gilsum
;

b. 1751

m., 2nd, Polly

(b.

m. Dec. March

29, 1785,
13,

Deborah Corey of
;

1761

d.

1834).

lie d.

Dec,

1842.

Children
b.

Two

infants d. in 1786.
;

21,1788. Betse}^,
6, 1793.

March

31,

Abraham, b. June 1790 m. Lot Chapman. Lucy, b. May

Samuel,
b. Oct. 1, 1803.

Polly, b.

Nov.

25, 1801.

Barney,

b.

Feb. 10, 1806.

SamuelS Griffith (William^), b. Oct. 1, 1803 m. Feb. 22, 1826, Mahala (b. May 2, 1804 d. May 21, 1887), daughter of John Grimes Children John Gihnan, b. Aug. 16, 1827 Eliza d. May 18, 1880.
; ; ; : ;

Ann, b. Oct. 18, 1828. Charles Grimes, b. Aug. 15, 1830. George .Johnson, b. March 5, 1832 d. July 5, 1873. Henry Alonzo, b. Dec. Albert Parker, b. Oct. 7, 1836. Olive Relief, b. Apr. 7, 5, 1834.
;

1838. 1842.

Lucy Victoria, b. June 11, 1839. Daniel D., b. Dec. 16, Edwin A., b. Aug. 12, 1844. Joseph E., b. Jan. 29, 1846.
;

Barnei2 Griffith {William^), b. Feb. 10, 1806 m.Nov. 12, 1837, Irene White of Keene d. Dec. 8, 1880. Children: Edward S., b.
;

Apr. 11, 1838; m. Addie Tyrrell of Chesterfield. Rodne^', b. Sept. m. June 16, 1871, Mrs. Rose Maxley of Lowell, Mass. 24, 1841
;

GRUIKS.
d. Jan. 14, 1781. William^ Grimes m. Mar}Children: John, b. May 24, 1741. James, b. Feb. 10, 1743. Mary, b. Nov. William, b. May 12, 1747. Eliza10, 1744; m. Benjamin Wilson. d. beth, b. Apr. 12, 1749 d. Oct. 6, 1770. Samuel, b. March 4, 1751
; ;
;

Mai'ch 10, 1761.

1756

Charles, b. Apr. 15, 1754. Sarah, bapt. in Apr., m. Robert Wire of Jaffrey. Susanna, bapt. Jan. 27, 1760.

wife,

JoHN^ Grimes (William^)^ b. May 24, 1741 d. in 1765 Lydia, his m. Nov. 30, 1775, Daniel Read of Richmond. Children John,
; ; :

bapt. Jan. 17, 1766, by bapt. Feb. 24, 1774.

its

mother, the father being dead.

Zenas,

James- Grimes

{Willia7n'^), b.

Feb. 10, 1743; m. Elizabeth

Children: Samuel, bapt. July 22, 1770. 1771 in. James Greene, Oct. 30, 1787.
;

Elizabeth, bapt. July 21,

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Charles'^ Guimes {William^), Greene, Ang. 26, 1778.
h.

351
1754;
in.

April

15,

Azubah

m. May 3, 1770, Sarah, b. Aug. 21, 1771 m. Aug. 5, 1792, Dulan Battles of Winchester. William, b. Jan. 24, 1773. Mary, b. Dec. 17, 1774. Lucinda, b. Sept. 25, 1776.
b.

William^ Grimes (William^),

May

12, 1747;
:

Mary Willard of Lancaster, Mass.

Children

John3 Grimes {John,^ William^), h. \i\ 1766; m. Aug. 21,1783, Tryphena (b. 1764; d. Sept. 22, 1850), daughter of Joseph Razey d. Aug. 7, 1848. Children Lydia, b. Jan. 15, 1785 m., 1st, Luther Howes m., 2nd, his brother Silas. Tryphena, b. Jan. 20, 1788 ni. Henry Jaquith. Anna, b. July 6, 1791 m. Abel Worcester. John, b. March 14, 1792; d. John, b. Nov. 14, 1793. Polly, b. Feb. 9, 1796; in. William Stephenson. Asenath, b. Jan. 19, 1798. Daniel, d. Nov., 1802. Susan, b. July 25, 1802; m. Cyrene Johnson. Mahala, b. May 2, 1804; m. Samuel Griffith. Ava, b. Dec. 11, 1807; m. Dexter Warren, Jan. 20, 1830.
;

Samuel^ Grimes (James,^ William^), bapt. July 22, 1770 ra. Feb. Mary, daughter of Nicholas Trask. Children: Tryphena, m. March 4, 1816, Samuel Read of New York. Nancy S., b. June. 5, 1805 in., 1st, May 25, 1829, Horace Verry in., 2nd,Elijah Howard
;

9, 1797,

she d.

May

31, 1889.

Esther.

Sylvia.

JoHN^ Grimes

{Jolin,^

John? TF?7?mm'), reared

:

a family and re-

moved from
Priscilla.

this

town.

Children

Gilman.

John. Celiuda.

Hiram.

GROGAN.
b. in Ireland; m. June 29, 1867, Margaret 1844). Children: Richard, b. Feb. 28, 1869. Daniel J., b. Apr. 30, 1872. Mary E., b. Apr. 3, 1874. Katie A., b. Sept. 9, 1875. Frederick T., b. Feb. 5, 1879. Maggie V., b.

Richard Grogan,
(b. in

O'Donnell

Nov.

29, 1880.

GUILD.

Dan. Guild, m. Sarah

as, b.

d.

about 1798.
4, 1788.

Children:

Thom-

July 24, 1786.

Esther,

b.

Apr.

Rufus,

b. Jan. 28,

1790.

John Guild,

ni., 1st,

Dec. 11, 1791, Hepzibah, daughter of Joshua

13,

Graves; m., 2nd, March

1834,

Hannah Young of

Guilford, Vt.

352

HISTOHY OF SWANZET.

GUNN.

Wyot
24,

Gtjnn, m. Nov. 25,

Hill.

IT.'iG,

Sarah

(d. Marcli

3,
:

17G4), the

widow of William
1757.

Sarah, b.

William, b. 1769 Israel Houghton, 2, 1767; Dec.l2, m. Oct. Elizabeth 10, 1768; 21, 1792, Belding, Jan.
d.

Tirza, b.

He May

d.

about 1798.

Children

17, 17G0.

Mary, h. Dec. June 26, 1763.

b. Oct.

Daniel Gunn,
chester.

b. in
b.

Children: Submit,

d. Feb. 25, 1812. 1734; m. Submit Dec. 11, 1757; m. William Lawrence of Win;

Samuel, b. Oct. 26, 1760. Daniel, Nov. 21, 1786. Ebenezer, b. May 28, 1765. 1767. Elisha, Elijah, bapt. June 27, 1770.

b.

March
Eunice,

3,
b.

1763

d.

b.

March

Oct. 21, 29, 1772.

Calvin, bapt. Aug. 27, 1777. Luther, bapt. Aug. 27, 1777; d. 14, 1781. Daniel, bapt. Nov. 5, 1780.

May

William^ Gunn ( Wyot^), b. June 26, 1763 m., 1st, Oct. 18, 1790, Lydia Jacks of Keene m., 2nd, June 6, 1805, Rhoda Durfee of He d. in 1741. Cliildren by first wife: Lewis, d. Smithfield, R. I. June 26, 1849. Sally. Children, by second wife Delata, b. Dec, 1805 m. Daniel Vaughn of Prescott, Mass. William, b. Se[)t. 5, m. Charles Talbot. Daniel, d. 1807. Clarissa, b. April 4, 1809 Israel b. Houghton, Sei)t. 14, 1814. Angelina, m. a Mr. young. Bennett of Southbridge, Mass. Lucinda, m. Daniel Robins of Charlton, Mass.
; ; :
;

Samuel^ Gunn (Dcmiel^), b. Oct. 26, 1760 m. Mar}', daughter of Timothy Clark. Children: Samuel. Justin. Daniel. George. Charles. Sarah. Sylvia. Achsah, m. John IMarch, Jan. 1, 1840.
;

dren

ChilCharlks^ Gunn {Samuel,'^ Daniel^), m. Abbie Pettiplace. P^dward. Mar}-. George M., b. Sept. 22, 1855; m. Nov. 26, 1886, Lizzie A., daughter of E. B. Rugg and had Frank E., b. Feb.
:

6,

1887.

(William,^ Wyot^), b. Sept. 5, 1807; m., 1st, Oct. Apr. 16, 1815 d. March 11, 1869), daughter of Benoni Austin; m., 2nd, Feb. 17, 1872, widow Carlton (d. Oct. 1, 1882), of Greenwich, Mass. Children: Fidelia Ann, b. Sept. 14, 1836 d. Nov. 19, 1836. Andrew Austin, b. Oct. 25, 1839 d. Mar.
1,

Wili.iam3
135,

Gunn

Hannah

(b.

4, 1841.

Marrilla
6,

Ann,
d.

b.

Feb. 15, 1842;

4,

ra.

Eben Smith.

Harriet

E., b.

May

144;

Apr.

1868.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Israel H.3

35 9
1,

Gunn (William,^ Wyot^),h. Sept. 14, 1814; m. Oct. M. (b. Aug. 25, 1815), daughter of David Bishop Children: Mary A., Warwick, Mass.; he d. May 20, 1885.
1835, Lydia

of
b.
6,
;

March
1839.
d.

2,

1837

m. Roswell Whitcomb.

Philander W.,
b.

b.

June

Daniel H., b. Apr. 29, 1843.

3, 1872.

Henry W.,

Apr. 26, 1850

June

1839

Philander W."* Gunn (Israel H.,^ William,'^ Wyot^),h. June 6, m. Nov. 20, 1866, Mary W. Ward of Troy d. Aug. 22, 1867.
; ;

Daniel H.^ Gunn {Israel H.,^ William,^ Wyot^),h. April 29, 1843 m. Lucinda Talbot, daughter of Charles Talbot, April 29, 1867. Alice E., b. Aug. 8, 1867 d. 1868. Alma N. and Alice Children b. M., Aug. 18, 1870 Alice d. May 6, 1872. Homer D., b. June 23, 1872; d. Mar. 9, 1874.
;
:
;

hale.

Eliphalet Hale, m. March

Israel C. Hale, b. 1799 1860) he d. Sept. 22, 1874.
; ;

1,

1781, Rachel Scott.

(b.

m. 1833, Parmelia Austin

Children
:

1810

d.

Lovina, b. June 1, 1834 m. Nahum Bullock. Mary, b. Aug. 17, 1836 m. Alvin Kempton of Winchester. Twins, d. young. Parmelia A., b. Sept. 3, 1840 m.
;
;

Slate.

Israel

C,

b.

Nov.

19, 1842.

Rhoda

G., b.

March

11,

1849

m. F. G. Waldo.
1st,

John^ Hale (Daniel^ of Jlidimond) ,m.,

2d, Drewry. John D., b. April 10, 1824. Mar}' Ann.

Children: Jeremiah, b. Sept.

Otis
D.,
b.

Susanna Bullock; ra., 9, 1811. Nancy. Nov. 3, 1828. Lydia.

Jeremiah^ Hale (John,^ Daniel^),

;

b. Sept.

9,

1811; m. Jan.

3,

1840, Sybil (b. Apr. 20, 1820), daughter of Caleb Willis of WinChildren: Jeremiah L.,b. Feb. chester d. May 2, 1879, in Alstead.
6,

1841
;

d.

Aug.

19, 1842.

Emily

S., b.

Jan. 25, 1844, in Warwick,

;

m. Sept. 5, 1864, Mr. Parks (b. in Warwick, Mass.) d. March Willard R., b. Oct. 25, 1850 m. Dec. 13, 1883, Emma A. 13, 1865. Otis W., b. June 15, 1862; Northrop of Keene lives in Alstead.

Mass.

d.

June

28, 1862.

John D.^ Hale (John,^

1889
;

Daniel^), b. April 10, 1824; d. April 30,

m. Abigail Wright of NorthQeld, Mass.

Children

Clarissa,

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m. Mr. Bosworth;

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
lives in

14, 1870), daughter of

Orissa, ni. and lives in m. Artliur Edwards of Troy.

ville.

Keene. John F., m. Chloe E. (b. Dec. Nelson W. Rice; lives in Tro}'. James M. Winchendon. Nancy, lives in Keene. P^mma,

Anna, m. George Ballon of Sprague-

Walter.

Otis D.3
Conistock.

Hale

(John,^ DanieU), b. Nov. 3,- 1828; m. Abigail Children Nellie V., d. young. Pearl, lives in Keene.
:

Grace O.

Daniel Hale

ni.

Joanna Oakes

both d. in Winchester.

Child:

Charles, d. in 1849,

aged about 17 years.

hall.

Zaccheus Hall, came from Fitzwilliam about 1793 in. Susannah Cliild Jonas, b. June 21, 178G, in Fitzwilliam.
; .

(Zaccheus^), b. June 21, 1786; m. Lurana (b. Sept. Children E. Mason, b. Oct., 10, 1786), daughter of Eliezer Mason. 1818. Levi A., b. in 1820. Russell B., b. Sept, 19, 1822. Amasa,
:

Jonas^

Hall

b. in 1824.

Adaline,

b. in

1827.
in 1860.

Ainariah

C,

b. in

1829.

Jane, b.

in 1831

d. in

Minnesota

Russell B.3 Hall {Jonas,- Zaccheus^), b. Sept. 19, 1822 m. Jan. Sarah (b. May 4, 1818; d. April 25, 1877, in Minnesota), daughter of Martin Mason m., 2nd, May 12, 1879, Sarah, widow
;

2, 1848,

of Henry Holbrook.

Children
;

Alonzo R.,

b. Jan. 4, 1849.

George

D., b. June 13, 1853

in

d. Sept. 13, 1853.

b.

Minnesota.

George M.,

Eliza E., b. in Aug., 1857, Oct. 12, 1859. Willie E., b. Jan. 20,

1863.

William

E.'*

Hall

(Russell B.,^ Jonas,- ZaccJieiis^), b. Jan. 20,

Children: Ger1863; m. Mary E. (b. Aug. 28, 1857). trude May, b.July 21, 1882, in Troy. George W., b. March 29, Walter R., b. Sept. 18, 1886, in Otter River, Mass. 1884.

HAMBLET.
JosiAn Hamblet and Alice Atwood came from Pelham, settled in
tliis town. Children Mehitable, b. Feb. 7, 1787; m. John Long of Northtield, INLiss. Josiah, b. May 15, 1793. Maiy, b. April 4, 1797 m. Aug. 2, 1821, George Metcalf of Chesterfield. Daniel, b. May 26, 1799. Alice, b. Oct. 26, 1801 m. Jonathan D. Ware. John A., b. May 7, 1804. A son b. in 1809 d. in 1813.

the nortiiwest corner of

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
;

355

JosiAH^ Hamblet {Josiah^ of Pelham), b. May 15, 1793 m. Jan. 26, 1819, Aurilla (b. Oct. 10, 1797; d. Nov. 25, 1883), daughter of Reuben Britton he d. April 24, 1866, aged 72 yrs.
;

John A.^ ITamblet

3,

{Josiali^

of Pelham),

b.

May

7,

1804

m. Apr.

Jan. 16, 1810; d. Jan. 11, 1879), daughter of Peter Cross; m., 2nd, widow Lydia B. Stevenson, who d. Nov. 24, 1890. Children: Atwell J., b. Jan. 12, 1834; d. April 7, 1863.
1833, Calista
(I).

Almira C, b. Jan. 19, 1836 mont. Lucy Jane, b. May

ra.

24, 1846

Rev. T. C. Potter of Burlington, Verm. Charles H. Holbrook.

;

Phinehas^ Hamblet came from Pelham

1804)
1841.
;

m., 1st, Rachel (d. Feb, 15, m., 2nd, Dec. 8, 1804, Betsey Hill of Keene. He d. Oct. 13, Children Sarah, b. June 16, 1787; m. Jacob Ware of Win; :

chester.
chester.

Elizabeth, b.
b.

March
June
b.

22, 1789

Benjamin, Joshua Snow. Hannah,

chel, m. March Abigail, b. and

12, 1791.

m. James Snow of WinPhebe, b. April 4, 1793; m.

;

May

10,

1796;
;

3, 1831, Joel Estabrooks d. Jan. 5, 1804.

d.

Dec. 16, 1797. RaPhinehas. 1835. Aug.,

d.

Dec. 19, 1852,

1818.

Benjamin^ Hamblet (Phinehas^ of PeUiam), b. June 12, 1791 din Keene m. Sept. 29, 1816, Lucy Willis, whod. Jan. 1860. Children 26, Horace, b. Jan. 25, 1817. George, b. Nov. 30,
; ;

Eliza, David. Benjamin. Ruel

Phinehas^ Hamblet {Phinehas^ of Pelham) ^m. Children: removed to the state of New York about 1830.
. ;

Horace^ Hamblet {Benjamin,^

1st, Jan. 8, 1840, Olive (d.

Phinehas'^)

h. Jan. 5,

1817; m.,

of Keene

July 12, 1845) daughter of Simon Stone m., 2nd, 1847, Nancy S. Loomis he d. Aug. 9, 1889, aged
; :

72 yrs. Children d. Jan. 20, 1874. Charles H. Clark.

Lucy Jane,
Albert H.,

b.

1841
1848.

m. 1865, James D. Wheeler

b.

Mary

O., b. 1855

m. 1878,

George^ Hamblet {Benjamin,'^ Phinehas^) b. Nov. 30, 1818 m. (b. Nov. 8, 1813, and d. in Rochester, N. Y.), daughter of Benjamin Whitcomb. Resides in Rochester, N. Y.
,
;

Sarah

HAMMOND.
William- Hammond the emigrant ancestor of the Swanzey Hammonds was a son of Thomas' Hammond of Lavenhani, Suffolk count}'.

356

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
;

England; anil was b. in 1575; m. June 9, 1605, Elizabeth Pa^J'ne came to America in 1G32 and settled in Watertown, Mass., where he d. Oct. 8, 1G62. His wife came in 1634 bringing with her three of their eight children: Elizabeth, aged 15; Sarali 10, and John 7.
Tiie line of descent from William

Hammond

to Nathaniel

Ham-

mond who
land
;

settled in
in

d.

Swanzey was Thomas^ (h. about 1618 in EngWatertown Dec. 10, 1655); Thomas^ (b. July 11,

1656).

Nathaniel^ Hammond {Tliomas,'^ Thomas,^ William,^ of Watertown, Thomas^ of England)^ b. about 1692 m., 1st, Bridget m., 2nd, (d. Aug. 29, 1746, in Svvanzey), of Chelmsford, Mass. Abigail
;
;

Children: Jonathan, b. in 1714. d. in 1743. Thomas. Joseph, b. about Oct. Nathaniel, 9, Svvanzey, 1722. Timothy, b. in Littleton, Mass., Feb. 17, 1724; d. in Swanlie

d.

in

Swanzey, Feb.

2,

1756.

Sarah, b. in Littleton, Apr. 13, 1727; m. Oct. zey, Sept. 27, 1746. 16, 1759, Oliver Metcalf of Keene. Oliver, b. in Littleton, Oct. 29, 1729.

Jonathan^ Hammond {Nathaniel,^ Tliomaa,^ Thomas,'^ William^ Thomas^ of Evglcmd), b. in 1714 m. July 29, 1741, Abigail Hastings He d. Sept. 11, d. Sept. 5, 1777) of Lunenburg, Mass. (b. in 1721
; ;

Susanna, bapt. in Uec, 1741 d. Apr. 14, 1742. June, 1743 d. Sept. 5, 1744. Susanna, bapt. July Jonathan, 28, 1745; m. Greenwood Carpenter. Mary, b. in 1749; m. Dec. 5, 1819, Daniel Hawkins of Winchester; d. in Swanzey, Oct. 8, 1833. Abigail, b. Sept. 23, 1752; m. Sept. 21, 1786, Ichabod Kieth of Ux1777.

Children

bapt. in

Miriam, b. Jan. 23, 1755; m. bridge, Mass.; d. Aug. 26, 1815. John Hastings of Charlestown. Hastings, b. A[)r. 1, 1758; d. Oct. 29, 1771. Jonathan, b. Aug. 31, 1760. Eunice, an infant, d. June
10, 1764.

Thomas^ Hammond {Nathaniel,^ TJiomas,'* Thomas,'^ William,'^ Thomas'^), whose birth we place at about 1719 m., 1st, Martha (d. Jan. 3, 1744), who joined the church by letter from the church in
;

Abia

Brookfield, Mass., at or about the time of its organization m., 2nd, (d. Aug. 9, 1772), who joined the church by letter from the
;

church in Littleton, Mass., Nov. 30, 1754; m., 3rd, Priscilla, who joined the church b}'^ letter from the church in Boxford, Mass., Aug. Children: Aaron, b. Oct. 7, 1742. Nathnniel. Isaac. 11, 1776.

Thomas, d. in Bridget, m. Apr. 4, 1771, Joseph Ellis of Keene. IMay, 1759. J(jhn, b. Sept. 21, 1757; d. Nov. 28, 1760. Thomas,
b. Sept. 27,

1759.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

357

Joseph^ Hammond {Nathaniel,^ Thomas,'^ Thomas,'^ William,'^ Thomas'^), b. about 1722; m., 1st, Nov. 2, 1752, Esther (b. May 29, 1722 d. April 1, 1754), daughter of Epliraim Pierce, and widow
;

of Benjamin Gould of Lunenburg, Mass. m., 2nd, Abigail he d. 1804. Children Joseph and Benjamin, b. June 30, 1753. Esd. ther, b. Jan. 21, 1757; m. Apr. 10, 1777, Ziba Hall of Keene
;

Sept., 1777.

Lucretia, b. Oct. 10, 1758

ra.
;

Wyman

of Keene.

Olive, b. Sept. 22, 1760

b.

Sept. 29, 1777, Isaac m. Jan. 16, 1781, John

Blake of Keene. Sarah, Dwinnell of Keene.

Jonathan'''

Dec. 8, 1762

m. June 12, 1783,

Thomas

(Jonathan,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas,"^ Thomas^^ William,^ Thomas^), Aug. 31, 1760; m., Jan. 19, 1813, Hepzibah 1776 d. Nov. 24, 1836), daughter of Rev. Edward God26, Apr. (b.
b.
;

Hammond

dard.

He

d.

She m., 2nd, July in March, 1823.

4, 1824,

Gen. John Steele of Petersborough.

M. H.
liam,'^

Miss Nabby Hammond

Sentinel.

d. in

Svvanzey

in Sept.,

1815, aged 61 yrs.

Aaron'''

Hammond (Thomas,^
b. Oct. 7,

Nathaniel,^ TJwmas,^ Thomas,^ Wil;

ward
1772.
still

d.

m. April 28, 1771, Rachel WoodThomas^), in Gilsum, April 7,1818. Cliildren Martha, b. Jan. 4, John, b. June 26, 1773. Josiah, b. March 22, 1775. Twins,
1742
:

born, Nov. 2, 1776.

Aaron,

b.

May

9,

1778.

as,^

Dr. Nathaniel''' Hammond {Thomas^^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas,'^ ThomWilliam,^ TJioonas^), m. Jul_y 2, 1771, Esther Franklin of WinChildren: Thomas, bapt. Apr. 5, 1772.

chester; d. Oct. 11, 1773. Esther, bapt. Oct. 17, 1773.

Isaac'''

Hammond {Thomas,^

WatJianiel,^ Thomas,'^ Tliomas,'^ Wil:

Cliildren liam,^ Thomas^), m. Mehitable Prime. Euni(!e, b. March Joshua Prime, bapt. Aug. 25, 1776; d. Sept. y, 1774; d. in 1786. 11, 1777. Sarah, bapt. Apr. 16, 1780. Joshua Prime, bapt. April

22, 1781.

Sally, ba[)t. Dec. 7, 1783.

Isaac, bapt.
Joseph'''

June

15, 1788.

Thomas, bapt. May

Mehitable, bapt. June 18, 1786. 2, 1790.

(Joseph,^ NathanieU^ Thomas,'^ Thomas,^ WilJune 30,1753; m. Mary Pierce of Lunenburg, Mass. Children Esther, b. Aug. 9, 1780 m. in 1799, Stephen Randall of Winchester. Polly, b. Feb. 2, 1782; m. Joseph Newell of
liam,^ Thomas^),
h.
: ;

Hammond

358
Richmond
June
;

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
d.
;

May

2,

1858.

Josiali, b.

Nov.

6,

1785.

Sail}',

b.

17, 1793

m. Paine

Aldricli.

Benjamin''' Hammond (Joseph,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas^^ Thomas,^ William,^ Thomas^), b. June 30, 1753 m. Jan. 16, 1781, Sarah Fisk d. March 27, 1813. Cliil(d. Sept. 11, 1815), of Deerfield, Mass.
; ;

dren: Josopli, b. Jan. 31, 1782. m. BenSarah, b. April 18, 1781 jamin Wliitcomb. Lucy, b. Sept. 22,1786; m. Peter Cross. Benjamin, b. Nov. 21, 1792. Betsey, b. Feb. 17, 1796; m. Nathan Cross. Azubali, b. Apr. 29, 1801; m. Nov. 19, 1819, Clarke Albee
;

of Chesterfield
4, 1811.

d. in

Highgate, Vt.

Joel, b. July 10, 1804

d.

June

Aauon^ Hammond
as,^ William,^

{Aaron,'' Thomas,'^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas,^

b.

Thom-

Thomas^),
;

May

9,

1778; m. March 29, 1803, Lucy

in Gilsum), daughter of Eli-

(bapt. Jan. 3, 1779

jah Osgood.
Josiaii^
as,3
(b.

He

d.

d. March 25, 1863, March 23, 1812.

Hammond

(JosejyJi,''

Joseph,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas,'^ Tfiom-

William,^ Thomas^), 24, 1806,.Pedee Jan. 1, 1785; d. Oct. 1, 1875), daughter of Pentecost Stanley he d. Nov. 7, 1829. Children Joseph S., b. Sept. 20, 1806. Allen,
;
:

h.

Nov. 6,1785; m. Feb.

Horace, b. Apr. 10, 1811. Willard, b. IMarch 3, Feb. 13, 1816. Esther M., b. Sept. 21, 1821 m. Roswell S. Osgood. Nancy S., b. March 31, 1824 m. Nathan Wliitb.

Dec. 30, 1809.

1813.

Hiram,

b.

comb.

Angela

P., b.

June

8,

1827

m. Charles Marsh.
Joseph,^
Nathaniel,^
Thomas,'^

Joseph^
TJiomas,^

Hammond
William,'^

(Benjamin,'^

Thomas^), b. Jan. 31, 1782; m., 1st, Dec. 17, Jan. 1807, Mary (h. 3, 1784; d. Aug. 7, 1834), daughter of p:rie Richardson of Keene m., 2nd, Mrs. Sophia Morse (d. 1834) m., he d. 3d, Elizabeth S. Watkins of Winchester (d. Feb. 21, 1876)
; ;
;

Children: Joseph, b. Apr. 5, 1809. Joel, b. July April 26, 1861. 1811. 20, Mary, b. Oct. 24, 1812 m., 1st, Thomas W. Howard Aaron R., b. May 25, 1814. Huldah, b. March ra., 2d, Joseph Hill.
;

12, 1815
liot, b.

m. Nelson Nash

;'

d. in

Underbill, Vt., Nov. 9, 1847.

El-

Dec. 10, 1817.

Betsey, b.
;

May
;

14, 1820

m. John Hancock,
16,

who

d. in Hinsdale,

1888.

Azubah,

b.

June

July 25, 1878 8, 1822

17,

she d. in
d.

West Swanzey, Dec.

Child
l)y

Oct. 28, 1852.

third

wife: Sarah J., b.

May

1837; m, Joseph Ware.

Benjamin^ Hammond {Benjamin,'^ Joseph,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas,'^

t^^-^^^^^iy ^^^^^i^^/^ty

^ yXOi^ iiyi^^^f<^^<^^^t;r^^^/^/^

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
;

359

Tliomas^^ William,- Thomas^), b. Nov. 21, 1792 rn., 1st, April 4, 1820, Liicina (d. Feb. 3, 1823), daughter of Thomas Cross; m., 2nd, d. 1858, in IlliCharlotte, daughter of Amos Richardson (the giant) first nois. wife: b. 1820. Children, by Daniel, Benjamin, b. 1823;
;

lives in

1825
d. in

Wilmington, 111. Children, by second wife: C. Morrill, b. Gunnison, Col. Charlotte,, d. in California. Julia, Utica, N. Y. Betsey, lives in Erieville, N. Y. Polly.
lives in
S.^

Joseph
as,'^

Hammond

(JosiaJi,^ Joseph,"^ Joseph,^ Nathaniel,^ Tliom-

Thomas,^ William,^ Tliomas^), b. Sept. 20, 1806; m. March 31, 1830, Mary, daughter of Thomas Prime; d. in Maine.

Allen^ Hammond

(Josiah,^ Jose'ph,'' Joseph,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas,'^

Thomas,^ William,^ Thomas^), b. Dec. 30, 1809; m. Dec. 30, 1830, Czarina (b. Apr. 4, 1811), daughter of Ezekiel Osgood. Children: Esther Jane, b. March 17, 1836; m. George F, ^Bucklin. Charles
Henry,
d. in Illinois.

as,'^

(Josiah,^ Joseph,'^ Joseph,^ Nathcmiel,^ TJiomThovias,^ William,'^ Tliomas'^), b. April 10, 1811; m. Alvinah Smith of Waltham d. Jan. 2, 1880, in Waltham, Mass.
;

Horace^ Hammond

(Josiah,^ Joseph^ Joseph,^ Nathaniel,^ TJiomThomas,^ William,^ Thomas^), b. March 3, 1813 d. in Iowa, Feb. 21, 1864 m. Jan. 2, 1837, Susan Gower of Maine. Children Helen M. Charles. Susan F. Josiah W. Emma. Frank. Heras,^
; ;

WiLLARD^ Hammond

bert.

HiRAM^ Hammond

{Josiah,^ Joseph,'' Joseph,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas,'^

13,

Tlwmas,^ William,^ Thomas^), b. Feb. ter of Josiah Parsons and removed to

;

1816

Illinois.

m. Louisa, daughChildren Augusta

:

L.

Lillian.

Carrie.

Nellie.

Joseph^ Hammond {Joseph,^ Benjamin,'' Joseph,^ Nathaniel,^ Thomas,'^ Thomas,^ William,^ Thomas^), b. April 5, 1809; m., 1st, March 20, 1835, Luthera S. (b. March 21, 1819; d. Apr. 24, 1860), daughter of Amasa S. Rogers; m., 2nd, May 19, 1861, Ardelia C.
1824; d. Feb. 11, 1884), daughter of Joseph Randall of Oct. 10, 1887, Marion E. (b. Oct. 19, 1866, in Lunenburg, Mass.), daughter of William Farmer of Dal)lin. Children Sophina J., b. Feb. 17, 1837; m. Martin Mason. Maria E., b. Sept. ra. Eugene M. Keyes of Keene. 16, 1859
(b. Oct. 26,

Richmond;

m., 3rd,

360
JoEi.9
as,'^

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Hammond

(Joseph,^ Benjamin,'' Joseph,^ Nathaniel,^

h.

Thom-

July 20, 1811; m. Nov. 17, 1835, Mary M. (b. July 29, 1814), daughter of Amasa S. Rogers. IIe.d. Jan. 21, 1885. Children: Lowell W., b. May 29, 1840. So-

Thomas,^ William,^ Thomas^),

phia M.,

b.

March

16, 1842.

Aaron

R.^

Hammond

{Joseph,^ Benjamin,'' Josej^h,^ Nathaniel,^

Thomas ^ Thomas? William,'^ Thomas^), h. May 25, 1814; m., 1st, March 17, 1836, Emily (b. July 19, 1817 d. March 12, 1869), daugh;

m., 2nd, Sept. 16, 1869, Cynthia A. (b. May he d. Oct. 8, 1872. 3, 1832), daughter of Jose[)h Randall, of Richmond Chihb'en Harriet Melissa, b. June 28, 1837 m., 1st, Samuel P. Benter of
; ;
:

William Seaver

nett
b.

m., 2nd,
8,

James C.Lewis of Somerville, Mass.

William Denison,
b.
b.

Loron Uberto,
d.

June

1842.

]\Iay 4,

1848.

William Denison,

Apr. 15,

1852.

Apr. 26, Joseph Byron, b. Oct.

1845;

26, 1857.

Elliot^

Hammond

{Joseph,^

Benjamin,'' Joseph,^

Jsfathaniel,^

Thomas,^ Thomas,^ William,^ Thomas^), b. March 10, 1817; rn. Lureann (b. July 24, 1817 d. Sept., 1872)^, daughter of Hosea Picket of Winchester. He d. Jan. 3, 1859. Children Georgeanna, b. Nov. d. 16, 1842; Aug. 9, 1849. Eleanor F., b. Jan. 23, 1845; d. Aug.
;
:

11, 1849.

1849
1857.
ville,

d.

Orville H., b. March 10, 1847. Frank E., b. Sept. 21, 1857. b. Apr. 2, 1852; d. Apr. 17, July 31, George W., Nellie M., b. Oct. 13, 1858 ra., 1st, Henry Shaw of Proctors; ;

July 1884, of Winchester.

Vt.

he

d.

6,

1884

m., 2nd,

Harden 0. Ford, Oct.

16,

Lowell W.^^ Hammond

thaniel,^

(Joel,^ Joseph,^ Benjamin,'' Joseph,^

Na-

Thomas,^ Thomas,"^ William,- Thomas^), b. May 29, 1840; m., 1st, Sept. 12, 1865, Mary E. (b. March 26, 1842; d. Oct. 16, 1881), daughter of Madison Fairbanks m., 2nd, Oct. 14, 1886, Mary C. Ordway of Fitchburg, IMass. Children Fred L., b. Jan. 21, 1867. Edith G. and Edward H. (twins), b. May 31, 1871 Edward, d. June
;
:

6, 1871. Lottie L., b.

Dec. 22, 1878.

R.,^

Loron

U.^"

Hammond {Aaron
:

Joseph,^

Benjamin^ Joseph,^
;

Nathaniel,^ Thomas,'^ Thomas,^ William,- Thomas^), b, June 8, 1842; m. Harriet Wheeler. Child Josephine V., b. May 16, 1870 live in

Worcester, Mass.

Orville H.'^ Hammond

{Elliot,^

Joseph,^

Benjamin,'' Joseph,^

GENEALOGICAL EECORDS.

361

Nathaniel,^ Tliomas,"^ Thomas,^ WlUiam^^ Thomas^), b. Marcli 10, 1847 ni. Alice Walker of Cavendish, Vt. Cliilcl Hariy Oiville, b.
; :

Jan. 22, 1878; resides in Gardner, Mass.

LoRON

P.2

Hammond
(b.

m. Parmelia

March

(Christopher^ of Mcdtapoisett, Mass.),h. 1820 31, 1827; d. April, 1889), daughter of Ivory
;

Snow

d.

Dec. 17, 1878.

Child

Emma

L., b.

March

8,

1857.

HANDY.

Martin^ Handy {James^ of Eoyalston, Mass.), b. IMarch 21, 1825; m. May, 1850, Mary, daughter of Levi Lewis of Royalston, Mass. Children Frederick M,, b. Sept. 27, 1851. Willard A., b.
:

Nov. 29, 1853. James E., Cora E., b. Oct. 10, 1861. b. Dec. 21, 1871.
JosEPHus^

b.

Aug.
18G3

12, 1857.
;

M.

Isabell, b. Jan.

19,

d.

Aug.

22, 1865.

Flora E.,

Handy {James^

of Bethlehem, Vt.),
:

b.

May

18,

1828;

m. Nov.
ter of

16, 1848, Rowena A. (b. in Richmond June 16, 1829), daughWilliam Woodward. Childien William Edgar, b. Aug. 19,

1849.

A., b. 1855.

Feb. 24, 1851 d. Nov. 16, 1864. Clara Josephine, March 8, 1853 m. George A. Whitcomb. Frank E., b. Feb. 19,
b.
; ;

Emma

Eda

15., b.

b. Oct. 16,

18;

Feb. 26, 1858; m. Henry Page. Emma Josephine, d. Dec. 28, 1865. Bertie W., b. June 29, 1867.
1,

Jessie E., b. June

1870.

James E.^ Handy (Martin,^ James^ of Royalston, Mass.), h. Aug. 1857; m. Oct. 31, 1882, Mary Lizzie (b. July 13, 1862), daughter of Joseph Ware.
12,

William Edgar^ Handy

A.

{Josephus^) b. Aug. 19, 1849 of Henry Hill. Jan. 27, 1860), daughter (b.
,

m. Clara

E.^ Handy {Josephus,^ James^), b. Feb. 19, 1855 m. Oct. Ida I. (b. Nov. 23, 9, 1875, 1857), daughter of Roberts Hovey. Children: Theodore F., b. Apr. 23, 1876. Wayland L., b. Oct. 5,

Frank

1881.

hanrahan.
America, 1847 d. June 15, 1875) m., 2nd, Children: Sept. 25,1878, Margaret A. O'Brien (b. in Ireland). Mildred K., b. Oct. 23, 1869. Susie A., b. July 28, 1879. Mary,
in
;
;

Martin^ Hanrahan, 1869, Joanna Fole\- (b.

b. in Ireland, Oct.

3,1844; m.,

1st,

Jan.

1,

b.

May

10, 1882.

Margaret,

b.

July

8,

1888.

362
Charles
J.

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
H.^ Hanrahan,
h. in Ireland,

May

1,

1882, Catharine, daughter of b. March 22, 1883.

John Fitzgerald.

1855, m. June 18, Child: INIary Ann,

Thomas' IIankaiian,
erine

b. in Ireland,
:

Somers.
9,

Children

Annie,

b.

1846; m. Jan. 23, 1883, CathDec. 2, 1883. Margaret, b.

March

1885.

HARDY.

Sanford
1885). 1876.

S.~

Hardy {Benjamin PA of Dublin)^

(b.

b.

1842;
d. b.

d.

Aug.
-22,

24,1876; m. Ellen A. Edwards of Dublin

Children: Cora, b.

May

12, 1873.

1848; Ellen S.,

Feb.

Aug.

18,

Albert M.^ Hardy {Benjamin PJ and Mary

lin,

Sept.

7,

1849

of Londonderr}'. lan Edgar, b. in

in

C. Hardy), b. in Dubm. Nellie F. Frost, daughter of Charles R. Frost Came to Swanze}', Nov. 29, 1877. Children Har:

Londonderrj', Aug.

27, 1875.
b.

Swanzey, Aug. 29, 1879. Louisa, b. Aug. 31, 1887.

Myron

Albert,

Sanford Page, b. Dec. 16, 1883. Ethel

HARE.

Patrick^ Hare,

b.

in

Ireland,

1845

m.

May

12, 1872,

Lizzie

Murphy

(b. in Ireland, 1846).

HARRIS.

Stephen^ Harris {Stephen^ of Richmond)., from Gloucester, R.

b. Sept. 25,
,

I.,

m., 1st, 1816, Patty (b. March 4, 1793 d. Sept. a 24, 1852) daughter of David Ball of Marlborough m., 2nd, widow Whitcomb. Children: Elisha, b. Sept. 29,1817. Gilbert, Joseph

1790

d. d.

young.

Aug.

15, 1852.

Stephen, b. Oct. 24, 1820. Willard, William A., b. Aug. 29, 1825.

b.

June

3,

1823;

Lucy
1832;

E., b. Feb.

16, 1829; m., 1st,

Welcome Ballon
Lydia

of Troy

m., 2nd, Merrick

ni.

Had-

ley of

Ashburnham, Mass.

S., b. Sept. 9,

Luther

Alexander.

David^ Harris {Stephen^ of Richmond), b. Sept. 12, 1793; m. Feb. 26, 1815, Polly (b. Nov. 13, 1796), daughter of Peleg Bowen of Richmond d. Aug. 2, 1858, Children Alcista, in., 1st, E^dwin Cass
; :

of Richmond

m., 2nd, David Martin

-.

Vt. James, m.

David W.,b. Riley. Joseph Whitcomb of

m., 3rd, ]\Ir. Lincoln of Peru, Patience, d. when about 3 years old. William 1829 ;m. Aug. 21, 1825. Louisa A., b.
;

New York

State.

Mary

E., b.

1831

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
m. Rev. Mr. Hicks of
d.

363
Alonzo,
b.

New York

State

d. 1862.

1837

about 1841.
b. Sept. 29,

Elisha3 Harris (Stephen,^ Stephen^), Emily Scott of Winchester.

]Stephen3 Harris
{Stephen,9,

1817

m. 1846,

Stephen^), b.

July 16, 1846, Elmira (b. Apr. Amasa Fuller of Troy.

1822;

d.

1820; m. of daughter May, 1847),

Oct.
24,

William A.^ Harris {Stephen,^ Stephen^ of Richmond). \>. Aug. 29, 1825; m., Oct. 25, 1849, Sarah E. (b. May 23, 1826), daughter of Timothy Fife of Troy.

David W.3 Harris (David,^ Stephen^), b. Aug. 21, 1825 m., Oct. Mary (b. May 8, 1828 d. Apr. 11, 1861), daughter of Martin Cass of Richmond; m., 2d, Aug. 26, 1862, Maria (b. Aug. 18,
;

8, 1851,

Jan. 12, 1878), daughter of Colonel Cheney of Chesterfield Children George W., m., 3d, July 26, 1879, widow of Jehiel White. b. Aug. 8, 1852. Mary L., b. Dec. 4, 1853 m. Lovell Taft. Margie
;

1835

d.

Nov. 30, 1855; d. Nov. 28, 1862. Abbie M.,b. Nov. 19, 1857; d. March 10, 1862. Henry M., b. May 10, 1859 d. March 20, 1862. James E., b. Apr. 11, 1861. Abbie M., b. Sept. 28, 1864. Charles C, b. Sept. 5, 1865. Milan D., b. June 22, 1868 d. Nov. 6, 1890, in Fitchburg, Mass. Addie H., b. May 16, 1871 m. J. L. Starkey. Walter L., b. May 28, 1875.
E., b.
; ; ;

HARVEY.

John Harvey and Jemima

settled in

his wife

Swauzey

previous to 1776.

came from Taunton, Mass., and The following persons may all
:

and may have been here quite as early Ephraim Harvey, Timothy Harvey, Kimber. Harvey, John Harvey, jr., Ezra Harvey.
have been
their sons

TiMOTHT^ Harvey (John^ of Tannton, Mass.) b. at Taunton, Mass. 20, 1751; d. in Marlborough, Dec. 11, 1828; m., Apr. 12, 1774, Martha Long (b. in Taunton, Mass., May 24, 1750; d. in Marlborough, Apr. 8, 1822). Children Patty, b. Dec. 22, 1774; d. Dec. 23, 1776. Martha, b. Apr. 19, 1776. Timothy, b. Aug. 31, 1777; d. Feb. 19, 1789. Jemima, b. Nov, 4, 1780. Lemuel, b. Sept. 1, 1782. Zephaniah, b. Apr. 30, 1784. Anna, b. Feb. 25, 1786. b. Apr. 7, 1788. Timothy, b. Nov. 4, 1790. Daniel, b. Sept. Sally, d. Aug. 15, 1795. 1794; 30,
,

March

364
KiMBKR- Harvey
Feb.
1,

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
(John'^), h.

Apr. 15, 1755;

Hazeltine.

d. in

Marlborough,
:

Children Lutlier m., Sept. 11, 1783, Mary and Calvin, b. Sept. 26, 1783. Polly, b. Jan. 16, 1785. Betsey, b. Oct. 26, 1786. Fhilinda, b. Nov. 9, 1788; m. Nahum Baldwin.
;

1828

Charlotte, b. Nov. 25, 1790; d. Nov. 16, 1816. Hannah, b. Oct. Nehemiah, b. Oct. 13, 1794. David, b. Aug 1(), 1796. 23, 1792.

Damaris,

b.

Oct. 3, 1798.
b.

Oilman,

b. Oct. 11, 1800.

Ira, b.

Roxanna,

b.

Aug. 2, 1802. George, James, b. Dec. 8, 1810.

Aug.

27, 1805.

July 25, 1806.

Ezra2 Harvet (John^), m., Aug.

Keeue, who
d. Oct. 30, 1778.

10,

1774, Zipporah Blake of

JoHN^ Harvey, (John^), m. Mercy Children: John Thurber, bapt. March 31, 1782. Mercy, bapt. July 27, 1783. lulward, bapt. Aug. 30, 1785. The mother died previous to the baptism
.

of Edward.

'

HASKELL.

Orrick L.2 Haskell (Abiier^ and Laura Haskell of Troy), b. Nov. 18, 1825; m. Elizabeth W., daughter of Nahum and Mary Ward of Troy. Children: Andrew L., b. in Tro}', March 11, 1851. Lizzie A., b. June 30, 1854; m., Nov. 24, 1874, James Biggs of LoAvell, Mass. George H., b. Apr. 6, 1856. Maria A., b. in Troy, Oct. 21, 1857; m., Nov. 8, 1880, Frank H. Strickland of Winchendon, Mass. Eva M., b. June 28, 1860.

Andrew J.^ Haskell {Orrick L.,~ Abner^), b. March 11, 1851 m., Dec. 15, 1874, Annie M. Lord, b. Feb. 21, 1848.
Oct. 2, 1878, Nellie

George H.^ Haskell {Orrick Andrews of

i.,~ Abnei'^), b. April Chesterfleld.

6,

1856; m.

HASTINGS.

John Hastings, of Charlestown, m. Jan. 23, 1755; d. March 12, 1835), daughter
Children:
dard.
Garinter, b. July 25, 1779.

2,

1776, Miriam (b. Jan. of Jonathan Hammond.

Augusta, m. Edward God-

in Waitsfield, Vt.,

Garinter- Hastings {John^ of Charlestown) b. July 25, 1779 d. June 28, 1857; m., Mar. 7, 1801, Hannah Olcott Chil(b. Feb. 13, 1784; d. March 19, 1860), of Rockingham, Vt. dren born in Swanzey Martha, b. Aug. 24, 1803. Eliza F., b.
,
;

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

365

Apr. 28, 1805. Fanny O., b. Nov. 3, 1806. Yorick C. W., b. Ang. 24, 1808. George H., b. June 14, 1810. Marian D., b. Jnly 17, 1812. Susan Carpenter, b. Nov. 26, 1813. Clarissa Webb, b. May
27, 1816.

1820.

Justus P., b. Apr. 14, 1818. Rodney D., b. Dec. 10, 1821.

Webb, b. July 22, Jonathan Hammond, b. in

Clarissa
b.

Waitsfield, Vt., Feb. 12, 1824.

Maria A.,

in Waitsfield,

Dec.

2,

1825.

Samuel Hastings, m. Jan.

20, 1783,

Lucy Eugg.

HAZEN.
Children: Edward. Edward Hazen, m. Sarah Samuel, Luke and John, b. Jan. 31, 1771; John d. b. Dec. 16, 1768.
.

March 19, 1771. Nathaniel, b. Apr. 6, 1772. Mary, b. Dec. 9, 1775. Edward^ Hazen {Echcard^) m. Aug. 9, 1785, Jemima Bathrick Children: Josiah, bapt. March 16, 1788. of Lunenburg, Mass.
,

HATES.

Joseph R. Hates, m. Dec.

24, 1865, J.

M. W. Houghton.

HKALET.

Davis^ Healet {Samuel^ of Winchester), b. Aug. 22, 1782; m.. Nov. 27, 1805, Asenath (b. Feb. 24, 1781 d. in Feb., 1826), daughChildren Sally, b. Oct. 15, ter of Samuel Hills d. Feb. 17, 1824. 1806 d. Oct., 1823. Asa, b. Aug. 22, 1808. Samuel, d. aged two
;

Nathaniel Davis, b. Jan., 1813 d. in Reading, Mass., 1837. Asenath, b. 1815 m. Gardner Currier of Lowell, Mass. Lucy, b.
years.
; ;

March 21, 1817 John Stone.

m. Edmund Stone.

Hannah,

b.

Nov.

17, 1819

m.

AsA^ Healet (Davis,^ Samuel^), b. Aug. 22, 1808 m., 1st, Nov. Mary Clark (b. Dec. 23, 4809 d. Oct. 28, 1857), daughter of Joseph Kimball, m., 2nd, Susan, widow of Martin Thompson.
;

16, 1840,

Daniel Kimball, b. Sept. 14, 1841. Davis Brainard, b. Dec. Anna Asenath, b. Oct. 22, 1845; m. 22, 1843; d. Aug. 24, 1864. Jotham Ballon. Chauncey Wallace, b. Dec. 4, 1848.
Children
:

d.

James^ Heaton {James^ of Wrentham, Mass.),m. Abigail Aug. 14, 1753. Children: John, b. Nov. 20, 1744. Moses,
2,

b.

Dec.
1752.

1747.

Samuel, b. March 25, 1750.

James,

b.

May

30,

William- Heaton (James^), m. Feb.

25

14, 1754, Irene King.

Chil-

3(i6

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
:

dren

Nov.

24, 1755. Maiy, bapt. 1759. Orauge, bapt. Apr. 5, Lucy, bapt. Apr. 22, 1761. Solomon, bapt. Apr. 15, 1764. King, bapt. June 4, 1769. Irene, bapt. Aug. 18, 1771 d. June 13, 1773. Irene, bapt. Apr. 17, 1774.

MaiT, bapt. Ma}'

18, 1755; d.

Aug.

21, 175G.

who d. IMay 23, 1761 Nathaniel IIeaton m., 1st, Esther Children: Rebecca, b. Feb. 26, 1764. m., 2nd, Rebecca Joseph, b. Feb. 23, 1766. Nathaniel, b. Nov. 27, 1768. Gershom,
, ; .

bapt. Sept. 8, 1771.

James"^
30, 1752;

Heaton {James,- James^ from Wrentham, Mass.),

m. Aug.
13, 1778,

b.

May

Susannah, daughter of William Grimes. Children: Rachel, b. Oct. 1, 1779. William, b. Apr. 1, 1781. Su1783. b. b. Jan. Dec. 1, 1784. Esther, b. Jan. sannah, 25, Nathan, 1789. b. 1787. James, John, b. June 6, 1791. 14, July 30,
IIEFFUON.

Michael Heffron

d.

about 1798
d.

a son d. Aug.

9, 1777.

Mrs. Molly Heffron

Feb. 21, 1812, aged 72.

28, 1780, Joseph

Susanna Heffron m. Dec.

Day.

Rose Heffron m. July

6,

1784, Beriah Daj\

John Heffron m. Feb.

Jan., 1786.

5,

1784, Lydia Lawrence.

child d. in

Enos Heffron
17, 1839, aged
62.

d.

Jan. 30, 1812, aged 39 child d. in 1811.

Sarah, his wife, d. March

Betsey Heffron m. Eldad Cross.

Joel Heffron m.

May

14, 1789, Olive

Marble of Winchester.

Mary Heffron m.

Feb. 20, 1828,Benoni Thompson, of Richmond.

HENRY.
James- Henry {William^ of Chesterfield), b. Sept. 25, 1773; m. 1798, Mary (b. July 14, 1775; d. Feb. 25, 1850), daughter of Gibson "Willard of Harvard, Mass. d. Feb. 10, 1854. Children
; :

Frederick William, b. Dec. 17, 1798; d. Feb., 1820. Rebecca, b. Oct. 20, 1800. James, b. Apr. 17, 1803; d. Apr. 9, 1855. John

GENEALOGICAL EECOEDS.
Park, b. Sept.

367

2, 1806. Willard, b. Feb. 1, 1809. Mary F., b. May m. W. of March Charles Winchester; d. 30, 1854, Brown, 30, 1812; Jan. 16, 1890, aged 77 years. Betsey Elizabeth, b. Nov. 6, 1814; m. Jay Jackson, Chesterfield d. March 14, 1870.
;

JohnPark^ Henry (James,^ William^), b. Sept. 2, 1806 m. Laura (daughter of Amaziah Stone) he d. Aug. 14, 1847 she m., 2nd, in
;

1850, David Holman.

Children: Maria A., b. in Chesterfield, July 1,

W. Adams. John Harfield, b. in March 4, 1838. Elizabeth L., b. June 27, 1840; m. Feb. 28, 1872, Edwin W. Clark. Charles E., b. May 15, 1842. James S., b. March 8, 1844. George L., b. Apr. 3, 1846.
1836
;

m. Dec. 26, 1855, Charles

Chesterfield,

HEWES.

Benjamin Hkwes, Sr., m. Elizabeth Children Benjamin, b. Aug. 20, 1759. William, b. March 22, 1761. Elijah, b. March 15, 1763. George, b. June 28, 1765. Mary, b. Jan. 29, 1768. Martha, b. March 8, 1772; m. Jan. 19, 1794, John Montague Field of Sulli.

van.

Bkn-tamin^
1781,

Hewes (Benjamin^),
(b. Oct. 10, 1765),

Jemima
b.

Anna,
Patty,

b. Sept., 1783.

b. Aug. 20, 1759; m. Oct. 10, daughter of Caleb Cook. Children Sally, b. Jan. 29, 1785'; d. Apr. 13, 1785.
:

1786.
b.

Sally, b.

Nov.

1,

1787.
b.

Providence,

June

12, 1791.

Lyman,
,

Polly, July 13, 1789. Feb. 4, 1793.

22, 1761;

William^ Hkwes (Benjamin^)

:

b.

March

m. Feb.

18,

1782, Abigail (bapt. Feb. 11, 1759), daughter of Jonathan Woodcock. Children Samuel, b. Aug. 2, 1782 d. May 12, 1785. Mary, b. June
;

4,

Fanny and Thusa, b. Sept. 1, 1786 Thusa, d. Oct. 5, Samuel, b. Apr. 22,1788. Luman, b.^ July 11, 1790. Arethusa,
1784.
;

1786. bapt.

Sept. 16, 1792. Esther, bapt. June 14, 1794. 4, 1797. William, b. in 1800.

Benjamin, bapt. Sept.

h. June 28, 1765; m. Jan. 31, 1793, an of Sarah, adopted daughter Benjamin Wilson.

George^ Heaves (Benjamin^),

Samuel^ Hewes
Sarah Norwood.
April 13, 1821.

Children

William,- Benjamin^), b. Apr. 22, 1788 m., 2nd, Celia, m. Calvin Curtis. Matilda, b.
; :

wood,

b.

April 13, 1827.

Sarah Sophia, b. Aug. 16, 1822. Medora, b. May 11, 1839.

{William^^ Benjamin^)
^

Lorenzo Nor-

William^ Hewes

b.

1800; m. Oct.

3,

368

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
;

1825, Alinira(b. Sept. 17, 1803), daughter of Calviu Curtis

25, 1857.

cl.

Oct.

Lorenzo N.^ Hewes (Samuel,'^ William,- Bevjamin^) b. April 13, 1827; m. Nov. 19, 1849, Pliebe S. (b. April 19, 1826), daugliter of Children: Janette L., b. Dec. 11, 1850. Wyniau Richardson.
,

Franklin N. and Flora (twins),

b. July 30, 1852 Flora, m. Jan. 9, Lilhi K., 1). 1872, George D. Ilutchins; reside in Northfield, INIass. Frederick II., b. June 7, 1857; April 18, 1855; d. Feb. 17, 1857.
;

lives
b.

in

Brooklyn, N. Y.
17, 1870.

Walter R.,

b.

Feb.

3,

1859.

Charles O.,

March

iV.,^ Saimiel,^ William,^ Benjam. April 14, 1875, Hattie E. Farris. Chilmin^), b. July 30, 1852 dren Ray F. Elsie R.
; :

Frankltn N.^ Hewes {Lorenzo

Walter
b.

R.-''

Hewes
;

Feb.

3,

1859

{Lorenzo N.,^ Samuel,'^ William,^ Benjamin'^), m. April 3, 1879, Emma J., daughter of George W.
Henrj' N.
Bessie B., resides in

Eastman. Mass.

Children:

Fitchburg,

HIGGINS.
Joseph,^ JosepJi^ of ChesterSarah, daughter of Jacob T. AVhite m., 2nd, Elsie (d. Feb. 5, 1873), daughter of Lyman Field; ni,, 3d, April 25, 1875, Dora (b. Aug. 14, 1852), daughter of Martin Cram.
{Josiali,'^ Charles,^
;

Arza A.^ Higgins

,

field)

b.

March

13, 1831

ni., 1st,

Child: Lillian A., b. April 28, 185G.

HILL.

William Hill and

Oct. 19, 1754.

wife Sarah were in

lu.

Swanzey

in 1754.

He

d.

His widow

Nov.

25, 1756,

Wyot Gunn.

Chil-

dren

Anna and Hannah,

bapt.

May

12, 1754.

Jonathan Hill m. Rusella Combs of Winchester.

Children

George, b. 1777. Reuben. Joseph, b. in Oct., 1781. Sall}^ b. April 2, 1787; m. Seth Leonard. Barney. Jonathan, b. Oct. 14, 1792. Feb. 1794. b. Elisha, b. April 12, 1800. 14, Caleb, b. 1798. David,
Betsej',

m. John Sanderson.

Massa, m. George Darling.

JMary, m.

Seth Pomroy of Swanzey.

George^ Hill {Jonathan^ of Winchester),

drich (b. 1781
;

d. Sept. 6,

1849)

d. 1852.

b. 1777; m. Lona AlHanChildren Elijah.

:

nah, b. Sept.

9,

1813

m. Benjamin Pomroy.

George

Elliot, b.

1818

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
d.

369
Charlotte, b.

Apr. 5, 1847. David A., 1825 d. Jan. 4, 1847.

;

b.

Nov.

29, 1819.

about

Joseph^ Hill

(Jonathan^), b. Oct., 1781

;

m. April 30, 1808,

Mary
roy 1811
;

(b. June 21, 1792 he d. Aug., 1867.

;

July 17, 1870), daughter of Seth PomChildren: George H., b. 1809; Lucy, b. m. Ferdinand Pickering of Winchester. Daniel, b. 1813.
d.

Eliza, b. 1815.

Josepli, b. July 31, 1819.

b.

Luther N.,

d.

about one

year old.
b.

Luther N.,

Feb. 18, 1825

d.

April 30, 1867.

John

P.,

Aug. 13, 1832.

;

Jonathan^ Hill {Jonathan^) ^h. Oct. 14, 1792 m. Nov. 25, 1812, Malinda Ashley, daughter of Enoch Day d. Feb., 1877. Children Emily, b. Feb. 13, 1813 m. Lewis Leach. Lawson, b. Feb. 3, 1817.
;

Bradley, b. Sept. 22, 1820. Beal. Maria, b. Aug., 1826

G., b. Sept. 28, 1832.

Julia, b. Aug. 8, 1824; ni. Harvey m. Otis Scott of Chesterfield. Albert

Jewett Jonathan, b. Nov. 1, 1833. J., b. Apr. 30, 1835; m. Dec. 23, 1860, Capt. Edward F. Troy. Seraph S., b. Oct. 3, 1837 m. Charles A. Quinn.
;

Rebecca

Adams of

Keziah

David2 Hill (Jonathan^), b. Feb. 14, 1794; m. June 20, 1816, (b. Aug. 11, 1797; d. Dec. 6, 1870), daughter of Stei)hen
.
;

Franklin of Winchester; d. 1817 m. Nathaniel Dickinson.

ley, b.

Abraham

Children: Lucina, b. Oct. 18, T., b. Jan. 9, 1819. Wes-

June

m.

P^liphalet

Louisa, b. 1829. Henry, b. Apr. 16, 1832. Lovilla, b. March 9, 1835 m. Jonathan G. Huntley. Daniel B. C, b. Feb. 4, 1836. David, b. An infant d. L. Sophia, b. Dec. 1, 1843; m. Leonard Whitcomb.
;
;

lives in Minnesota. Laura, b. July 27, 1824; b. Luthera, 15, 1825; d. May 28, 1852. Noyes. May m. George AV. Ellis. Edwin, b. Oct. 31, Sept. 28, 1828
;

14, 1821

Joseph^ Hill (Josejjh,- Joriathan^) b. July 31, 1819 m., 1st, Jan. 18, 1841, Mary (b. Oct. 24, 1812; d. Feb. 3, 1853), daughter of Joseph Hammond, and widow of Thomas W. Howard m., 2nd, June 9,
,
;
;

1853, Sarah F. Colby (d. Feb. 14, 1859, aged 34 years) m., 3d, Sarah F. Floyd from Maine (b. Nov. 9, 1817; d. Nov. 20, 1886) ra., 4th, April 11, 1888, widow Mary Shelly (1). Aug. 13, 1833) of Keene
; ; ;

resides in Keene.

Children
b.

Elvira J.,
;

b. INIarch 2,

1842

d. Sept. 2,

1849.
d.

Algernon H.,

Jan. 20, 1846

resides in Keene.

An

infant

Jan. 14, 1853.

LuTiiER N.3 Hill {Joseph,- Jonathan^),

b.

Feb. 18,

1825; m.

370

IIISTOKY OF SWANZEY.

31,

Marcli 22, 1848, Lucretia N., (laughter of David Road he d. March 1867. Children: Fred. Charles. Waldo. Wilfred A. The
;

family resides in AValtluini, IMass.

P.3 Hill {Joseph,- Joiathan^), b. Aug. 13, 1832; ni. Jan. Olive A. (b. Aug. 24, 1835; d. Feb. 28, 1872), daughter of 1852, I, Luther Lawrence; ni., 2d, July 17, 1873, Relief (b. Aug. 17, 1851)
;

John

daughter of Barton Grant of Fitzwilliam. Children: John M., b. d. Sept. 16, 1864. April 29, 1853 Lillias, b. March 26, 1856. Russell C, b. Dec. 19, 1858. Evie A., b. Aug. 1, 1862; d. March
;

2,1888.

Amos M.,

b.

May

24, 1864.

Russell C.^ Hill (JohnP.,^ Joseph,^ Jonathan^), b. Dec. 19, 1858; m. Nov. 26, 1884, Annis M. (b. Sept. 16, 1860), daughter of John R. Brown.

Amos M.^ Hill {John

m. Oct.
15, 1888, Janett

P.,3 Joseph,- Jonathan^), b.

May

24, 1864

A.

(b.

Nov.

21, 1864), daughter of Barret

Fosgate of Winchester.

Bradley^ Hill {Jonathan,'^ JonatJtcm^), b. Sept. 22, 1820; m. Oct. 14, 1844, Prussia (b. 1823; d. Oct. 14, 1848), daughter of Reuben Willard of Chesterfield ni., 2d, Susan (1). 1837; d. Aug. 18,
;

Children: 1858), daughter of James Remington of Deerfield, Mass. Bradley W., b. March 4, 1845. Angelina, b. Oct. 14, 1847 in. Ed;

ward P. Sebastian.
{David,- Jonathan^), b, in Winchester, Jan. South 9, Vernon, Vt., June 4, 1850, Sarah B. Gary (b. he d. Sept. 11, 1890. Children in Westmoreland, Jan. 25, 1835) Charles W., b. April 24, 1851 lives in Alstead. Jennie L., b. Sept.

Abraham T. 2 Hill
1819
;

m.

in

II, 1856

d. Oct. 9, 1865.
'^

Eliza

I., b.

July, 1857.
31, 1829; d. Jan. 28,
28, 1834), daughter of
6,

F.Dyyiii'^B.iLh

{David, Jonathan^),
22, 1854,

b. Oct.

1884; m.
Goodell.

May

Martha
:

J. (b.

Aug.

David Whitcomb.

Children

INIary R., b.

Oct.

1854

m.

Wyman
Adella
b.

AdaE.,

b. ]\Iay 30,
;

1857;

ni.

Elmer

J. Bullard.

W.,

b.

June

26, 1861

m. Eldvvard P. Sebastian.

Edwin A.,

Apr.

6, 1865.

Henry^ Hill {David,- Jonathan^), b. Apr. 16, 1832; m. June 19, 1855, Sarah C. (b. Aug., 1836), daughter of David Whitcomb. Children Clara A.,b. Jan. 27, 1860; m. William E Igar Handy. Mar:

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
shall H., b. Oct. 16, 1862.
b.

371
28, 1865.

Jolm H.,
b.

b.

March

Infant,

Aug.

25, 1868.

Clara M.,

July

2,

1871.

Daniel B. C.^ Hill {Davkl,^ Jonathan^), b. Feb. 4, 1836; ra. d. Dec. 23, 1887), daugh4, 1861, Lizzie Ann (b. Nov. 7, 1839 ter of George Leonard m., 2d, Maj' 25, 1889, widow E. L. CarpenFeb.
; ;

ter of Surry,
b.

Children

May

27, 1866.

Dan Leonard, b. Apr. 30, 1864. Lizzie Eva, Earl George Burdin, b. May 27, 1869.
:

David^
George,
b.

Hill {Davkl,^ Jonathan'^), m. Harriet Lane. Jan. 22, 1863. This family removed from town.
^

Child:

Bradley W.^ Hill

4, 1845
;

{Bradley,'^ Jonathan,'^ Jonathan^) m. Feb. 27, 1864, Filly White of Walpole.

b.

March

JoHN^ Hill (EUhu^ of Hinsdale), b. June, 1832 in. Sept., 1854, Calista L. (b. Nov. 30, 1834), daughter of Darius E. Wright. They have an adopted son, Fred J., b. Feb. 22, 1857.
;

HILLS.

Samuel Hills from Massachusetts had

1728.

three sons

Nathaniel, b.

Samuel.

Ebeuezer,

b. in

Swanzey, 1738.
b. in

Nathaniel^ Hills {Samuel^)

d.

1728
,

m. Meletiah
d.
;

who
:

May

14,

1765

m., 2d, Sarah

(b.
;

who

1741 d. 1812) he d. 1754. Samuel, 4, Nathaniel, b. Nov. 4, 1755. AVilliara, b. Feb. 26, 1758; m, a Miss Randall from Richmond and moved to Vermont. John, bapt. July 13, 1760; d. Sept. 21, 1763. Reuben,
3d,
;

Hannah
b.

Feb. 13, 1781 m., Feb. 1807. Children

March

Meletiah, bapt. Aug. 12? bapt. Apr. 24, 1763 removed to Hancock. 1770 d. June, 1773. Sarah, 'bapt. May 30, 1773.
; ;

Samuel^ Hills (SamueU)

Apr. 22, 1759
;

b.

about 1730

d.

about 1800
Children
; :

m. June

27, 1758, Sarah, daughter of Abraham Graves.

d.

Asa, bapt.

Asa, b. Apr. 20, 1761 d. young. Elisha, July 24, 1772. Esther, b. Jan. 23, 1765; d. young. Moses, b. March 19, 1767. Asa, bapt. March 20, 1770. Esther, b. May 31, 1772 m. Ezekiel Osgood.
young.
;

b.

March

15,

1763

d.

Ebenezer- Hills (Samuel^), b. in Swanzey, 1738; m., 1st, Abigail m., 2d, June 30, 1795, Abigail, daughter of Elkanali Lane. Cliildren Calvin, b. Apr. 12, 1769. Abigail, b. June 25, 1767.
; :

Ebenezer,

b.

Aug.

16, 1771.

Gains, b. July

7,

1773.

372

HISTORY OF SWAXZEY.

Samuel^ Hills {Nathaniel^" Samuel^), b. March 4, 1754; m. MaySi, 1780, Asenath (b. Dec. 4, 1761 d. Dec. 14, 1820), danglitor of
;

Mrs. Hannah Healc}' of Winchester; d. May 1832, Children: 28, Asenath, b. Feb. 24, 1781; m. Davis Healey. b. d. May 7, 1800. 1783; MeLitiah, b. May 17, 17, Sally, Aug. 1787 d. Jan. 7, 1811. Polly, b. Apr. 13, 1789 m. Joshua Parker
pjlisha .Scott; m., 2(1,
; ;

m., 2d, Joseph Kimball. seph Stickne^^ of N. Y.

Rachel, b. June 2, 1791

m., in 1819, Jo-

John,

b.

31, 1795. Prudence, b. Sept. 18, 1796 line, Vt. Reuben, b. Dec. 23, 1798.
d.

June 28, 1793. Samuel, b. May m. Hubbard Mason of Brook;

Feb. 25, 1804.

Georgiana,

ni.

Nathaniel, b. Aug. 25, 1801; Fosgate of AVebster.

h.

Nathaniel^ Hills {Nathaniel-, Samuel^),

Patty, daughter of Shubael^ Seaver
;

Nov. 14,1755;

ra.

d.

Dec. 22, 1845.

b.

William^ Hills {Nathaniel,^ Samuel^),

8,

Feb. 26, 1758

m. Aug.

1782, Abigail (b. Feb. 10, 1761; d. Jan. 3, 1850), daughter of John Frary; he d. Oct. 18, 1859. Children: Abigail, b. Nov. 11, 1782. Hannah, b. Dec. 24, 1784. Nathaniel, b. Apr. 14, 1787.

Surah, b. Apr.

7,

1789.
;

Moses-' Hills (Samuel,'^ SamueV-)^ b. March 19, 1767 m. June 23, Mary (b. Apr. 17, 1772; d. Oct. 20, 1850), daughter of Elijah Belding he d. Dec. 3, 1842. Children Prudence, b. Feb. 8, 1797
1796,
;

m. Reuben Porter. Esther, b. July 14, 1799 m. Erastus Dickinson. Silas, b. June 6, 1801. Samuel, b. Sept. 12, 1803, at Newfane, Vt. b. March Rhoda, 6, 1806, at Newfane, Vt. Elijah, b. May 3, 1808.
;

Elisha, b. Oct. 20, 1810.

Chauncey.

Asa^ Hills (Samuel,'^ SamueU), bapt. March 20, 1770; m., Jan. 31, 1793, Rachel (b. May 25, 1769), daughter of Timothy Read.
Calvin^' Hills (Ebenezer,^ Samuel^), b. April 12, 1769; m. Feb. 12, 1804, Sarah (b. Feb. 18, 1780), daughter of Elijah Belding; he Child Charles Nicholas. d. Nov. 23, 1819.
:

Ebenezer^ Hills (Ebenezer,- Samuel^), h. Aug. 16, 1771 m. June 8, 1796, Lydia Chamberlain (b. in Washington, Aug. 15,1775; d. June 24, 1840) d. Sept., 1847, Gainesville, N. Y. Children Sylvia, b. Apr. 6, 1797; m. Nathaniel Stanley. Calvin, b. Sept. 16, 1799, in Windsor, Vt. Sidney, b. Dec. 23, 1801, in Bernardston, Mass. James
; : ;

M., b. in Bernardston, Feb. 14, 1804. Henry L., b. in Bernardston, June 25, 1806. William G., b. in Marlborough, June 23, 1808. Francis

D., b. in Marlborough, Oct. 15, 1810.

^^y^L^<^7

2 t^^.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

373

Gaius^ Hills {Ebenezer,- SamueP), b. July 7, 1773; m. Priscilla Children: Luther, d. June 1, 1804. (b. in 1774; d. Feb. 3, 1815) 1802. b. b. June 2, 1800. Albert, b. March 22, Clarissa, Apr. 17,
;

1804.
John'* Hills (Samuel,^ Nathaniel,^ Samuel^), b. June 18, 1793; m. Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Hill, Chesterfield. Children Charles Bradlej^ b. Aug. 10, 1826. George Harvey, b. July 6, 1828.
:

Francis, b. Jan. 2, 1831.

30, 1837.

Eliza, b. Feb. 2, 1833.

Henry,

b.

March

Samuel'' Hills {Samuel,^ KathanieU'^ Samuel^), b. May 31, 1795. m. Miss Washburn of Peterboro' d. in Canada. Children Samuel.
: ;

Frederick.

William.
6,

SiLAs^ Hills (3foses,^ Samuel,^ Samuel^), b. June

1801

m., in

1832, Emeline Walker.

3, 1808; m. Feb. 26, 1883), (b. May Children: Isaac A., b. Aug. 10, of Winchester d. Feb. 16, 1874. 1838. Charles M., b. Jan. 12, 1841 d. Feb. 1, 1862. Sarah B., b.

Elijah'' Hills (Moses,^ Samuel,'^ Samuel^)

10, 1836,

b.
;

May

Jemima Darling

Nov.

15,

1815

d.

July 13, 1843

m. George A. Pottle of Boston, Mass.

;

Calvin E., b.

Hiram G., b. May 16, 1848. Elizabeth, b. May 9, Sept. 11, 1846. 1850 m, Phiuelias Gay. Nancy P., b. May 1, 1853 m. Charles R.
;

Worcester.

William B.,

b.

June

6, 1855.

Mary

J.,b.

May 30,

1858;

m. Fred M. Farr.
Samnel^^ Nathaniel,^ Samuel^) July 6, 1828; m., 2nd, Mary E. Aldrich from Westmoreland. Sherman. Stella. Children George. o^
{Jolin,^

George Harvey^ Hills

:
'

>

b.

Calvin E. Hills
11,

1846; m. April
:

Child

Gay

Samuel,'^ Samuel^), h. Sept. 1878, Anna G., daughter of Willard Gay. E., b. Sept. 5, 1882.
(Elijah,'^ 3foses,^
3,

HOLBROOK.
Petee'^

Holbrook

(Eh'pJialet,^ Eliphalel'^

of BellingJiavi,^ Peter of

Mendon, Thomas^ of Braintree, Thomas^ settled in Weymouth about 1635), b. Nov. 23, 1762 m. Mary Bates of Mendon, Mass. (b. 1767
; ;

d. April 19,

1850)

he d.

Dec.

3,

1837.

Children

Jan. 21, 1788, in Bellingliam, Mass. Julia, b. Isaac B., b. Jan. 21, 1792 d. in 1875. July 19, 1845.
;

Elkanah, Nov. 21, 1789

:

b. d.

Clark B.,

374

HISTORY OF SWANZEr.

b. April 11, 1794. Mary, h. Feb. 24, 1797; d. Sept. 23, 1S54. d. .July 30, 1819. Peter, b. July 28, 1799 Olive, b. Jan. 2G, 1804 d. April 7, 1849. Helon, b. Aug. 27, 1807. Sophia, b. May 12,
;

1812; m. William
Seth'5
as'^), b.

W.

Gooduovv.

Holbrook

(ElipJialet,^ ElipJialet,"^ Peter,^

;

July 19, 1765

m. Hannah Bates

(b. in Apr.,

Thomas,- Thom1776 d. Nov.

;

Mendon, a sister of Mrs. Peter Holbrook; settled in Swanzey in 1800 d. Dec 11, 1833. Children Lucretia, b. Apr. 14, 1800; m. James Whittaker of New York State. Chiron, b. Ai)r. 11,
19, 1868) of
; :

1803. Elkanah'''
as,^

Holbrook

{Peter,^ Eliphcdet,^ Eliphalet,^ Peter,^

Thom-

Thomas^), b. Jan. 21, 1788; m. March 26, 1812, Diana Wade. Children: Elkanah. Sail}', m. Daniel Starkcy of Tro}'. Isaac W.,
Nov., 1818.
B.'

b. in

Clark
as,^

Holbrook
b.
in

(Peter,^ EUpJialet,^ Eliphalet,"^ Peter,^

Thom-

Bellingham, Mass., April 11, 1794; m., 1st, Dec. 26, 1817, Abigail (b. in Fitzwilliam, May 30, 1793; d. Apr. 12, m., 2nd, widow of Josepli Wood1855), daugliter of Joel Mellen

Thomas^),

ward of Marlborough, who

Children
:

d.

Aug.
;

15,

1870; he

d.

May

2,

1879.

Apr. 18, 1821. Lyman, 1823 Chiron'Holbrook. Mary Aug. 12, Cyrus Foote, ^ra. b. Feb. 13, 18J5 d. July 29, 1876. Betsey Maria, b. March 15, 1827; ra. Oct. 20, 1846, Nathaniel B. Fisher of Fitzwilliam. Olive
b.

Mellen Robert,

Feb.

7, 1819.

b.

Alzina, b.

Priscilla, b. Oct. 25,

1828
b.

m. Thayer Thompson.

Charles,
b.

li.

Aug.
1837
;

31, 1830.
d.

Clark Bates,

Aug.

22, 1834.

Henry,

March

9,

Aug. 22, 1837.

Helon' Holbrook

^ (Peter,'^ Eliphalet,^ Ehphalet,'^ Peter.

Thomas,'^
d.

Thomas^), b. Aug. 27, 1807; m. Sept. 8, 1835, Polly (b. 1809; Feb. 11, 1837), daughter of Thomas Applin, Chelsea, Vt.
Chiron'''
as,^

Holbrook
b.

(Seth,^ ElipJialet,^ Eliplmlet,^ Peter,^ Tliom-

April 11, 1803; m. May 26, 1844, Mary A. (h. Aug. 12, 1823), daughter of Clark Bates Holbrook lie d. Oct. 18, 1872. Children: Lucretia, m. Harvey M. Carlton. Lovilla R., ni.

Thomas^),

George

W.

Taft.

Nancy

IM.,

m. A. Woodward.
B.,"^

Mkllen
Peter
^

R.8

Holbrook {Clark

Peter,

Eliphalet,^ Eliplialet,^
1st,
5,

Thomas,^ Thomas^), b. Fel). 7, 1819; ra., E. Smith of Volney, N. Y., who d. May Emily

Jan.

1,

1857,

1857; m., 2nd,

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Mil}' 8,

375
d. in

1861,
d.

Mary
6,

J. Lobdell of

Poughkeepsie, N. Y., who

1863; he

June

1881.
B.,'' Peter,
^

Lyman^ Holbrook {Clark

Ehphalet,^

Eh phalet,'^ Peter,

'^

Thomas,^ TJiomas^), h. April 18, 1821 m. May 15, 1849, Morandy (b. Apr. 14, 1817), daughter of Levin Aldrich of Richmond.
;

Charles^ Holbrook {Clark B.,'' Peter, ^ EUphalet,^ EUpJialet,'^ Peter,^ Thomas,^ TJiomas^), b. Aug. 31, 1830 m. Jan. 29, 1866, Susan M., daughter of M. S. Hurd of Sacramento, California. Children Henry Morgan. Mar}' Hurd. Susan Maria. Olive Mellen.
; :

All born in California.

Clark

B.s

Holbrook {Clark B.,''

b.

Peter,

er,^ TJiomas,^

Thomas^), Aug. 22, 1834; m. Jan. Parker of SpringQeld, Mass.

EUplmlet,^ Eliphalet,'^ Pet1, 1862, Mary L.

Isaac W.^ Holbrook {Elkanah,'' Peter,^ Eliphalet,^ EUphalet,'^ PetThomas,^ Thomas^), b. Nov., 1818 ra. May 23, 1841, Sarah M. Oct. 23, 1819), daughter of Luke Harris of Troy; he d. in Marl(b. borough. Children Ellen Maria, b. June 15, 1842 m. Nov. 3, 1864, George G. Newcomb of Roxbury. Susan L., b. Nov. 10, 1844; m. Fred C. Lang. Mary C, b. July 27, 1847 m. May 23, 1875, Charles John H., b. May 23, 1853. Ida L., b. Jan. 24, Phillips of Keene.
er,^
;

1855.

JoHN^ Holbrook {John'^ of UxhrUlge, John^ of Uxbridge, John^ of Weymouth, John^ came to Weymouth 1640), b. 1747 came to Swanzey about 1796 m., 1st, Rhoda Thaj-er, of Mendon. Mass. ni,, 2nd, June he d. July 27, 1, 1797, widow of Josiah Prime (d. March 31, 1857) 1817. Children: Moses. Ezra. John, b. 1778. Catharine or Cata, m. George Brown of Richmond. Thayer. Rhoda, b. June, 1798.
;
;

Eber, b. April

8,

1800.

Joshua,
1806.

b.

March

Aaron, b. March 8, 1802; d. Oct. 18, 1889. 1804: d. Dec. 2, 1878. Peter R., b. July, 12,

EzRA^ Holbrook {John,^

John,"^ John,^ John,^ John,^ of

;

iJfass.),m.Sally (1). Junel3, 1782 ter of Joshua Prime.

d. in

Weymouth, Roxbury, Mass., 1827), daugh-

^ John, John, John, John^), b. in Uxbridge, Mass., 1778; m. 1802, Mercy (b. 1780; d. Dec. 2, 1856), daughter of Daniel Hill, of Mendon, Mass. he d. in Swanzey, May { John,
"^

JoHN^ Holbrook

'^

376
7,

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

1838. Children: Infant, d. unnamed. Rhoda, b. Apr. 2G, 1804; m. Nathan Cheney of Orange, IMass. Daniel II., b. Jan. 8, 180G. Infant. Abida, b. Oet. 11, 1809 m. Hiram Bolles, and d. in Wisconsin, Dec. m. Carlostine BlaUe of Weare. 15, 1881. Sophia, b. June 3, 1811
;
;

Susan Ann, b. Jan. 11, 1814; m. Randall Bolles. Cliloe, b. March 20, 1816 m. James Pierce. John, b. July 22, 1818. Mercy H., b. m. Flanders of Weare. 1821 Ebenezer Sept. 3, July 8, 1849,
; ;

1785

Thayer^ Holbkook {John,^ John^'^ John,^ John,- John^), b. about in Uxbridge, Mass. m. June 13, 1811, Sally Lawrence of Win;

chester; he d. in Pennsylvania.

Daniel

II.'''

Holbrook
;

(John,^ John,^

Jolin,'^

John,^ John,^ JoJin^),

b. Jan. 8, 1806

Sept. 5, 1837, Caroline (d. Dec. 5, 1880), daughter of Josiah Prime. Children Ellen S., d. young. Chloe P. John
ra.
:

J., b.

Dec. 10, 1844; d. March 24, 1884. Nichols of Keene d. there 1890.
;

Frances V., m. D. M.

John'''

22, 1818

Holbrook {John,^ Jolin,^ John,^ Jolm,^ Jolin? JoJin^) b. July ra. Lydia Flanders of Ilopkinton where he now lives.
,
;

dia

Peter^ Holbrook (Samuel^ of Uxhndge, Mass.), b. 1740; ui. Lyd. July 12, 1807, in Swauzey. Children Stephen, m. Mary, of I^lisha Whitcomb. daughter Joseph, m. Lucina Cook. Peter, m. Amy Read. Henry, m. Joanna Taft. Samuel, m. Polly Crossett. Eunice, m. Ivory Snow. Mary, m. Nathan Ballon. Lydia, m. James Olcott. Abigail, m. Nathan Hix. Rachel, m. Thomas Prime.
;
:

Petek^ Holbrook {Peter^, SamueU), m. Nov. 16, 1797, Am}' (d. April 14, 1851), daughter of David Read. Children: Malinda, b. May 6, 1799 m. James Olcott. Lucina, b. about 1801 d. about David R., b. in 1814. 1815. Peter, b. Nov. 9, 1807.
;

(Peter^, Samuel^), b. Oct. 16, 1784; m. Nov. Dec. 17, 1806, Polly (b. 20, 1785; d. Feb. 18, 1848), daughter of Richard Crossett he d. Sept. 15, 1860. Children: Olive, b. Feb. 25,

Samuel^ Holbrook

1816

m. Elisha Hutehins of Winchester, Avho

b.

d. Sept. 2,

1852.

Henry,

Aug.

19, 1819.

Joseph,

d.

Feb. 18, 1825.

Peter'*

Holbrook

{Peter^, Peter-, Samuel^), b.

Nov.

9,

1807; m.

Oct. 25, 1831, Joanna (b. Apr. 5, 1811), daughter of Samuel HolShe m., 2nd, June 22, 1859, David brook; d. Aug. 15, 1849. Ballon. Children: Malinda Jane, b. Doc. 17, 1832; d. Aug. 11, 1849.

Jonas Whitcomb,

b. Jan. 29,

1834;

d.

Aug.

19, 1849.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
David
Perry
;

377

R."*
,

2d, Olive

Hoi.brook {Pet(r,^ Peter, ^ SamneU), m., 1st, Tammy Todd, of Charlemont. Child by Tammy John.
: ;

Henry^ Holbrook (Samuel,^ Peter,- Samuel^), b. Aug. 19, 1819 m. Nov. 25, 1841, Maria P. (b. Mar. 8, 1821), daughter of Samuel Holbrook, 3rd. Children: Charles H., b. Nov. 22, 1843. Herbert H., b. June 29, 1855 d. Aug. 9, 1856.
;

Charles H.^ Holbrook {Henry, ^ Samuel,^ Peter, ^ SamueV-), b. Nov. 22, 1843 m., 1st, Lucy Jane (b. May 24, 1846 d. Jan. 27, 1870), daughter of John A. Hamblet; m., 2d, Oct. 2, 1872, Julia M. daughter of James Atkinson, N. Y. city. Child: Emily, b. Aug. 29,
; ;

1873.

in 1793;

Jonathan^ Holbrook, b. in Uxbridge, Mass. settled in Swanzey m. Abigail Benson; d. there in 1796. Children: Samuel, b. in Uxbridge, Sept. 4, 1784. Joanna, m. Abijah Whitcomb. Chloe.
;

Jonathan,

b. Jan. 2,

1797.

Samuel^ Holbrook (Jonathan^),

Hannah Simeon Howes

1809,
1809.

(b.
;

b. Sept. 4, 1784; m. June 8, Sept. 14, 1788; d. Nov. 18, 1863), daughter of he d. Apr. 17, 1853. Children Benson, b. Nov. 9,
:
;

Apr. 5, 1811 m. Peter Holbrook, 4th. Edward, Leonard W., b. Jan. 6, 1816. Henry, b. Sept. b. Feb. 17, 1813. 1818. Maria m. Henry Holbrook, 2nd. P., b. March 8, 1821 20, Adeline T., b. March 28, 1826; ni. Everett S., b. May 17, 1824.
Joanna,
b.
;

Stephen Faulkner.

Simeon H.,

b. Sept. 12,

Elizabeth, b. Dec. 28, 1828 1832.

m. Marshal Rixfoi'd.

Jonathan^ Holbrook (Jonathan^), b. Jan. 2, 1797; m. Jan. 31, Roxey (b. Nov. 9, 1799 d. in Peterborough, Dec. 30, 1879), daughter of Jotliam Whitcomb he d. March 29, 1838. Children Jotham W., b. May 16, 1819. Chloe Ann, b. June 8, 1823 d. May
1819,
;
;

9, 1845, in

Peterborough.

b.

Aug. 1,1827; m. Jan.

Harriet A., b. July 10, 1825. Nanc}' L., 23, 1851, Charles D. French of Peterbor;

ough.

mon

Emilyette, b. Sept. 1, 1829 m. April 19, 1855, Aaron S. Daof Cochituate. Arvilla, b. Aug. 11, 1831; m. June 8, 1858,

George Bruce of Peterborough. James W., b. Apr. 29, 1834. Fannie D., b. Feb. 12, 1837; m. John A. Taggart of Waukon, la.

Edward^ Holbrook {Samuel,^ Jonathan^), h. Feb. 17, 1813; m. Emily, daughter of James Snow of Winchester; d. in Winchester,
Children Emily Eldora, b. Oct. 28, 1843 April, 1884. Fannie Abbie, d. Aug. 6, 1849. George. 1849.
:

d.

Aug.

1,

378

HISTORY OF SWAKZEY.
;

(Samuel,'^ Jonathan^), b. Jan. 16, 1816 Jan. 25, 1844, Permelia (b. Oct. 12, 1818), daiigliter of Al)ijali Wliilcomb; he d. Dec. 23, 1884. Children: Abijali W., b. Nov. 5,
ra.

Leonard W.3 IIolbrook

1844.
d.

May

Elhridge L., b. Aug. 11, 1846. Elizabeth, 6. 1854. Two infants d. young.

b.

Oct. 26, 1850;

IIenry^ Holbrook (Samuel,^ Jonathan^), b. Sept. 20, 1818; m. Sarah A. Watkins of Winchester; lie d. Dec. 29, 1872. She ni.,
2nd, Russell B. Hall. child d. Aug. 9, 1857.
Cliildrcn
:

Frank

F., b.

May

22,

1845.

Everett

S.^

IIolbrook (Samuel,- Jonathan^),

;

b. I\Iay 17,

1824;

m., 1st, 1856, Eliza D. (b. 1833; d. Apr. 26, 1857), daughter of Artenias Richardson of Keene ni., 2nd, Dec, 1880, widow of Charles

Dwinell of Alstead.

Child: Samuel Everett, b. Apr. 17, 1857.

SniEON H.3 HoLBROOK {Samuel,^ Jonathan^), b, Sept. 12, 1832; m. Nov. 21, 1854, Mary L. (b. Aug. 2, 1837), daughter of Aaron Ballon of Richmond. Children Jonas S., b. Jan. 27, 1856 d. July
: ;

1857; m. Arthur Davison. Pidward Mary J., b. Dec. 6, 1861 m. Walter Perry. Fanny P2., b. May 23, 1863; m. Manson Fowler; reside in Keone. Helen E., b. April 19, 1865 m. George^W. Ward. Alice L., b. May
Jennie M., B., b. Dec. 8, 1859.
4, 1864.
b.

Dec.

7,

15, 1870;

m. Elmer Simonds.

Fred

E., b.

Nov.

10, 1875.

Bertha

L., b.

Sept. 25, 1880.

Abijah'*

1844;

ra.
:

Children

{Leonard TF.,"^ Samuel,'^ Jonathan^), b. Abi.la Ann, daughter of Randall Bolles. Sept. 17, 1872, Charles F., b. Dec. 6, 1872. George E., b. Dec. 28, 1874.
Susie P., b. Nov. 19, 1881.

W. Holbrook

Lee, b. Nov. 27, 1877. 29, 1886.

Emery,

b.

April

Frank
1845
;

m.

Mass.
1878.

/Samuel,^ Jonathan^) b. May 22, Louisa, daughter of George Winslow of Dana, Children: Frank B., b. March 11, 1872. Fred H., b. Dec.
,

F.^

Holbrook {Henry, ^

Jul}' 5, 1870,

19, 1873.

Louis M., b. Sept. 11, 1875. Christie B., b. Oct. 21, 1879.

Bertha

S.,

b.

Jan.

30,

E.^ Holbrook {Everett S.,^ Samuel,- Jonathan^), b. Apr. 1857 m. 17, Sept. 23, 1878, P^tta Emily, daughter of Jonathan Mill of Winchester. Cliildren: Alma Etta, b. May 28, 1879. p:mily
;

Samuel

Eliza, b.
P:.,

b.

May 27, 1881. Sanford Samuel, b. Jan May 1 1, 1885. Edna F., b. Aug. 22, 1887.

11, 1883.

Herbert

p:dilh J., b. Sept.

29, 1889.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

379

JonatJian^), b. 8, 1, 1881, L., danghter of Allen Read. Children Royden E., b. Apr. 17, 1883 d. June 17, 1883. Ernest E., b. March 5, 1887.

Edward
:

B.^

Holbrook {Simeon H.,^ Samuel,^

Dec.

1859; m. Aug.

Anna

{MichaeV- of Smithfield, R. /.), b. Sept. 4, 1765 1786, at Gloucester, R. I., Sarah (b. Sept. 1, 1770; d. Dec. 22, 1850), daughter of Noah Arnold of Gloucester, R. I. he d. Jan. 17, 1852. Children: Ann A., b. at Uxbridge, Mass., May
David"^
;

Holbrook
4,

m. March

d. Nov. 26, 1877. Rhoda, m. Benjamin Kelton of Richmond. Uxbridge; Sarah B., b. May 13, 1795, in Richmond; m. James Harris of Biirrillville, R. I. Mary, b. July 14, 1797 m. Joseph Randall of Richmond d. in the state of New York. David A., b. Olive

19, 1791

ra.

Ira Aldrich of

Richmond

b.

March

4, 1793, at

"SV., b.

Apr. 1807; m. Charles C. Pratt.

16,

1804; m. David Aldrich.

Betsey R., b. Jan. 6, Lorenzo Virgil A., b. Oct. 19,1809.

;

ra. Nov. 9, 1845, Aurilla T., b, Sept. 9, 1817 R., b. Oct. 9, 1813. Horace T. Slade d. Nov. 27, 1881, at East Saginaw, Mich.
;

Jan. 23, 1839,

Virgil A.^ Holbrook {David,^ Michael^), b. Oct. 19, 1809; m. Rowena T. (b. Sept. 13, 1816; d. Oct. 12, 1884), T. Thompson he d. Oct. 2, 1877. of Moses daughter
; ;

Lorenzo R.^ Holbrook {David,^ Michael^), b. Oct. 9, 1813 ra. March 20, 1842, Electa E. (b. June 21, 1824; d. Oct. 24, 1887),
daughter of Araasa S. Rogers. Ciiildren: Walter S., b. Feb. 26, Dorr R b. Dec. 27, 1844. Ozro R., b. Feb. 18, 1847; d. 1843. Feb. 21, 1847. Elmy E., b. Oct. 12, 1848 d. Jan. 18, 1849. Flora Amasa S., b. Aug. 9, 1853 d. Aug. 28, 1853. I., b. July 16, 1850.
,
; ;

Henry A.,
1857;
b.
d.

b.

Nov.

2,

1855

Aug. 22, 1857.

Jan. 4, 1856. Adella J., b. July 5, Ozro H., b. Dec. 14, 1860. Lorenzo R.,
;

d.

Apr. 13, 1862; d. Apr. 24, 1862. ^Arthur M., Frank D. L., b. Sept. 7, 1866 d. Feb. 2, 1869.
;

b.

March

29, 1863.

Ozro H.^ Holbrook {Lorenzo B.,^ David,^ 3fichaeP),

1860
;

b.

Dec. 14,

m.

May

3,

1883, Lillean Brilton of Keene.

MiLLiNs- Holbrook {Daniel^ of Keene), b. March 27, 1808; m. 6, 1834, Laura (b. May 5, 1808; d. Sept., 1864), daughter of Benjamin Temple; he d. Aug., 1863. Children: Hattie E., h. Jan. 14, 1835; m. Feb. 13, 1853, Levi W. Wellington. Henry D., b.

Apr.

Aug.

16, 1838.

Fanny M.,
-

b.

Dec. 24, 1841

m. Royal Flint. "

,

George ^

B., b. Sept.

13, 1846.

380

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
(MilUns,^ Daniel^), h. Aug. 16, 1838; m. 1SG8, Frances L. Smith (b. Aug. 1, 18-16), of New York State.

Henry D. 3 IIolbrook
Jan.
1,

HOLMAN.
cretia

Alvin^ IIolman {Charles^ of 3Iarlhorough) ^h. Oct. Nye of Roxbury he d. in Winchester, March
;

13, 1798
1,

ni.

Lu-

1869.
;

Franklin- IIolman {Charles^ of 3farlborovgh) b. Dec. 31, 1812 Nov. 17, 1836, Nancy S., daughter of John Chamberhun.
,

ni.

HOSLEY.

Mr. and Mrs. David Hosley had John,

Salli'

b.

Ma}'

2, 1814.

Hosley m. March

9,

1816, Nathaniel Kingsbur}'

of Ja-

maica, Vt.

Henry Hosley

ra.

March

11, 1824, Abigail Carpenter.

James Hosley m. Lydia

ter of

(b.

July 31, 1804

d.

Feb.

6,

1881) daugh,

Abijah Sawyer.

HOLDEN.

Samuel Holden and Rhoda Holden

the Baptist church 1810.

his wife

became members of
1,

He

d.

Nov., 1833; she d. Oct.

1839.

They came from Bernardston, Mass.

HOUGHTON.

Amos- Houghton ( Ho^ighton,^ of Putney, Vt.'), b. Apr. 22, 1800 m. June 19, 1822, Almira (b. June 19, 1802), daughter of Da;

Children Charles A., b. Dec. 2, 1S22. vid Page; d. Oct. 6, 1889. George W., b. Aug. 27, 1824. Curtis E., b. Aug. 14, 1827. Dianm. W. B. Forbes of Cambridge, Mass. d. thy H., b. Jan. 11, 1831
: ; ;

Jan. 20, 1872. Esther E., b. Oct. 31, 1836 m. Russeil O. Forbush of Westborough, Mass. d. March 17, 1883. Joseph J., b. Oct. 31,
;

1836, twin to Esther E. Clark H., b. July 29, 1839. Alvin A^., b. May 5, 1842. Jennie M., b. June 22, 1844 m. AVilliani Tabor of
;

New

Bedford, Mass., Aug. 11, 1864; d. Jan. 17, 1870.

hovey.

Robert^ Hovey {Richard} of Peterborough)

Dec.
4,
:

b.

Ma}- 17, 1807

m,

1833, Elizabeth (b. May 22, 1813), daughter of Smiley. Children Lucinda Melissa, b. Oct. 29, 1834 m. David Allen Pratt; Francis Alonzo, b. Oct. 20, 1836. Sarah P^lizad. Aug. 17, 1858.
;

beth, b.

1840

Aug. 11, 1838 ; d. Aug. 9, 1864. p:ilen Victoria, b. Apr. 17, m. J. E. Long; d. June 14, 1864. Theodore,b. Aug. 7, 1842

ENOCH HOWES.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
d.

381

June 16, 1864. Fernando Smiley,

entine, b.

Aug.

4,

June 4, 1844; d. Apr. 27, 1866. Ruth Clem1846 d. March 3, 1866. Aug. 27, 1848. Harriet Asenath, b. Dec. 22, 1849 d. Sept.
Sylvaiider, b.
b.
; ;

Emma Jenette, Flora, b. Nov. 28, 1852; d. Jan. 8, 1867. b. Nov. 18, 1854, Ida I., b. Nov. 23, 1857; ra. Frank E. Handy.
1,1866.

Francis Alonzo^ Hovey {Robert^^ Ricliard}), b. Oct. 20, 1836 m. Helen S. (b. in 1839 d. Jan. 6, 1863), daughter of Jonathan W. Capron m., 2nd, Lucina, daughter of John H. Matthews; d. Feb. 9, 1868. Children: Frank Edrick, b. July 21, 1860; d. Oct. 10, 1866. Herbert, b. Dec. 22, 1862 d. Aug. 4, 1887.
;

1st,

1848;

Ruth Clementine Hovet, daughter in. Willard I. Thomas (b. Sept.

of Robert Hovey, b. Aug. 4,

3,

1844;

d.

May

13, 1873).

Emma Jenette Hovey, daughter of Robert Hove)', b. Nov. 18, 1854 m. Nov. 19, 1878, George H. Taylor of Richmond. Child Blanche E., b. May 30, 1880.
; :

HOWARD.

Ahaz Howard,

b. in 1782, in Dorchester,
;

Mass.

m. Parraelia Wis;
.

wall (b. Apr. 24, 1785 d. in Apr., 1868), of Milford, Mass. d. Jan. Children: Thomas W,, b. Oct. 16, 1809. Parmelia, b. 13, 1853. Jan. 28, 1817 m. Apr. 16, 1850, George W. Wiswall of Sharon, Mass.
;

Lucretia, b. Apr. 21, 1825;

in.

Jan.

7,

1841,

Amos

Richardson of

Ke^ne.

Everett A., b. Apr. 21, 1825.

Oct. 16, 1809 m. Mary (b. Oct. d. March 3, 1853), daughter of Joseph Hammond
;
;

Thomas W.2 Howard {Almz^),h.

24, 1812
17, 1837.
;

d.

Feb.

She m., 2nd, Joseph

Hill.

of Jacob daujihtev D

Everett A.^ Howard (Ahaz^), Hart of Keene.

b April 21, 1825

m. Miss Hart,

Elijah
b.

Howard came
; ;

from Winchester to

this

town Sept.

10,

1872

Aug. 25, 1807 ra. April 15, 1872, widow Nancy M. Verry (d. 31, 1888, aged 83 yrs.) d. Nov. 10, 1879.
Benjamin^

May

Howard

of Mendon, Mass., m. Elizabeth Thayer and

reared a family of six or seven children of whom Tryphena,- Deborah ^ Nancy and Moses, son of Tryphena, removed to Westmoreland

and thence
d.

May

to Swanzey early in 1800. Tryphena (mother of Moses) 1823. d. Oct. 6, Deborah, 31, 1847, aged 81 years.
26

382
MosES^

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

(TnjpJiena,^ dangJder of Benjamin Iloivard^ of Dec. 31, 1790; m. April 16, 1826, Maria (b. Oct. 21, Menclon), 1807), daiighlerof Tristan Aldricli. He d. Aug. 7, 1857. She m., 2nd,
b.

Howard

Feb. 10, 1859, Leonard Taft of Mendon, Mass., and d. Jan. 3, 1872. Children Louisa M., b. May 3, 1827 d. Aug. 22, 1847. Hiram M., d. at Niagara Falls, Juno 19, 1880. Charles H., b. Aug. 24, 1829
:
; ;

b. April 16, 1832.

11, b.

1837

May
;

b. Nov. 20, 1834. George T., b. July Oscar J., b. Oct. 27, 1839. Helen W., Julius F., b. Nov. 25, 27, 1842; m. Lucius C. Doolittle.

Daniel

C,

d. April 2, 1862.

1848

resides in Ashuelot.

(J/oses,^ Trj/phena,,- Benjamin^ of Mendon')^ 1832; m. May 10, 1853, Julia C. (b. July 27, 1833), daughter of Jonathan Jackson hed. Aug. 18, 1883. Child John 0.,
b. April 16,
;
:

Charles H.^ Howard

b. Oct.

15, 1856.
(3/o,se.s,3

Daniel C.^ Howard

1834;
ni., 1st,

Emily F.
:

Hunt (d.May

Tr]/phena,~ Benjamin^), b. Nov. 20 24, 1864) of AVinchester m.\

;

2nd, Jan. 13, 1870, Emma, daughter of Daniel Buss; resides in Keene. Child Helen M., b. Apr. 11, 1858.
J."* Howard {Moses,^ Tryphena,^ Benjamin^) ^h. Oct. 27, m. April 29, 1853, Mary E., daughter of John W. Starkey of Keene resides in Keene.

Oscar
;

1839

Julius
1848
;

b. Nov. 25, F.** Howard (J/oses,^ Tryphena,'^ Benjamin^) m. Elena M. Chapin of Ashuelot, where they reside.
^

John O.^ Howard {Charles

b. Oct. 15,

JI.,'^

Moses,'^

1856

m.

May

27, 1885, Luella F., daughter of

Tryphena,^ Benjamin^)., Cyrus G.

Eaton of Winchester.

Samuel E.^ Howard {Amos^ of Reene)^

moreland.

b.

Aug.

1,

1846

21, 1876, Carrie (b. July 21, 1850), daughter of G.

W. Read

m. Sept. of West-

Dexter Howard, m. Dec.

Guild.

6,

1832, Emeline, daughter of John

HOWE.
had Rhoda, bapt. Nov. 10, 1778. Mehitable, bapt. Apr. 16, Patience, bapt. Apr. 12, March 1782. 1780. Calvin, bapt. Luther, bapt. Aug. 29, 178410, 1786. Nov. 5, Eunice, bapt.
his wife,
:

Theodore Howe and Lydia,

1776.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Uriah Hoave and Martha, daughter
10, 1775.

383

of Joshua Graves, were m. Oct.

Brighani, b. Nov.
b.

23, 1779.

ChUdren: Charles, Henry and Huldah,

b.

Oct. 18, 1778. b. Dec. 29, 1781.

Dolby,

Aug.

22,

1784.

Barzillai, bapt. Sept. 10, 1788.

Antipas Hovte and Joanna,

Joshua,
b.

his wife,

had Isaac,

b.

Jan. 21, 1783.

March

17, 1785, his wife,

George W. Howe and Lucy,

12, 1835.
J.

had

Roderick A.,

b,
6,

March
1841.

Charles, b.

Ann, b. May 11, 1839. June 28, 1843. George W.

Eliakini, b. July

Tabitha

Howe

and Ezekiel Newton were

ni.

Aug.

31, 1770.

Albert N.^ Howe {Dudley'^ of Londonderry^ Vt.), b.'Jan. 26, 1826 m. Sept. 20, 1849,Enieline .. (b. Aug. 19, 1830), daughter of Emery
;

Melenda, Londonderry, Vt.

ster, b.

d.

Jan.

6,

1889.

Children

Albert

Web-

Aug. 12, 1854. Ella Eraeline, b. Oct. 0. Boyce of Keene. Fred A., b. Oct. 6, 1866.
hoaves.

8, I860';

m. Leonard

in

Simeon^ Howes, Swanzey; m. Huldah

1776.

b. 1748, in

Silas, b.

Jerusha,

b.

Yarmouth, Mass. d. Dec. 19, 1834, (b. 1750; d. Aug. 18,1832). Children 1778 d. Ma}- 2, 1831. Edward and Enoch
; : ;

(twins), bapt.
olas, b.

March
;

14,

1788

b. March, 1784. NichDavid, bapt. Apr., 1787. Hannah, b. Sept. m. Samuel Holbrook. Luther, b. 1790.

Aug.

28, 1781.

Henry. Polly,

3, 1785.

Nicholas- Howes {Simeon^), b. March 3, 1785 m. May 31, 1807, Sarah (b. 1789; d. Dec. 9, 1861), daughter of Beriah Day. He d. Feb. 22, 1864. Children: Susan Day, b. Apr. 15, 1808; m. Moses Worcester. Two infants. Enoch, b. Dec. 27, 1813. Lyman N., b.
;

Nov.

3,

1822.

Luther- Howes {Simeon^), b. about 1790 m. LA'dia (b. Jan. 15, 1785), daughter of John Grimes. He d. Jan. 28, 1826.
;

SiLAS^

Howes

{Simeon^)^

b.

widow of
1855).

his brother Luther), He d. May 8, 1855. (NicJioIas-,

1776; m. Jan. 10, 1827, Lydia (the daughter of John Grimes (d. May 9,

Enoch^ Hoaves
Oct. 16, 1839,

Simeon^), b. Dec. 27, 1813 m., 1st, Feb. 10, 1812; d. Dec. 10, 1860), daughter Nancy (b.
;

384

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

of John Cummings: m., 2nd, July 18, 18G1, Abbie A. (b. Sept. 13, 1832), daughter of Abram Diaper; he d. July 23, 1881. Children Ann E., b. June 20, 1845. Ilattie S., b. Apr. 7, 1862. Carrie N., b.
:

Jan. 17, 1869.

{Nicholas^, Simeon^), b. Nov. 3, 1822; m., 1st, Esther d. Dec. 5, 1848), daughter 1846, Apr. (b. Apr. 8, 1821 of John H. Cummings; m., 2nd, Nov. 26, 1851, Clarissa (b. Aug.
3,
;

Lyman N.3 Howes

10, 1828), daughter of William G. Eames. Chiklren: Charles Edward, b. Aug. 14, 1847; d. Aug. 13, 1849. Henry Cummings, b. Dec. 3, 1848. Charles Lyman, b. Sept. 10, 1854. Walter Eames, b.

Jan. 28, 1863

Clara, b.

d.
2,

Apr.
1868.

3, 1877. Willie Aldis, b.

Apr. 21, 1864.

Etta

Nov.

HenryC.^ Howes (Lyman iV.,^ Nicholas,^ Simeon^) b. Dec. 3, 1848 m. Jan. 22, 1873, Clara A. (d. May 2, 1889), daughter of Orren F. >Oakman. Children: Grace Martha, b. Feb. 21, 1876; d. July 24, 1876. Ethel Oakman, b. Oct. 6, 1879.
, ;

Charles
10, 1854;

L."*

m. Sept.

Howes {Lyman N.,^ Nicholas^- Simeon^), b. Sept. 7, 1881, Ada Cummings (b. March 27, 1861),
Children:

daughter of B. Howard Richardson. July 13, 1882; d. young.

HattieS.'*
12,

Charles

Lyman,

b.

m. June

(Enoch,^ Nicholas,^ Simeon^), h. April 7, 1862; 1883, James T. Higgins. Children: Harry Enoch, b. April 14, 1884. Guy, b. Feb. 16, 1886.

Howes

HUNT.

Jonas Hunt, m. Polly

Polly, b.
16, 1815

(b.

1778

d. Sept. 24, 1853).

Children

May
;

22, 1809.
5,

d.

Nov.

William, b. Feb. 25, 1811. Eliza, b. Aug. 1837. Elvira, b. June 17, 1817. Mila, b. Dec.

20,1821.

William Hunt and

his son

Manning came

to

Swanzey from Ux-

bridge, Mass., prior to 1793.

m., 1st,

Manning- Hunt (William'^ of Uxbrklge, 3fass.), March 10, 1817, Polly (b. June 10, 1790),
;
;

b.

June

8,

1788;

Applin

m., 2nd, July 9, 1826, Polly Sophrona daughter of Laban Starkey he d. Dec. 29, 1867. Children Caroline Starkey, b. Sept. 20, 1827 ; m. Jan. 14, 1857, Thomas J. Lyon of
:

daugliter of John (b. Oct. 13, 1809),

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

385

Rutland, Vt. Charles G., b. Jan. 1, 1831. Norman, b. April 10, Har1835. Francis Alonzo, b. March 29, 1838; d. June 25, 1854. riet M. Lemuel O., b. Sept. 21, 1846.

Caroline S.^ Hunt {Manning^^ William}),

Jan. 14, 1857,

b. Sept.

20,
:

1827;

ra.

Thomas

J.

Lyon of Rutland, Vt.

Child

Hattie.
1,

Charles G.^ Hunt {Manning,^ March 30, 1852, Phebe E. (b. Jan.
Corey of Marlborough.

William^), b. Jan.

1831;

ra.

31, 1828), daughter of

Abraham

Norman^ Hunt {Manning,^

26, 1855, Czarina

William^), b. Apr. 10, 1835; ra. Apr. (b. Apr. 25, 1835), daughter of Otis Whitcorab.
JVilliavi^), b.
"Willis.

Lemuel

0.^

Hunt {Manning,^

Sept. 21, 1846;

ra.

Harriet R., daughter of Gideon G.

b. Jan. 17, 1837, in Bath ra. a of Jairus Children: 5, Perry. daughter (b. 1844) Eva S., b. Aug. 27, 1861. Mabel L., b. July 2, 1864; d. April 6, 1878. Fred, b. May 14, 1866. Inez V., b. Jan. 15, 1868. Eugene
;

John F.^ Hunt {Chapin^ of Bath),

1861,

Feb.

C,

b. Feb. 20, 1870. Bert S., b. March 23, 1872. Jennie A., b. Leon H., b. Sept. 30, 1878. Homer G., b. Oct. 28, Sept. 13, 1874. Ruth L., b. Oct. 3, 1886. 1881. Lloyd C, b. June 22,^1884.
\

HUNTLY.

John T. G. Huntly,
Jones (b. Topsham, dren Jonathan G., b.
in
:

b. in

Marlow, March
;

5,

1804; m. Mariam
Chilb.

May May

10, 1810) 14, 1830.

he d. Sept. 13, 1884.

Mariam Lucinda,

Feb.

5,

1835.

Jonathan G. Huntly (John T. G.^), b. May 14, 1830; m. Lovilla(b. March 9, 1834), daughter of David Hill.
INMAN.

1857,

Ethan
:

I.^

Inman

(Isaiah,^ Isaiah^

from Providence, R.

/.), b.

July 1, 1824; m. Feb. 22, 1848, Julia A. Kilborn (d. Nov. 21, 1854). Children Henry L., b. Dec. 7, 1851. Elwyn J., b. Aug. 26, 1854.

Both

b. in

Keene.
IREDALE.

Joseph Iredale and

she d. Jan. 10, 1885.

his wife Sarah

came from Merrimac

in

1883

Children: Lillian M., b.

May

3,

1868.

Fred

386
L., b. Oct. 21,

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
1873
;

d.

Aug.

3, 1888.

William Henry,

b.

May

8,

1876.

Alice F., b. Sept. 12, 1878.

JACKSON.
Tlieodocia (b. Oct. 24, 1774 d. Swanzey, Aug. 7, 1822) daugliter of Greenwood Carpenter; d. in Swanzey. Children Charles Fox, b. July 13, 1807. Aionzo Don
ni.
;

Dr. John Jackson of Lebanon

in

Carlos, b. Oct. 31,

1809.

there d. about 1815

Daniel Jackson, from Templeton, Mass., settled in Swanzey and ni. Milly Whitcomb. Children Daniel, b. Dec,
; :
;

1801

d. in Clinton,

Mass.

Jonatlian, b. Oct. 30, 1804.

Asa, b.

about 1806.

Milly, d. young.

Jonathan^ Jackson (Daniel^), b. Oct. 30, 1804 m. June 4, 1828, Mary (b. July 4, 1810 d. June 5, 1878) daughter of William Seaver he d. Nov. 27, 1883. Children Emily Maria, b. Nov. 18, 1828 m. William Wheelock of Winchester; d. Nov. 22, 1856. Mar^^ Louisa, Julia Calista, b. July 27, b. Oct. 27, 1830 m. H. Willard Leonard. 1833; m. Cliarles H.Howard. William Seaver, b. Jan. 22, 1835. Jonathan W., b. Nov. 19, 1836 d. Sept. 24, 1853. Jane Melissa, b. March 25, 1840 m. George H. Cross, of Winchester; d. June 26,
; ; ;

1865. 1845.

George Henry,

b.

Francis Walter,

b.

May 11, May 9,

1842.

Charles Daniel, b. July 24,

1848.

Asa- Jackson (Daniel^), h. about 1806 m., 1st, Calista (d. Dec. 1, 1841), daughter of Jesse Thompson; m., 2nd, Hannah (b. Feb. 22, 1815; m., 2nd, William Clark), daughter of Seth Pomroy d. Dec.
; ;

0, 1848.

Children
S.^
(b.

Truman A.,

b. Oct. 19, 1835.

William
Emeline E.
dren
:

Jackson (Jonathan,- DanieU),

Apr.
9, 1841),

b. Jan. 22, 1835; m. daughter of Elijah C. Belding. Chil-

John.

Emma,

b.

July

7,

1S63.

George, b. 1868.

son, b.

Nov.

24, 1874.

George H.^ Jackson

Nellie J. (b.

Nov.

(Jonathan,'^ Daniel^) , b. May 11, 1842; ra. Child 24, 1848), daughter of Jesse W. Graves.

Mary

S., b.

May

18, 1878.

{Jonathan,'^ Daniel^), b. July 24, 1845 m. May 5, 1868, Sarah, daughter of Allen Houghton of Hinsdale. Children Rose S., b. July 12, 1869. Percy, b. July 9, 1871. Ava May,

Charles D.^ Jackson

:

b. July 4, 1875.

Willie, b. Oct. 7, 1880.

GENEALOGICAL EECORDS.
JEROME.

387

Eri B. Jerome from Irasburg, Vt., m. Joanna Slielden had twelve children, all born in Vermont, of whom Julia J. m. Frank E. Ballou
;

June

25, 1873.

Philo B., b. April 16, 1857.

m. Dec. 25, 1876,

10, 1884.

Philo B.- Jerome {Eri BA of Irasburg, Vt.), b. April 16, 1857; Amy V. (b. May 18, 1857). Children: Almyra b. 1877. Leon M., b. Aug. 16, 1879. Clyde H., b. May 6, C, July
Ella

C,

b. Oct. 26, 1887.

JOHNSON.

Cyrene^ Johnson {Jolin^ of Burlington, Vt.), b. Sept. 4, 1795; mJuly 30, 1820, Susan (b. July 2, 1802), daughter of John Grimes d. in Swanzey, Mar. 3, 1884. Children Emeline Grimes, m. John Par; :

ker of Keene. George W., South Carolina.

b.

Aug. 27, 1821

d. Jan. 3, 1875, in

KENDALL.
{William} and Euth of Burlington, April 27, 1814; m. Jan. 14, 1842, Sarah C. (b. Jan. 26, 1819) daughter of William and Mar}^ Kilbourn of Groton, Mass.) he d. April 26, 1887. Children William E. G., b. March 28, 1844,
Asa.

Skelton^

Kendall

3fass.), b.
,

in

Groton d. May 15, 1849, in Medford, Mass. Charlotte Elizam. Emery W. Stratton. beth, b. Dec. 8, 1853, in Fitzwilliam
;

Dauphin W.^ Kendall {Alpheus^ of CJiarlestoivn) , b. June 30, 1834; m. Aug. 11, 1866, S. E. Davis (b. Oct. 30, 1844), daughter he d. March 15, 1886. Children Nettie E. (Mrs. of Amos Davis) Charles Kendall's daughter), b. June 18, 1865; m. George Roy. 1868. d. Martin b. Nov. 3, b. Dec. W., 2, 1867; E., Aug. 12, ^ 1869. Grace E., b. Apr. 8, 1871.
; :

KIBLIN.

HobartL.- Kiblin {Hobart^ of Asliburnham, Mass.), b. Oct., 1832 m. Georgie E. Whittaker (b. May 1, 1832), of Felchville, Vt.
KIDDK.R.

John

F.

Kidder

in.

Jan. 29, 1859,

Hannah

L., daughter of Ben-

jamin Pomro\\

KIMBALL. Eli Kisiball, m. Sept. 22, 1774, Annah

(b. Oct. 21, 1755),

daugh-

388
ter of

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Thomas Applin. Children: Eunice, b. Aug. 14, 1775. Amos, Nov, 11, 1777. Thomas, bapt. Apr. 16, 1780. Joanna, bapt. June 23, 1782. David, bapt. July 16, 1784. Eli, bapt. Aug. 5, 1787. Isaac, bapt. Jul^' 5, 1790. Moses, bapt. Nov. 4, 1792. Isaac, b. Sept. 6, 1795. Levi, bapt. Nov. 19, 1797.
b.

Jethro Kimball, b. 1742; m. Blay 11, 1775, Mary (b. 1752; d. Jan. 18, 1815), daughter of Samuel Belding; he d. March 11, 1828. Children: Joseph, b. Apr. 30, 1776. Benjamin, b. March 1, 1778.
Enoch, b. March 7, 1780 1782; d. Sept. 12, 1821.
of Grafton, Vt.
Betse}'.
;

d.

Jan. 18, 1816.

Polly, b. Oct. 24, 1784; m. Zadock

Charlotte, b.

March

18,

March 25, Edson 1787; m. Thaddeus Curtis.

Christian, b.

Abel, d. Jan., 1823.

b.
;

Joseph^ Kimball (Jethro^), 1805, Anna (b. March 26, 1777

iel

Apr. 30, 1776; m.,

1st,

d.

March

16, 1825), daughter of

Nov. 10, Dan-

Warner; m., 2nd, July 3, 1834, Polly (widow of Joshua Parker), daughter of Samuel Hills, 3d he d. June 8, 1857. Children Daniel W., b. Sept. 15, 1807 d. young. Mary Clark, b. Dec. 23, 1809 m.
;

Asa

Heale}'.
d.

Daniel W., b. Sept. 10, 1811.

Chaunce}', b. Aug. 21,

1813;

Dec. 4, 1853.
;

Benjamin^ Kimball (JetJiro^), b. March 1, 1778 m., 1st, Nov. 27, 1811, Lucy Russell Conant of Winchester; m., 2nd, a sister.

Amos^ Kimball (EW)., m. Lucy

14, 1804.

Child: Eliza, b.

May

Daniel Warner^ Kimball

Haseltine
;

(JosepJi^), b. Sept. 10, 1811

m.

d. Sept. 25, 1840.

KING.

'

Eliakim King

d.
d.

May

18, 1756,

and

his wife d. Apr., 1769.

Orange King

May

11, 1756.

Samuel D. King and wife came

to this

town about 1835.

KINGSBURY.

James Kingsbury
ter of

ra.

Jan.

2,

1794, Sarah (b. Oct. 4, 1772), daugh-

Thomas Cresson.
KINNEY.
Isabella, daughter of

MosES Kinney m.

Samuel Frink.

Children

GENEALOGICAL RECOKDS.

389

Mary
I., b.

E., b. Feb. 11, 1838.

Sarah Jane,

b.

Jan. 19, 1843.

Fanny

May

4, 1845.

son, b.

March
KNIGHT.

29, 1848.

Shepley W. Knight of Langdon, b. 1810; m., 1st, Oct. 30, 1839, Sarah Blodgett (b. March 31, 1818; fl. Jan. 2, 1850), danghter of Lawson Moore; ra., 2nd, Oct. 26, 1851, Eliza A. Moore (b. Dec. 7, 1815), widow of Reuben Worcester; d. in Swanzey Oct. 20, 1874. Chiklren Martha E., m. Derrick Richardson of Stoddard. Hannah, m. Harrison M. Thorning. Abbie 1., m. Thomas W. Parkinson. Sarah E., m. David Aldrich.
:

b. Sept. 1, 1836; m. Nov. 2, Louisa J, Oct. 10, 1859, (b. 1832), daughter of Joshua Davis. Children: Herbert L., b. Marcii 28, 1861. Mary Lizzie, b. Oct. 10, Feb. 1869. 1865. b. E., 20, George Henry J., b. Aug. 20, 1872.

William H.2 Knight (William^),

LAMSON.

Jonathan Lamson m. Aug.

daughter of Benjamin Olcott.

23, 1796,

Mary
:

(b.

June
b.

15, 1771),

Children

Jonathan,
;

May

26, 1797.

Isaac Lamson came from Walthani, Mass. m. Louisa (d. Aug. 21, 1867), daugliter of Richard Crossett; d. in Brooklyn, N. Y. about Bradford. Robert. Olive. Charles. 1875. Children Louisa F.
:

Freddie.

ter of

Bradford"^ Lamson {Isaac^), m. Sarah L. (b. April 7, 1844) daughLeander Page d. in the war of the Rebellion. Had Grace,
,
; :

b. Sept., 1862.

LANE.

Asaph Lane
14, 1792;

b.
;

1758; m. Sept. 1,^1791, Lydia Osgood

d. Sept. 22, 1845.

(b.
b.

1769;

d. Oct. 21, 1840)

d. Sept. 23,

1872.

Baker of Winchester. Baker of Winchester. Parthenia, m.

June Roxanna, b. Aug. 28, 1795; m. Another dau. m. Graves of Keene.

Chihlren
:

Mary W.,

Elkanah^ Lane (Epliraim,^ John^ b. 1648, George,^ William,^ came from Norfolkshire, England, in 1635, and settled in Dorchester, 3fass.),
b. 1718; d.

Dec.

Children: Eikanah, b. 1745. Ruth, b. Oct. 1771. Samuel. AbiRichardson, 31, Wyman gail, m. Ebenezer Hills June 30, 1795.

Dec.
;

6,

1811.

1,

1752

m.

390

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

b.

Elkanah** Lane (Elkanah,^ Ephraim,^ John,^ George,- William^), 1745 in Norton, Mass.; ni., 1st, Esther m., 2n(1, Annis William d. 1811. Oct. Cliildren by 2n(l, 21, m., Knight (she Bridge)
;

fust marriage: Esther, d. July 7, 1780. Esther, b. Feb. 8, 1781. d. Aug. Elkanah, b. Oct. 23, 1783. Hannah, b. Feb. 19, 178G Hannah, b. Dec. 16, 1791. Children by second mar16, 1787. Prudence, b. Dec. 22, 1802 m. riage: Alvinzy, b. Sept. 16, 1801.
; ;

Dec. 22, 1842, Jonathan Eaton of Westminster, Mass. Clarissa, b. July 14, 1804 m. a Mr. Savvin of Gardner, Mass. Annis, b. Sept. Mass. 6, 1806. Lnrena, b. Oct. 2, 1808 m. a Mr. Cheney of
;

child d. in 1811.

Samuel^ Lane (Elkanah,^ Ephraim,^ JoJm,^ George,^ William^ of England), b. Jan. 9, 1759 m. June 15, 1785, Eunice (b. June 15, 1766 d. Nov. 28, 1825), daughter of Elisha Scott; d. Jan 26, 1845. Children: Samuel, b. May 1, 1786. Elijah and Elisha, b. Oct. 2,
;
;

1788.
b.

Ezekiel, b. Sept. 28, 1790.

12, 1795
;

Luther, b. July 15, 1793.

Lucy,

Nov.

m. Hale Mason.

Elkanah''' Lane (ElkanaJi,^ Elkanah,^ E2')liraim,'^ John,^ George,ChilWilliam^), b. Oct. 23, 1783 m. March 28, 1804, Sarah Foster. dren Frederick. Elkanah. Samuel. Ephraira.
;

Alvinzy'''

Lane (Elkanah,^ Elkanah,^

1801
;

Willicwi^), b. Sept. 16,

Samuel'''

ra.

Ejjhraim,^ John,^ George,^ Oct. 14, 1824, Lucy Arnold.

liam^), b.

George,- Wil1814, Maria (b. July 6, 1789 d. Apr. 2, 1815), daughter of Nahum Parker of Fitzwilliam d. July Child child, d. March 27, 1815. 16, 1815.

Lane (Samuel,^ Elkanah,^ Ephraim,^ John,^

1,

May

1786; m. June

1,

Elijah^ Lane {Samxiel,^ Elkanah,^ Ephraim,^ Jolin,'^ George,^ William}), b. Oct. 2, 1788; m. Jan. 29, 1815, Fanny Scott (d. March

Winchester; d. May 16, 1851. Children: Maria P., 1815 m. George Oliver. Luther Scott, b. July 20, 1817. Elliott W., b. Sept. 16, 1819. Fanny F., b. March 13, 1821; m. Jan. 1, 1846, Francis M. Mason. Ebenezer F., b. Nov. 20, 1824. Eunice F., b. March 11, 1829 m., 1st, Moses D. Ballon; m., 2nd,
14, 1871), of
b.

Nov.

13,

Alanson

W.

Banks.
Ephraim,'^

Elisha'''

Lane {Samuel,^ Elkanah,^

b.

John,^ George,'^

William^),

Oct. 2, 1788

m. June 28, 1809, Electa, daughter of Sam-

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
nel Healey, of

391
;

d. May 11, 1817) m., of 2(i, April 9, 1834, Asenatli, daughter Ashley Norton, Northfield, Mass. (b. Jan. 24, 1796 d. April 6, 1873) d. June 26, 1859. Chil(b.

Winchester

Aug.

31, 1790

dren

Eliza A., b. March 27, 1811; d. in 1813. Samuel, b. Sept. 1815. b. Feb. 11, 1837. b. Jan. 27, 1812. 6, Elkanah, Ephraim,
:

Frederick Augustus, b.
Ezkkiel'''

May
1790

3,

1838.

Lane (Samuel,^ Elkanah,^

;

Ephraim^'^ Jolin,^ George,'^

(b.

William^), b. Sept. 28,

27, 1796; d.

m. Feb. 3,1814, Rachel Thayer

July
16,

May
:

17, 1880), daughter of

Farnum Fish;

d.

May

1851.

Children

Farnum

Fish, b.

March
b.

15, 1816.

George Farrington,
Ezekiel Francis

b. Feb. 21, 1818.

Alonzo Franklin,

Dec. 28, 1819.

b. April 27, 1823.

Elisha Frederick, b. April 29, 1826. Alpheus Ferdinand, b. July 3, 1828. Ezra Fish, b. Dec. 14, 1830. Rachel
Caroline, b. Apr.
; ;

ward.

1, 1833 m., 1st, Alonzo Mason m., 2d, J.WoodNathaniel Fayette, b. Feb. 21, 1839; killed in the army. Sarah Josephine, b. Jan. 8, 1842 m. June 8, 1862, Adoniram Judson
;

Van Orraun,

of Hartford, Vt.
{Elijah^''
^

Samuel,^ Elkanah,^ Ephraim,'^ John, George,"^ William'^), b. July 20, 1817; m. Oct. 14, 1845, Sarah (b. Apr. 25, 1823), daughter of Martin Stone d. Sept. 13, 1883. Children Solon Herbert, b. July 21, 1847. Eugenia Maria, b. 1848 m. Lauren A. Freeman. Clara Nanc}', b. Jan. 1, 1850. Martin Luther,
;

Luther ScottSLane

b.

Sept. 20, 1851.

;

Sarah Elizabeth,

b.

Apr. 29, 1856

m. Fred H.

Young

d.

May

12, 1886.

Samuel,^ ElhanoJi,^ Ex)liTaim,^ JoJm,^ 1824; m. Aug. 14, 1850, Hannah George,^ Porter (b. May 21, 1829; d. May 22, 1886), daughter of Chester Lyman. Ciiildren Henry C, b. Feb. 22, 1852. Edgar W., b. Aug. 12, 1853 d. Aug. 30, 1854. Hattie M., b. Aug. 15, 1854 m. Don Carlos
{Elijah,'^

EbenezerF.^Lane

William^), b.

Nov.

20,

Taft.

Chester L.,
Ellis.

b.

Apr.

9,

1857.

Maria

F., b.

Apr. 20, 1863; m.

Frank H.

{Elisha,'^ Snmriel,^ George,^ William^), b. Sept. 27, 1812

Samuel^ Lane

Elkanah,^ Ephraim,'^ John,^ m. Sept. 25, 1845, Charlotte

Oaks

(b. Aug. 19, 1822; d. March 25, 1874), daughter of Calvin Stearns of Northfield, Mass. d. in Northfield, Mass., 1863. Child Carrie Flora.
;
:

Ephraim^ Lane

{Elisha,'^

Samuel,^

Elkanah,^ Ep)hraim,^ John,^

392
George,^

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
William^), b. Jan.
6,

Wakenian of New Haven, Conn.

1815; m. Apr. 6, 1845, Caroline E. Children Andrew A. Horatio M*

:

ElkanahS Lank

{Elisha,'' Samuel,'^
;

Elkanah,^ EpJiraim,'^ JoJin,^

:

m. Oct. 28, 1SG8, Susie S. Ellis George,^ William^), b. Feb. 11, 1837 (b. Feb. 16, 1849), ofKeene. Children Frederick E., b. Aug. 9, 1869. Samuel E., b. March 2, 1881 ; d. March 20, 1883.

Fredkric A.s Lane

George,^ William^), b.

(Elisha,''

May

3,

Samuel,^ Elkanah,^ Ephraim,'^ John,^ 1838; m., 1st, Ellen O. (b. Feb. 27,

1842;

d.

May
:

28, 1863), danghter of

George

W. Worsley;

m., 2d,

Nov,

28, 1867, Frances S.

Frank A., b. m. Charles L. Wright.

Children

Willard (b. March 28, 1846) of Keene. May 11, 1860. Laura E., b. May 30, 1862; Leila, b. Aug. 29, 1868.

Farnum

George,^ Butler, of AVinchester; d.

Lane {EzeMeW Samuel,^ Elkanah,^ Ei)hr aim, ^ John ^^ William^), b. March 15, 1816 m. Oct. 29, 1846, Harriet M.
F.s
;

June

18,

1887.

July 21, 1848 tavus Lucke.

d.

Feb. 22, 1853.

b.

Helen L.,
28, 1>857.

b.

Children: HatLieM., b. Jan. 7, 1854 m. Gus;

Emily B.,

June

George
George,^

F.^

Lane
;

(Ezekiel,'' iSamttel,^

William^), b.
d.
:

Elkanah,^ Ephraim^^ John,^ Feb. 21, 1818; m. Jan. 9, 1844, Sarah (b.
;

March
sum.

17, 1821

Children

Aug. 14, 1885) Abbie Florence,

b.

daughter of Edward Wilcox of Gil-

Cleon Marcellus,

July 22, 1849.

1852; d. Sept. 17, 1852. Mabel, b. July 17, 1856 m. Henry C. Lane. Lester Leverett, b. Aug. 24, 1858 d. Nov. 7, 1861. Sarah Lestina, b. Oct. 16, 1862 d. Sept. 1, 1863. Leonard Loring, b. Nov. 1, 1870.
;
; ;

June 27, 1848; d. May 27, 1862. Georgianna Emeline, b. May 8, George Edward, b. Oct. 31, 1854. Lucy
b.

Alonzo F.8 Lane (Ezekiel,'' Samuel,'^ Elkanah,^ Ephraim,^ John,^ George,^ William^), b. Dec. 28, 1819; m. May 15, 1845, Rachel Thayer (b. Oct. 14, 1824 d. Jan. 5, 1855) daughter of Nathaniel Fish
;
;

m., 2d, Nov. 1, 1859, Children: 31, 1879.

Mary W. Lyman, of Hartford, Vt. He d. Jan. Nancy Judith, b. Nov. 6, 1848; m. Alonzo
Flora M.,
b. in

E. Maon, of Vineland, N. J. 1855. Frank. Charles.

1852;

d.

March

12,

Ezekiel F.^ Lane

(Ezekiel,''

Samuel,^ Elkanah,^ Ephraim,^ John,^

George,- William^), b. Apr. 27, 1823; m. Nov. 5, 1851, Diana Maria Elmer of Hartford, Vt. Children: Daniel E., b. Oct., 1852. Ella M.,

GENEALOGICAL RECOKDS.
b.

393
George
E., b. Aug.,

March,

1856.

Flora M.,

b. Feb.,

1861.

1863.

Elisha F.^ Lane

George,^

(EzeJciel,''

Fish
b.

Wdlkm^), b. April (d. March 31, 1867)

Children
1871.

29, 1826; m.
;

Samuel,^ ElkanaJi,^ Ephraim,^ JoJin,^ March 15, 1849, Susan M.

ra.,

he

Wilder of Keene.
W.,
April
2,

Hubert E., Susanna Grace,

:

2d, Sept. 15, 1868, Harriet P. b. March 19, 1854. Henry

b.

Sept. 14, 1876.

Harriet

M.,

b.

July

6,

1879.

Alpheus
fast,

F.s

Lane

(Ezekiel,''

Samuel,^ ElJcanah,^ Ephraim^'^ John,^

m., 1st, Caroline Holmes of BelE. Cole (b. March 25, 1851, Children Ruth, b. Dec. 4, 1882
;

George.^ William^), b. July 3, 1828

Me.

m., 2nd, Dec. 24, 1881,

Mary

at

Fox Lake, Dodge Co., Wis.).

23,

Carrie, b. Sept.

1884;

d. Oct. 11,

1884, at

Moorhead, Minn.

Ferdinand

C,

b. Oct. 25, 1885.

Ezra F.*^ Lane {Ezekiel^'' Samuel,^ ElJcanaJi,^ Ephraim,'^ JoJin,^ George,^ William^), b. Dec. 14, 1830; ra. Jan., 1857, AnnV. Waterhouse of Marlborough. Children Harry H., b. Nov., 1857 d. 1878. Cora Belle, b. Dec. 4, 1862.
:
;

Solon H.^ Lane (LutJier S.,^ Elijah,'^ Samuel,^ Elkanah,^ Ephraim,'^ John,^ George,^ William^), b. July 21, 1847 m. Clara E. (b. Jan. 10, Child Carl S., b. 1850), daughter of Edward Wilcox.
;
:

Martin

L.^

Lane

{Luther

S..,^

Elijah,''

Samuel,^
;

Elkanah,^

Ephraim,^ John,^
:

George,"^ William^), b. Sept. 20, 1851

ni.

Nov.

28,

1878, Flora E. (b. Sept. 3, 1853), daughter of Edward Wilcox. Children Elliott W., b. Dec. 26, 1880. Nellie E., b. Aug. 22, 1882.

Lane (Ebenezer F.,^-. Elijah,'' Samuel,^ Elkanah,^ John,^ Ephraim,'^ George,'^ William^), b. Feb. 22, 1852 ni. Nov. 10, 1878, Lucy Mabel (b. July 17,1856), daughter of George F. Lane.

Henry

C.^

Cljild

Josephine Eunice,
L.''

b.

Jan.

9,

1880.
Saimiel,^ Elkanah,^
;

Chester

Lane {Ebenezer

F.,^

Elijah,''

Ephraim,'^ John,"^ George,'^ William^), b. April 9, 1857 m. Sept. 27, 1879, Emma Florence (b. Jan. 30, 1861) daugliter of Nathan F. Newell. Children: Ralph Waldo, b. Dec. 4, 1880; Florence S., b. Dec. 2, 1881 d. Aug. 27, 1883. Zora Alice, b. April 6, 1883.
;

Cleon fM.9 Lane {George F.,^ Ezekiel,'' Samuel,'^ Elkanah,^ Ephraim,"^ John,^ George,^ William^), b. July 22, 1849 m., 1st, Dec.
;

394
24, 18G8,

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Rosanna (b. Feb. 11, 1850; d. Nov. 5, 1880), danglitor of Charles Sly field of Keene m., 2d, May 24, 1881, Etta (b. May 12, 1855), a sister of Rosanna. Children Charlotte Marion, b. Nov. 5,
;
:

1869. Mildred Elizabeth, b. Dec. 19, 1873. Rachel Lestina, b. Jan. 28, 1876. Mary Emeline, b. Oct. 16, 1878.

George E.^ Lane (George F.,^ Ezekiel,"^ Samnel^^ Elkanah,^ Ephraim,'^ Jolin,^ George,'^ William}), b, Oct. 31, 1854; m. June 20, 1876, Clara M. (b. Aug. 20, 1857), daughter of Leander Page; d.

May

2,

1888.

Child

Lester M., b.
F.,^

May

8,

1877.

Hubert E.^ Lane (Elisha

Ezekiel,''

Samuel,^
19, 1854;

ElMnah,^
ni. Lilla,

Ejyhraim,

George,^ William^), b. adopted daughter of Albert G. Read.

'^

John,

March

LAWRENCE. Nathaniel- Lawrexce (2^uthaniel^ of Winchester), b. June 3, 1781 m. Aug. 5, 1806, Sally (b. Aug. 28, 1790; d. Sept. 7, 1841), daughter
;

of William Rixford

d. Oct. 12, 1837.

Children

Mary,
;

b.

Jan.

6,

May 3, 1845. Selah W., b. Sei^. 27, 1808 d. July 18, 1831. Lorenzo D., b. April 3, 1811 d. in Kansas, Oct. 26, 1885. Ntithan;

1807

d.

iel S., b.

June
b.

12,

1813

m. Louisa Noah
ra.

d. in

Kansas, Feb.

6,

1863.

Jan. 31, 1842, James IL Sibley. ni. Jan. 20, 1846, Maria Wliitcomb; Rhoda S., b. Oct. 14, 1822 m. d. Nov. 21, 1884, in Palmer, Mass. Nov. 20, 1844, Daniel Snow. Harriet N., b. Aug. 2, 1825; d. May

Sarah M.,

Feb. 26, 1816; Solomon R., b. April 25, 1819

15, 1890.

Selah W.,

b.

May

14, 1832

m. Nov. 23, 1853, Harriet A.

Foster (d.'june 29, 1887).

probablj' about 1802. dock, b. about 1760.

Justin Lawrence, settled in Swanzey previous to 1777, and d. His wife d. Aug. 24, 1777. Children PadMartha, m. Jan. 22, 1798, James Smith of
:

Andover, Vt.

A child d.

Betsey, m. Aug. 26, 1798, Levi Rice of Winchester. Aug. 19, 1777, and one Aug. 21, 1777.

Paddock- Lawrence (Juslin^), b. about 1760; m. Sept. 7, 1786, Rebecca Cunningham d. Jan. 20, 1847. Children: Reuben. Polly, ra. Samuel Wood of Winchester. Alvira, m. Ebenezer Cummings.
;

LEACH.
Josiah Leacif m., 2nd, Jan. 31, 1819, Sarah Ockington.
Ciiildren
:

Thomas

Charles A., b. Aug. 14, 1821. LeonSept. 19, 1819. ard W., b. June 19, 1824. Lovilla E., b. Dec. 12, 1826. Lucy A., b. May 11, 1829.
G.,
b.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

395

Lyman^ Leach (Josi'aJi^), b. Jan. 4, 1807; m. March 24, 1830, Eliza (b. Oct. 19, 1811), daughter of Benjamin Whitcomb d. Nov. Children: Lyndall W., b. Dec. 5, 1830; d. Apr. 8, 1831. 2, 1877.
;

Laura E., b. March 15, 1833 m. James U. Merrill, Oneida, N. Y. Lyndall W., b. June 15, 1835. Emily, b. March 20, 1838 d. Jan., 1841. Livonia M., b. March 20, 1846 m, Fred F. Bartlett.
;

LEBOURVEAU.
b.
;

John Lebourveau
Keene, April 6, 1793 dren Emily, b. Aug.
:

June
1817

28, 1793
19,

d.
3,

March
;

1872)

m. Arethusa Nourse d. June 18, 1874.

;

(b. in

Chil-

d. Oct. 20,

1839.

1819

d.

May

16, 1832.

Diantha, b. Oct.

4,

1821

Aug. 9, m. Calvin Wright

Eliza, b.

May
June

10,

1842.

16, 1841.

Elizabeth, b. Sept. 16, 1823; m. Charles Eveleth Jerome, b. Nov. 27, 1825 m. Betsey Seward, Oct.
; ;

Harriet, b. May 30, 1830 15, 1850. 1848. Aaron, b. Dec. 31, 1833.

ra.

Samuel Seward, Dec.

18,

Aaron^ Lebourveau (JoJin^), b. Dec. 31, 1833; m. Nov. 2, 1858, Lura Davis. Child Ellery, m. Nellie, daughter of Joseph E. Long.
:

LEONARD.

Seth^ Leonard (Seth^ of Westmoreland), b. Dec. 20, 1799; m. June 8, 1822, Sally (b. Apr. 2, 1787 d. Apr. 23, 1877), daughter of Jonathan Hill of Winchester; d. March 2, 1853. Children: Susan,
;

b. Oct. 28, 1823.

Henry W.,
27, 1830
;

Mary, b. Feb. 2, 1825. William, b. Feb., 1826. March 2, 1827. Rusella, b. Nov., 1828. Lucy, b. May m. Ransom 0. Taylor. George A., b. Nov. 29, 1831.
b.

George^ Leonard (Seth^ of Westmoreland), b. Ma3' 1, 1806; m. Oct. 4, 1837, Esther (d. Oct. 5, 1867), daughter of John Smith of Peterborough. Child Lizzie Ann, h. Nov. 7, 1839 m. D. B. C.
: ;

Hill.

Henry W.3 Leonard 1850, Mary L. (b. Oct.

:

(Seth,^ Seth^), b.

March

2,

1827

m. Apr.

2,

Children Henry Jane M. and Julia E., b. Aug. 10, 1861 Jane M. m. Carlton J. JosJulia E. ra. Michael Burke. lin of Keene Ra^^ J., b. Jan. 2, 1869,
; ;

27, 1830), daughter of Jonathan Jackson. b. March Herman G., b. Nov. 4, 1856. S., 4, 1853.

Geoge A.3 Leonard

1856, Martha A.
(b.

(Seth,^ Seth^), b.
b.

Nov.

29, 1831

m. July

2,

Dec. 25, 1832), daughter of Joel Eaton.

Chil-

dren

George Wyman,

March

29, 1858; d. Sept. 29, 1864.

Min-

396

HISTORY or swaxzey.
Martha Adehiide,

b.

nie Helen, b. June 8, 18G3; d. March 20, 1809. Aug. 17, 1866. Ellie May, b. Jan. 16, 1869.

John Leonard,

b. in

1753

d. April 27, 1829.

Nathan Leonard
21, 1792; d. in

of

New York

m. March

5,

1817,
ol"

Lucy

(b.

Jan.

24, 1884), daughter Children: Alonzo, Welcome and Robert P. reside in m. Logan Willard of Winchester. Sarah J., m. Silas

Keene Aug.

Selh Pouiroy. Keene. Eliza,

W.

Ballou^

Feb. 12, 1851.

LEWIS.

Levi Lewis m. Dec. 28, 1819, Betsey, daughter of Eliezer Mason. Maria. Eliza. Jerome. Jane. Levi. Edgar. Children Almira. Emil}^
:

LINCOLN.

Herman

L.^ Lincoln {James

(b.

m. Dec. 29, 1859, Ellen

Chencey of Chesterfield.
lie

AA of Peru, Vt.), b. Oct. 26, 1838 Dec. 31, 1838), daughter of Col. Clark Children Fred C, b. Sept. 26, 1860. Nel;
:

A., b. Jan.

1,

1862
;

m. Walter

L., b. July 10, 1866

ni.
;

S. Alexander of this town. Frank Mary, daughter of Fred A. Bartlott. Nettie

L., b. Sept. 10, 1867

m. Orman L. Crown of Keene.

;

Susie A., b.
b.

Feb.

9,

1870.

6, 1876.

Lena M., b. July 4, 1874 Ella M., b. June 1, 1878.

d.

young.

Luana,

June

Frkd C.^ Lincoln {Herman Z.,- James A.^), b. Sept. 26, 1860 m. March 11, 1881, Rosie L., daughter of Elijah B Rugg. Child: L.
;

Winifred, b. July 30, 1886.

LOCKE.

Jonathan Locke and Nancy

Franklin, b. Oct. 17, 1818.

his wife

had

Eliza, b.

Nov.

14, 1815.

LOMBARD.

Aaron^ Lombard {Joseph^ Lombard of Brimfield) b. in Brimfield, Mass., March 2, 1772; m. June 21, 1796, Eunice (b. May 12, 1777 He d. d. Jan. 18, 1859), daughter of Isaac Gibbs, Sudbury, Mass. b. d. Jan. Children: Parley, Jan. 27, 1859. '22, 1798; Aug. 2, 1799. Joseph, b. Sept. 8, 1800; d. June 24, 1856, in New York.
, ;

Sylvester, b.

1803
1807.

d. 1879, in

Aug. 27, 1801 d. Oct. 27, 1802. Boston. Benjamin F., b. May
;

Eliza, b.
3,

May

9,

1805

d. Oct. 2,

Laura,

b.

Feb.

7,

1807

in.

Oct. 18, 1823, Daniel Kendrick

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
of "Winchester, removed to Nashua.

397
;

F., b. April 22, 1809 m. m. John Scates of Nashua, Emil}^ b. June 1814. Isaac b. G., 29, Benjamin F., Aug. 24, 1816 d. Dee. 1837. Eunice b. Nov. 1818 m. John H. Hinckley of 3, Jane, 19,

Mary
;

William SlraUon.

b. JUI3' 3,

1811

Boston.

George Sumner,

b. Oct. 15,

1820.

Benjamin F.^ Lombard (Aaron,'^ Joseph^ of BrimfieJcl, Mass.), b. June 29. 1814; m. Feb. 2, 1840, Fanny (b. Dec. 9, 1816), daugliter of Benjamin Whitcomb. Children: Addis W., b. Dec. 30, 1840; Eliza Jane, b. Aug. 14, 1842 m. George J. Page d. Dec. 9, 1862. p:inora Adelaide, b. Sept. 27, 1845; d. Feb. 6, of Buffalo, N. Y. A daughter, b. Jan. 16, 1849. A son, b. and d. Aug. 24, 1847. 1849; d. Jan. 19, 1849. Flavins Frank, b. March 29, 1850. Cora Frances, b. July 4, 1852 m. Feb. 13, 1878, Leason Martin of Richmond. Kate Elnora, b. Dec. 26, 1854. Edric Aaron, b. Sept. 14,
; ;

1859

d.

Dec. 14, 1862.

S.^ Lombard (Aarori,'^ Joseph^), h. Oct. 15, 1820; m. Nov. Mary E. Crosby of Boston. He d. Jan. 3, 1865, in the

George
9, 1852,

arm}'.

Flavius
29, 1850
;

F."*

Lombard

Benjamin

F.,^ Aaro7i,^ Joseph^), b.

March

m. Oct. 31, 1877, Ursula V. (b. May 25, 1857), daughter of Sylvanus Cram. Children: Frank H., b. Aug. 12, 1878. George H., b. Oct 8, 1879. Guy F., b. May 26, 1881. Louie Howard, b.
Feb. 22, 1884.

lonergan.

Thomas LoNERGAN, b. in Ireland March 18, 1828; ra. April 13, 1856, Catharine Fitzgerald (b. in Ireland, June 14, 1832). Children: Ellen, b. June 9, 1857; d. Oct. 6, 1857. Margaret, b. July 25,
1858.
1861.

James,

b.

Mary

E., b.

Dec. 10, 1859 May 17, 1863

;

d. Oct. 8, 1872.
;

John,
b.

b.

Dec. 13,
16,

d.

Nov. June

26, 1882.

Catharine, b,

July 7, 1865. Thomas, 1869; d. Sept. 22, 1871.

1873.

b.

April 15, 1868.

Daniel,

Nov.

Anna,

b.

27,

1872;

d. Jan.

25,

LONG.

Swanzey from Massachusetts, and d. when about forty years of age m. Phebe Hill (b. 1758 d. 1857) of DougChildren: Levi. William. Lemuel. John. Joseph. lass, Mass.
to
; ;

Joseph'^ Long, came

Levi^ Long {Josepli^) m. July 15, 1807, Cynthia

1782), daughter of John Pierce.
27

(b.

March

29,

398

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
^

John- Long {Joseph^)

1787; Hamblet.
d.

m. June

4,

Jan. 6, 1843, in

Noithlield,

1812, Melutable (b. Feb. 7, Mass.), daughter of Josiah

ni. Ma}-, 1821, Gillias A., daughJoseph^ Long (Joseph^), h. Northboro, Mass. d. April 3, 1874. Chihlren m. IlanaLevi H., b. June 22, 1822. L^'dia Ann, b. Ma}'^ 1, 1824 niali W. Allen of Keene. Fanny, b. Nov. 22, 1828 ni. Aaron L. Kirk of Springfield, Vt. Lemuel F., b. June 2, 1831. Mary C, b. Aug. 4, 1833 ra. Reuben S. Kirk of Keene. Josepli E., b. Apr. 30,
;

ter of P^zra Rice of

1836.

Ellen

Joseph E.^ Long {Joseph,- JosejjJi^), b. Apr. 30, 1836; m., 1st, of Robert (1). Apr. 17, 1840; d. June 14, 1864), daughter Hovey ni., 2nd, Jan. 1, 1867, Lois A. (b. Oct. 5, 1844), daugliter Nellie M., b. Aug 2, 1862 m. Klery LeChildren of Lovell Taft. borveau. George E., b. June 12, 1864. Cora E., b. Aug. 8, 1867 Lemuel F., b. Oct. 22, 1870. Fannie L., b. ni. Walter II. Streeter.
; :
;

Aug.

14, 1877;

Willie S., b. Oct.

9,

1818

d.

Aug.

16, 1879.

LORD.
3, 1810; ni., 1st, Elvira Feb. 12, 1844) m., 2nd, June 15, 1846, Ann d. 1814; Aug. 29, 1887), daughter of Laban Starkej' ze3',Apr. 25, 1865. Children: Helen, b. Dec. 27,

George Lord,

b.

Dec.

(1).

1819;
12,

d.

(b.
;

May

lied, in
;

Swan-

d. in Spring-

field,

Vt.

Ann

Maria,

b.

Feb. 21, 1848

m. Andrew L. Haskell.

BemsleyLord

of Winchendon, Mass., m. Sally Stimson (who

:

ra.,

PCunice, b. 2nd, Benjamin Brown, 2nd, of Swanzey). Cliildren March 3, 1786. Sally, b. July 17, 1787. Bemsley, b. July 16, 1789. Luke, b. Nov. 18, 1792.

1789

Bkmsley- Lord {Bemdey^ of Winchendon, Mass.), Child m. Rebecca Bemsley, b. in 1828

.
:

b.
;

d.

July 16, Dec. 22,

1856.

loveland.

Adolphus Loveland,
Eleazer Loveland,

d. April 24, 1823.

d.

March

25, 1822.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

399

LOVERING.

Jaspkr E.2 Lovering (Frank'^),

1877, Lillian

b.

June

22, 1855;

m. July 18,

Child

(b. Oct. 2, 1856), daughter Carroll A., b. Feb. 20, 1883.

M.

of Luther Alexander.

Will H.^ Lovering

Nov.

{Ilenry^ of FitzwiUiani), b.
(b.

May

8,

1854

m.

23, 1881, Cora Jane

May

6,

1855)

daughter of

Harvey

Beal.

LYMAN.

Chester Lyman, b. in 1783 m., 2nd, Lucy Porter (b. 1798; d. Dec. 19, 1849) of Marlborough; m., 3rd, widow Lovina (Porter) Knowlton (b. in 1787 d. Jan. 18, 1876) he d. Dec. 12, 1873. Children Chester. Joseph. AVilliani. A daughter, m. Mr. Kingsbury
; ;

of Keene.
ezer F.

Lane

Harriet, b. 1833 d. Sept. 27, 1849. Hannah, m. P^bend. May 22, 1886. Lucretia, m. Ephraini Wheeler of
; ;

Troy.

Leonard.

(Record incomplete.)
(Chester^) , m. Carrie, daughter of Sylvanus Per-

Leonard- Lyman
liamofTroy.
in Michigan.

A. Watson

Addie, in. Allen Wilcox. Walter, lives Giace, m. Charles Pond of Keene. Emma, m. Fred m., 2nd, Mr. Barker. Chester, d. in youth.
Children:

MACK.

John Mack m. Tirza Gunn.

Child: Solomon, b. July 18, 1786.

MANN.

Hezekiah Mann m. Molly

Molly.

Children

Samuel.

Sarah.

Calvin, b. Aug. 17, 1785. Abigail, b. Apr. 3, 1784. ther, b. Feb. 24, 1787. Lois, b. Feb. 4, 1789.

Lu-

MCFARDAND.

Edward A. McFarland
venah
dren
:

May 24, 1882, MelFeb. 25, 1863), daughter of H. Denman Thompson. Child. Jan. 10, 1887. Alice, b. Jan. 6, 1884 Ethel, b. Sept. 10,
from Philadelphia, m.
(b.
;

1885.

Denman,

b.

June 30, 1888.

MANSFIELD.

William Spofford- Mansfield (Stej^hen^), b. in Charlestown, March 7, 1816 m. 1844, Louisa Pollej' of Gilsum he d. in Swanizey
;
;

Sept. 2, 1845.

1846.

Child

William Alonzo,

b. in

Swanzey, July,

400

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

MARBLE.
1789; ni. May 8, 1834, Christian (b. Ma}' 11, of Samuel Belding, 2(1; bed. Sept. 23, 1878. 1703), daugbter
b.

EuASMUs Marble

Alfred^ Marble {James^ of Hinsdale), b. Aug. 23, 1819; m,, d. Feb. 17, 1853), 1st, June 7, 1843, Alniira E. (b. Sept. 3, 1819 of 1853, Esther A. Williams; m., 2nd, 17, Benjamin Aug. daugbter Zadock William of L. Taft. Children 4 Nov., (b. 1831), daughter Samantlia M., an adopted d, June 26, 18G9. B., b. June 26, 1844
; :
;

daughter, b. in Fitcliburg, Mass., Jul}^ 29, 1849; m,, 1st, Aug. 3, 1875, Alfred Temple of Bernardston, Mass. (d. Nov. 28, 1877) m., 2n(l, INIarcli 12, 1879, Walter A. Sprague of Keene. Addie E.,
;

b.

Apr. 27, 1857

m. Dr. M. E. Dix of Hinsdale.

John Marble, m.,

1st,

June

8, 1794,

Damaris
(b.
:

(b.

daughter of Aaron Parsons; m., 2nd, Betty March 12, 1778), sister of Damaris. Child
14, 1795.

March

Jan. 17, 1775), 27, 1772; d.

Damaris, bapt. June

MARCY.

George Marcy
Children
b.
:

of Windsor, Vt., m. Clara

b.

from Plainfield.

Fanny,

May

30, 1827

Jan. 21, 1830.

Samuel.

m. Phinehas H. Snow. Silas R., Hubbard. Ellen, lives in Keene.

;

VoLNEY A. Marcy taxed

in

this

town

first

about 1868.

MARSH.

Charles^ Marsh (Charles^ of Keene), b. Oct. 10, 1846; m., 1st, Sept. 4, 1867, Celinda Marietta (d. Aug. 1, 1885), daughter of ElGracie M., Cliildren bridge G. Prentice; m., 2nd, Minnie b. Apr. 23, 1870. Angle L., b. Aug. 27, 1872. Minnie E., b. July Chester L., b. Aug. 15, 187V. Martia A., b. July b 23, 1874. 1880 d. Nov. 23, 1880. Charles E., b. Sept. 10, 1882.
.
:

Amasa a. 2 Marsh {James^ of Keene),

Alice G. Scott of Chesterfield. Child
:

b.

1853

m. Dec. 25, 1886,

Winona

F., b. Jan. 3, 1888.

Walter

E.2

Marsh

{James^), b. July 30, 1855

m. Jan.
Child
:

8,

1883,

Jessie II., daugliter of Charles N. Tottingham. Eugene, b. Jan. 27, 1885.

Raymond

GENEALOGICAL KECORDS.
MARSHALL.
7, 1771, Mary Wier. nah, b. Apr. 10, 1773. Tryphena, b. June 9, 1775. John, b. Apr. 10, 1782. Henry, b. June 9, 1777.

401

Henry Marshall, m.

Oct.

Cliildren

Han-

Mary,
6,

b. Sept.

1785.

David R. Marshall, m., 1st, Nancy Stone; m., 2n(l, Oct. 24, 1850, Ellen M. (b. March 25, 1830), daughter of Oirin BUxck he d. 1881. Children: Ella R., b. Sept. 5,1856; m. 1882, Frank Chap;

man.
MARTIN.
b. Dec. 6, 1773; m., Jan. 31, 1796, Zilpah, daughter of Joseph Cass of Richmond; m.,2nd, Aug. 14, 1803, Lydia (b. Sept. 25, 1776; d. July 19, 1856), he d. May 28, 1832. Childaughter of Israel Sabin of Richmond

Jonathan^ Martin (Moses^ of EicJimond),

1st,

dren

Roxelana. Lydia, b. Lovisa, b. 1799; d. Aug. 25, 1870. 1805. Jonathan, b. May, 1807. Laton, b. Jan. 31, 1809. James
:

Madison,

b.

1812.

Zilpah, b. 1813; d. Nov. 10, 1839.

Rachel,
'

b. 1818; d. Feb. 2, 1837.

John- Martin (Wilderness^ of Richmond'), b. March 16, 1791 m. Feb. 24, 1819, Hannah Kendall. Children: Emily, b. Nov., 1819. Azuba, m. April 23, 1857, Hiram Br^-ant.
;

MARVIN.

Benjamin Marvin m. Eliza

d. Sept. 3, 1849.

Children
;

Flora E., b. 1845

Enrico

C,

b.

1849

d. Oct., 1860.

Mary

S., b.

June 30, 1860

d.

Aug.

26, 1860.

MASON. Eliezer Mason came from Fitzwilliam prior to 1806 his wife Rebecca, b. in Swansea, Mass., Dec. 29, 1761 d. in Hardwick, Vt., March He d. in Walcott, Vt., Dec. 9, 1843. Children Levi, b. 24, 1837.
;

in

Swansea, Mass., Oct. 19, 1782. Phebe, b. in Fitzwilliam, Aug. 24, 1784 m. Benjamin Temple of Northborough, Mass. Lurana, b. Sept. 10, 1786 m. Jonas Hall. Rebecca, b. Feb. 18, 1789 d. young.
; ;
;

Dec. 21, 1794; m. Joseph But1796 ler. m. Asahel Hall of Hardwick, Vt., Jan. Rebecca,!). Aug. 5, b. Nov. m. Levi Lewis. Candace, b. 23,1800; 19,1815. Betsey, m. 1803 Horace The last six children b. in Fitz3, July Starkey.
Martin,
b.

July 15, 1792.

Mary,
;

b.

william.

Benjamin,

b.

March 22, 1806,

in

Swanzey.

(From Hist.

of Fitzwilliam.)

402

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
June 20, 1790; Nov., 1795), daughter of Samuel Lane.
(Eliezer'^),

Hale2 Mason
Lucy
Levi.
(b.

h.

ni.

June 22, 1815, Children: Samuel.

Alverdo.

Francis M., b.

May

29, 1823.

George

W.

Lucius.

P^unice.

Martin^ Mason {EUezer^),h. July 15, 1792 m. about 1813, Catharine Rooks of Doylston, Penn. (h. May 22, 1795; d. March G, 1870). Hed. Apr. 4, 1872. Cliildren Mary Ann, b. Dee. 11, 1815 m., 1st, Alfred Seaver in., 2nd, Oramon Snow. Sarah, b. May 4, 1818; m.
; : ;

Russell B. Hall. Daniel, b. Apr. 5, 1820 d. Feb. 11, 1859, in Haverb. hill, Mass. Fanny, b. Oct. 5, 1823; d. Dec. 28, 1831. Betsey,
;

Jan. 14. 1826

14,
ni.

ni.

1828; Martin, b. Nov. 20, 1833.

Luman W.

Samuel WilUins, Middleton, Mass. Lucy, b. May Seaver. Charles E., b. Aug. 15, 130.

b. March 22, 1806; m., 1st, Jan. 1, d. Jan. 6, 1856), daughter of Levi Ahneda 1826, (1). July 31, 1808; of Zenas Miriam (d. Feb. 4, 1890), daughter Woodcock; m., 2nd, Ware (widow Aaron Thayer, widow George Darling). He d. Nov. Children: Alonzo. Mary il., b. March 31, 1829; m. 22, 1881.

Benjamin^ Mason (EUezer^),

Albert R. Ballou.

Eliza, b. Feb. 18, 1834; d. Blay, 1853.

William

Henry,

b.

June, 1837.

(Hale,^ Eliezer^), b. May 29, 1823; m. Jan. March 13, 1821 d. Jan. 30, 1876), daughter I, 1846, Fanny E. (b. of Elijah Lane. Children Frank Dexter, b. Feb. 10, 1857. Eud. May 6, 1886. nice Maria, b. Apr. 15, 1859

Francis M.3

Mason

Martin3 Mason {Martin,^ EUezer^),h. Nov. 20,1833; m. June

II, 1860,

Sophina J.

(b.

mond.
6,

Children: Frank E.,

Feb. 17, 1837), daughter of Joseph HamKate L., b. June b. Aug. 28, 1865.
Charles H.,
b.

1870; m. Charles Emmons.

July 24, 1873.

Alonzo3 Mason {Benjamin,^ Eliezer^), m., 1st, Dolly (b. 1835; CarMay 8, 1852), daughter of George Bucklin m., 2nd, Rachel She m., 2nd, oline Apr. 1, 1833), daughter of Ezekiel Lane.
d.
;

(b.

Woodward

of Keene.
b.

Herbert W.2 Mason (Nathaniel P.i of Stoddard),

;

June

26,

1849 m. June 26, 1877, Abbie Frances (b. Nov. 27, 1854), daughter Children: Herbert D., b. Nov. 2, 1878. Alof Calvin Alexander.
exander,
b.

Aug.

7,

1880.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
,
;

403

Orson L.^ Mason (Stephen SA of Dublin) b. Aug. 1, 1849 m. July Children Ger4, 1873, Martha Adams, daughter of Isaac Starkey. b. Jan. trude Rush, b. March 31, 1879. 29, 1886. Floyd Oren,
:

MATTHEWS.
Solomon- Matthews (Solon^ of
1763
;

Broolcjield, J/ass.), b.

June

1,
;

m., 2nd, 1800, Pruda (b. March 24, 1770 d. Aug. 3, 1854), daughter of Eliphalet Holbrook,Bellingham, Mass. He d. Aug. 12, 1859. Children: Boardman, b. Sept. 19, 1790; d.
m., 1st,

Shaw

Mexico, N. Y. Daniel, b. Jan. 8, 1792 d. Jan. 3, 1851. Rhoda, 1793 d, young. Anna, b, March 29, 1795 d. Aug. 5, 1806. Lydia and Lucy, b. July 1, 1797; Luc3%d. young; Lydia, d. June, 1839. Abigail and Nancy, b. Jan. 20, 1801; Nancy, d. Sept. 8, 1866; Abigail, m. Dec. 30, 1830, Levi Farnsworth of Fitchburg, Mass. d. June 10, 1867. Patty, b. Jan. 20, 1803 d. Nov. 15,
in
;

b. Jan. 29,

d. Aug. 5, 1806. John H., b. Aug. Oct. 8, 1804 Levi, b. Oct. 16, 1807. Olive, b. Apr. 11, 1812; m. Philip 6, 1806. P. Carlton. Solomon, b. June 15, 1814 d. Feb. 21, 1815.

1804.

Anna,

b.

{Solomon,'^ Solon'^), b. Aug. 6, 1806; m. LoOct. 25, 1888). He d. July 9, 1881. Children: (d. James Henry, b. Sept. 7, 1840. Nancy Jane, b. Dec. 30, 1841. Lum. Frank Hovey. cina, b. Oct. 6, 1843

John H.^ Matthews

mira Crossett

Levi^ Matthews (Solomon,^ SoIon'^),h. Oct. 16, 1807; m. Jan. d. Aug. 3, 1846), daughter of Francis 3, 1833, Lucy (b. Sept. 8, 1805 Bowman of Henniker. Hed. July 28, 1861. Children: Maria Antoind, March, 1837. Anna Agenore, b. May 26, ette, b. Nov. 24, 1833 1835 m. July 28, 1857, Charles H. Woods of Henniker. Helen Maria, b. March 11, 1837; m., 1st, Dec. 10,1855, Daniel W. Smith of Henniker
; ;
;

m., 2nd, June ,22, 1862, Moses 0. Bean of Ham., 3rd, Apr. 16, 1879, John M. Farnsworth of P^itcliburg, Mass. Etlwin Bowman, b. Dec. 24, 1838. E)ffle Ann, b. Aug. 30, 1841, in Marlborough m. Sept. 8, 1861, George G. Jones of Dracut,
(d. July 28,

1859)
;

verhill, JNIass.

Mass.

Edwin
lins,

B.'*

Matthews

(Levi,^ Solomon,^
(b. Sept. 5,

/S'o?o?i'),
,

b.

Dec. 24, 1838.

m. Jan. 24, 1860, Mary L.

b.

1840) daughter of Joseph Col-

Children: Hattie, b. Ai)r. 29, 1861. BirdieE., of Marlborough. Feb. 12, 1867. Herbert Leon, b. Jan. 21, 1873. Lula G., b. June
All children b. in Marlborough.

21, 1877.

404

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

MEAD.
h. Sept. 26, 1808; m. April 18, 1810), diuighter of James Ball of Antrim. He d. Aug. 11,1888. Children: Laura Ann, b. Oct. 21, ni. Jan. 14, 1858, Sylvester Tinker of Nashua; d. 1837, in IMarlow

Benjamin7,

Mead

(John^ of Hillsborough),
(1).

Muicli

1834, Sarali

July 10, 1865.

Benjamin F.,

b.

Oct. 15, 1842.

Benjamin F.^ Mead (Benjamin,- JoJm'^), h. Oct. 15,1842; ni., Minerva C. E. Ilerrick of Chesterfield (b. July 11, 1836 d. July 11, 1875) m., 2nd, March 20, 1881, Abbie J. Bemis,
1st, Sept. 1, 1861,
;

of Marlboro.

Richard R. Ramsdell,
1875.

m. Oct. 6, 1879, L., b. Dec. 8, 1862 Willie E., b. April 13, 1865; d. Sept. 8, Annie Eihel, b. Sept. 8, 1886.
Children
:
;

Eva

jr.

mellen.
Mass., Daniel,'^ Henry, Thomas-, Simon^ of Framingham, Mass.), b. April 2, 1764 ni., 1st, May 31, 1792, Mary (b. Sept. 22, 1765 d. June 2, 1802), daughter of William Ilolbrook; m., 2nd, Nov. 28, 1805, Bebe (b. Dec. 16,
(Robert^ of Holliston,
; ;

J0E1.S

Mellen

1778

He

d.
:

Apr. 11, 1851), daugliter of Isaac Jackson, of Fit;5\villiam. May 12, 1828, and she m. Russel Ballon, Apr. 16, 1829. Ciiild.
b.

dren

Betsey Holbrook, b, Abigail, Springfield, Mass.

Clark B.

Holbrook.

Robert,
;

1813, Cyrus Foot of May 31, 1793, in Fitzwilliam ni. b. Jul}' 20, 1795, in Fitzwilliam.
;

m, Nov.

2,

Mary,
Sarah,

b. b.

Aug. 30, 1806

Dec. 21, 1821

m. George Bucklin. m. Alonzo Ballon.

Joel, b. Apr. 6, 1811.

b.

JoEiJ Mellen {Joel,^ Robert,^ Daniel,'^ Henry, Thomas,^ Simon^) m. Sarah Harvey. April 6, 1811
"^
;

mekriam.

Jonas H.- Merriam (John^ of Barre, Mass.),

in.
;

b. 17.^6,

in

Barre

about 1805, Mary Adams; had seven children went to Cambria, N. Y., where he m., 2iid, in 1820, Caroline Warting had three chil;

dren

3d, in 1832, Sally F. Talbot; about 1836, removed from Athol to this town and d. Aug. 8, 1857 she d. May 5, 1874.
;

ni.,

William^ Merriam (Jonas H.,~ John^),

bria,

b.

Dec.

9,

1825, in

Cam-

m. Sept. 20, 1846, Frances Jane (b. Oct. 21, 1828), daughter of Otis Whitcomb. Children Caroline Jane, b. Aug. 5, 1847, in Rindge; d. Oct. 10, 1848. Caroline Jane, b. March 12, 1849, Esther Eliza, b. June 7, 1851, in Fitzwilliam. in Fitzwilliam.

N. Y.

GENEALOGICAL RECOEDS.

405

METCALF.
Irus"^

Metcalf (N'aJmm^ of Keene),

, ;

b.

1807
;

in. Eiiieline (b.

1812

d.

May 10, 1851) dren Emma, b.

:

daughter of John Haile he d. Feb. 17, 1872. 1834 d. in 1840. Ellen, b. 1835 d. in 1840.
;

Chil-

John

W.,
bert

b.

Jan.
;

12, 1844

1837. William H., b. Apr. 30, 1840. Emma E., b. Dec. m. Erdix S. Eastman. Charles W., b. Apr. 12, 1847. Her1,

W.,

b.

May

7,

1848.

Ralph^ Metcalf {Nahum^ of Keene) Woodcock.

m. Apr.

18, 1832,

Adaline

George^ Metcalf {Nahum^ of

Stone of Keene;
Sept. 30, 1838.
d.

m. Dec. 5, 1837, Abigail Children: Abigail Mariah, b. Olive Louisa, b. Apr. 29, 1840.
Keejie),
in Harrisville.

John W. 3 Metcalf

{Irus,~

Nahum^),

b.

Jan.

1,

1837; m. Sadie

McAllister of Boston, Mass.

William H.^ Metcalf

{Tries'^,
;

Ellen Chase, of Jamaica, Vt. d. May 5, 1870.

m., 2nd,

Nalium^), b. Apr. 30, 1840 m., 1st, Mary Ripley, of Winchester;

;

Charles W.^ Metcalf

Anna Norwood,

(Jj-ms,^ JSfaJmm^), b. April 12, 1847; m. of Winchester, N. H.

Caleb H. Metcalf, m. Lydia (b, Aug. 30, 1814), daughter of James Olcott. Children George E., b. Apr. 21, 1838. Lucina M., b. Nov. 13, 1840. Mary E., b. Apr. 14, 1843. They went west.
:

MOORE.
Marlboro, Mass., about 1758 m. Lydia Goodiiow of Franiingham, Mass. d. Dec^. 20, 1847. Children Lydia, b. May 10, 1786 m., 1st, Hugh Mason of Marlborough 2d, Ebenin
;
; :

Lawson MooRE,b.
;

ezer

Coburn of M.

Lawson,

b.

Dec. 12, 1791.

William,

b.

May

21,

1798.

Lawson^ Moore (Latvso7i^), b. Dec. 12, 1791 m. Mar. 30, 1814, Hannah (b. Mar. 20, 1795 d. Dec. 4, 1872), daughter of Jonas Blod;

gett)

d.

Mar. 25,
b.

1872.

Children:
m., 1st,
b.

an infant,

d. Dec. 7,
;

1814.

Eliza Ann,

Dec.

7,

1815

Reuben Worcester

2d, Shepley

W.

Knight.
William,
1843.

Sarah Blodgett,

b. June 11, 1820. Jonas Lawson, b. Jan.

Mar. 31, 1818; m. Shepley Charles, b. Sept. 30, 1822

;

W.
d.

Knight.

Nov. 30,

9,

1825.

Martha M.,

b.

March

13,

406
;

HISTORY or SWANZEY.
;

1827 m, James C. Eames. Emily J., b. May 28, 1829 m. Augustus "Woodward of Marlborougli. Fanny, b. June 24, 1832; m. Jolui W. Taogard of Marlborougli. George H., b. July 20, 1834. Hannah, b. Aug. 13, 1837; d. Apr., 1841.

William^ Moore (Lmoson,^ Laiuson^),

b.

June

11, 1820

m. Nov.

19, 1845, Priscilla (b. Feb. 2, 1825), daughter of Tristan Aldrich. He died July 12, 1886. Children: Emogene P., b. Oct. 28, 1846;

m. Dexter Burbee of Keene, Oct. 31, 1866. Julius W., b. Mar. 8, 1848. Gertrude M., b. Dec. 21, 1849; m. Charles Castle, Dec. 24, Nettie E., b. Aug. 21, 1854; 1872. Ciiarles T., b. May 25, 1852. m. Ellis Boyce of Chesterlield, May 2, 1878 d. Mayl5, 1890. Nor;

man

A., b.

Aug.

4,

1860

d. Oct.

13, 1860.

Jonas L. ^Mooke {Laivson,^ Laivson^ ) b. Jan. 9, 1825 m. Apr. 23, 1850, Clarissa Heaton of Kcene (b. Aug. 18, 1829). Children Clara Frank Elizabeth, b. Mar. 15, 1851 m. Aaron L. Robinson of Keene.
,
; :

H., b. July 31, 1853.

Lawson,

b.

Aug. 26, 1855

6,

d.

Aug.

26, 1877.

Oscar L.,
22, 1861
;

b.

Aug.
;

14, 1858;

d. Sept. 1, 1858.

d. Jan. 6, 1881. d.

b. Sept. 4, 1867

Apr.

7,

Ellen R., b.^Aug. 1880.

Charles E., b. Jan. 1863. Mary Edith,

Georgf: H.3

Eusebia

Moore {Lcnvson,- Laivson^), b. July 20, 1834; m. Oct. 21, 1834 d. in California May 25, 1880), daughter of (b.
;

William G. Eames.
Julius AV.'* Moore {WiUiam,^ Laicson,- Lawson'^), h. March m. Miss Castle and removed from S\vanze3\
8,

1848

Charles T.'* Moore ( William,,^ Laiv son, ^ Lawson^), h. May Resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
m.

25, 1852.

Frank H.^ Moore (Jonas L.^ Laioson,^ Lcnvson^), b. July 31, 1853 May 29, 1883, Mary E. (b. Mar. 29, 1860), daughter of Henry Smiih
;

of Keene.

Children

Herbert Lawson,
morse.

b.

May

10, 1884

d.

Aug. 24,

1884.

William Morse, m. Sophia Packard came from Winchester. Had William, Angeline, Francis, Sophia, Wilson, Zadock, all removed from
;

town

Francis- Morse (William^ and Sophia) had Mary Eliza, b. April 17, 1847 ra. Charles W. Scott, removed to Winchester. George, b.
;

July

8, 1858.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

407

Hexrt Morse,
in
tills

b. 1733,
is

came from

Cbarlesto-n-n in 1773 and settled

town on what
(b.

now
;

the "Jonathan Clark

Farm"
Aug.

in

Troy

m. Esther Pidge
Children
1778.
:

1733

d.

Aug.

12, 1822); d.
ra.

24, 1787.

Isaac.

Esther,

Henry. Waitstill, m. John Whitcomb.

Polly, m.

Joseph Starkey, July 23, Samuel Barker of

Eindge, June26, 1791.

Henry^ Morse {Henry^) b. 1765 m. Susanna Fish, Dec. 31, 1789 m., 2d, widow of Benjamin Frost of Marlborough (b. 1772 d. April 28,
;

8,

1835) he d. Aug. 2, 1825. Children (of Mrs. Frost) Charles, b. July 1789. Charlotte, b. Feb. 10, 1792 m. William Rider of this town.
;

Phebe, b. June 25, 1796; m., 2d, a Mr. Bishop of Troy. Mr. and Mrs. Morse had Henry. Susanna, m. James Clark, June 16, 1830
(dau. of Capt. Henr^' Morse).
Harriet, d.

March

19, 1856.

Henry^ Morse {Henry ^~ Henry^), m. Esther, daughter Wright and removed to the state of New York.
MUNSELL.

of ^Yilliam

Elisha Mdnsell, b. at East Windsor, Conn., March 13, 1793 m. Mary Hurd, Oct. 30, 1818 (d. about 1830) he d. June 27, 1869. Had by her, Sarah D., b. Dec. 8, 1819. Mary, b. March 1, 1821. Delia A., b. June 13, 1823. Julia E., b. April 23, 1825. Stephen D., b.
;
;

Aug.

5,

1827.

He

ra.,

2d, Sept. 8, 1834,

.

LucyC.
:

1889, aged eightj'-four years)

A., d. young.

By

her had

Sibley (d. Dec. 20, Elisha. Lucy and Lydia

Elisha, b. June 14, 1845.

Robert B.,
in

b.

March

15, 1840.
in

Thomas W.,

b. April 18, 1847,

and lives
d.

Denver, Col.

Robert B.

and Elisha reside

Keene.

He

June

27, 1869.

MURDOCK.

Baxter Mckdock and

liam.
Isaac.

wife had Jacob B.

Henry.

Emil}'.

Wil-

Edwin, m. Miss Crane.

Robert.

Jacob B.^ Mdrdock (Baxter^) ra. Mary Seaver. Had Henry H., b. March 4, 1841. Mary M., b. May 10, 1843. John, lives iu Boston,
Mass.

MURDOUGH.
William- Mdrdodgh (Thomas Jefferson^), b. June 28, 1860; ra. June 14,1882, Lizzie (b. Nov. 6, 1866),daughter of Merrick Worcester. Children: Walter Jefferson, b. April 11, 1884.
MURPHY.
m. Feb.
iel

Jksse W.2 Murphy' {George^, of New Ipsivich), b. Aug. 27, 1816 17, 1840, Mary Brackett (b. Nov. 2, 1819), daughter of Dan;

Woodward.

408

HISTORY OF SAVAXZEY.
NADOW.

July 11, 1847, in Swanton, Vt. ni. Oct. 11, Dec. 1866, Mary (b. 27, 1847), daughter of Alwiu Hill ofHighgate, Vt. Had three children Mary H., b. Oct. 6, 1867; m. Walter D. Knight. Emma J., b. Aug. 27, 1869. Louisa E., b. Nov. 27, 1871 m. March
b.
;

Benjamin Nadow,
:

15, 1889,

John

S. Nittrowr.

NASON.

Alvin2 Nason (Ziba^ of Marlhorough), b. Apr. 3, 1800 m. Aug. 6. 1823, Pedee (b. 1802), daughter of Silas Whitcomb he d. Mar. 10, 1866. Children Charlotte Jane, b. in 1824 ni. William Flagg. Susan Lovina, m. Nov. 12, 1844, Jewett IMann, of Montpelier, Vt. Alvin
; ; :
;

W.,

b.

March

14,

1828.

James R. Rogers.

Maria; m. Robert Cotts of Windsor, Vt. of Winchendon, Mass.

NATLON.

Hiram T. Josephine Hattie N., m. Cyrus Peck

Thomas Naylon,
in

b. in

1821

d. Sept.

21, 1889, leaving a family

18, 1883.

which was

Emma

M., who m. Charles Bouvier, June

nelson.

ni. Lovisa (b. Dec. 23, 1827 d., in Westport, Feb. 11, 1863), daughter of Jonathan Bailey. He resides in Michigan.
;

Simeon B. Nelson,

NEWELL.

Nathan F.^ Newell {Nathan^ of Richmond), b. July 31, 1820; m. Emily B. (b. Dec. 27, 1823), daughter of Luke Harris, of Richmond. He d. 1884. Children Edgar L., b. July 26, 1850. Leon:

ard A., b. Feb. 12, 1858.

Emma

F., b. Jan. 30, 1862

m. Chester L.

Lane.

Leonard A.^ Newell (Nathan F.,^ Nathan^ of liichmond), b. Feb. 12, 1858; m. Nellie I., daughter of N. I. Lewis, of Winchester. Child: James Garfield, b. March 4, 1881.

George F. Newell, b. in Alstead, March 25, 1845; m. Oct. 21, 1868, at Hanover, Lizzie (b. July 17,1841 d. Jan. 1, 1874, at Keene), daughter of Jonas and Rhoda Garlield m,, 2d, Dec. 7, 1880, Flora
; ;

E. (b. Jan.
berlain.

9,

1855, in Swanzey), daughter of John and Harriet

Cham-

NEWTON.
Calvin^ Newton {Luther^ of Marlborough), b. Feb. 1, 1791; ni., 1st, Sally (d. May 25, 1832), daughter of Reuben Newton, of Southboro,

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Mass.
;

409

m., 2n(l, Feb. 24, 1833, Lucretia Leboiirveau fd. July 25, 1840) of Keene; m., 3d, Apr. 6, 1841, Sally Elmina (b. July 11, 1811; d. IMai-ch 24, 1843) daughter of Benjamin Mason, of Dublin; m., 4tli, Oct. 1, 1844, Sally Hart (d. March 29, 1849), of Hancock

m., 5th,

May

13, 1857,

Sabra

(d. Oct.

ben Worcester, of Svvanzey.

He

1871), daughter of Reud. in Troy, Dec. 16, 1873.

16,

NrCHOLS.

Andrew Nichols

m.

May

30, 1781, Lucretia

14, 1787,

Howe.

Francis Nichols m. March

Lucy Bishop.

NICHOLSON.

John Nicholson

ra.

Nov.

13, 1783, Esther Page.

NITTROWR.
Ripley^ Nittrowr (Pctren^ of Blossbiirg, Pnn.),h. Aug. 26, 1846 m. Jan. 26, 1866, Ellen L. (b. July 15, 1850), adopted daughter of
;

George

W.

Alexander.

Children
;

Daisy G., 18, 1876.

b.

Jan. 22, 1871

d.

John Stratton, b. Nov. 26, 1866. Jan. 13, 1874. Florence H., b. June
:

John

Stratton=^

Nittrowr

{Eipley,- Paren^), b.

m. March

15, 1889, Louisa E. (b.

Nov. 26, 1866; Nov. 27, 1871), daughter of Ben-

jaraiu Nadovv.

NORWOOD.
MicAjAH- Norwood {Charles^ of Richmond), m. Feb. Lydia Cooper. OAKMAN.
5,

1792,

Joseph L." Oakman {Joseph B.,^ Isaac,^ Samuel,'^ Samuel,^ Josiah,^ Samuel'^ of Sjmrwinh River, Me.), b. in Chesterfield, Feb. 19, 1793; ra. Mary Nickerson of Provincetown, Mass. He d. Feb. 21, 1842,
in

Wendell,
J.

Mass.

Had

Joseph

Eliza F.

Richard N. Mary W. eight cliildren Orrin F. Hannah N. Loina O. William C.

:

Of

these, only

two have been residents of the town.

Orrin F.^ Oakman {Joseph L.,'' Joseph B.,^ Isaac, ^ Samuel,^ Samuel,^ Jo siah,^ Samuel^), b. April 14, 1827; m. May 12, 1851, Martha Ann, daughter of Joel 4. Davenport of Petersham, Mass. Children: Clara A., b. Dec 17, 1853; m. Jan. 22, 1873, Henry C. Howes. Walter F., b. July 12, 1861.

^iiaakmC^
uel,^ Josiah,^

OKK.^iPi.'n{Joseph L.,"^
b.

Samuel^),

June

11,

Josephs.,^ Isaac,^ Samuel,"^ Sam1836 m. March 4, 1857, Alvira

;

410

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
Besides
in

8. (b. Dec. 7, 1835), daughter of Elijah C. Balding.

Hazel

Green, Iowa.

Walter
1885,

F.^

Oakman

{Orrin F.,^ Joseph

L.J Joseph
;

B.^^ Isaac/'

Samuel,"^ Samuel,^ Josiah,-

SamneU),

b.

July 12, 1861

m. Dec. 29,

Anna M.,

daughter of Charles L. Ball.

OCKINGTON.

Thomas Ockington, d. Dec. 7, Mary

;

b. in 1747,

1832.
ni.

Children

Silas Hill of Keeiie.

Sarah,

town aliout 1819 m. IlannMli, m. Nov. 12, 1812, Jan. 31, 1810, Josiah Leach. She

came

to this
:

went

to Edoni, Vt.,

and lived with her daughter Sarah.

OLCOTT.

Bkn.tamin Olcott, b. in 1732 ni. Naomi Ciimstock (b. in 1739 d. Dec. 21, 1831), d. Sept. 26, 1813. Children Lucy, b. Feb. 26, 1764 m. Abel Wilson. Hannah, b. in 1764; m. Joseph Cross. Benjamin, b. 1766. Mary, ni. Aug. 23, 1796, Jonathan Lampson. Anna, b. in 1776 m., 1st, Jotham Whitcomb m., 2d, Elisha Wiiitcomb. William,
;
; :

d.

Feb. 17, 1779. Dorothy, b. March 26, Dolly, d. Feb. 18, 1779. 1780. James, b. March 23, 1783. Otis, b. 1805.

Benjamin^ Olcott {Benjamin^),

(b.
in

1766;

she
field.

m., 2d,

b. 1766; m. May 29, 1788, Mary 1859), daughter of Leonard Pemberton; he d. Apr., 1812. Farm is in ChesterBela Prouty d. Oct.

15,

James- Olcott {Benjamin^), b. March 23, 1783; m., 1st, Aug. 30, 1804, Lydia (b. Sept. 3, 1779; d. May 23, 1829), daughter of Peter^ Holbrook; m., 2d, May 6, 1830, Malinda (b. May 17, 1799; d. in of Peter3 Holbrook. He d. Jan. 19, 1855. 111., Aug. 20, 1872), daughter
Children
:

Infant, b.

June
b.

6,

1805. Lucina, b. June 25, 1806

m. Josh-

ua Sawyer. Hannah, Emily, 'b. 1, 1808; m. Caleb Sawyer. m. Caleb 1814 b. m. Bolles. 30, Aug. Lydia, Barney May 30, 1811, H. Metcalf. Eliza, b. Feb. 9, 1819 m. Ziba Ware. Mary II., b.

Nov.

Aug. Au^.

10,
1,

1821
1832.

ra.

Naomi

Joseph N. Taft of Winchester. James H., b. A., b. Sept. 8, 1834; m. Enoch H. Cum-

niings.

(d.

Otis- Olcott (Benjami)i^), h. 1805; m. April 15, 1838, Hannah Jan. 29, 1859), daughter of Ivory Snow. He d. Oct. 1, 1873.
II.^

James

Olcott

{James,- Benjamin^),

b.

Aug.

1,

1832; m.

GENEALOGICAL EECORDS.
March

411

8, 1860, Laura (b. Sept. IG, 1835), daugbter of Peter Holbrook of Whitinghani, Vt. Children: Charles J,, b. Dec. 11, 1860. Rufus W., 1). Dec, 1864. Herbert H., b. April 19, 1866. Carrie N., b. in Illinois, Dec. 26, 1868. Bertha, b. in Illinois.

OLIVER.

George^ Oliver {George^ of Athol, Mass.), b. Sept. 4, 1808; m. Oct. 29, 1833, Maria P. (b. Nov. 13, 181,5), daughter of Elijah Lane; he d. Apr. 14, 1869, in Swanzey. Children Maria Y., b. Dec. 22, 1834 d. March 3, 1836. George W., b. Feb. 18, 1837, in Swanzey.
:

Francis E., b. Sept.

1842,
in

1,
;

New

Ipswich

1839, in New Ipswicli. Henry d. Feb. 16, 1850, in Exeter.

{Oliver,'^

C,

b.

Dec. 25,

George W.^ Oliver

1837
;

m, Sept.

7,

1858,

Amanda
:

George,^ of Atliol, Mass.), h. Feb. 18, P. Hiibbell of Mattawan, N. Y.

Children all b. at MattawMU Josephine H., b. March 2, 1860; d. Jan. 16, 1866, in N. Y. city. Henry Clinton, b. Oct. 4, 1862; d. Francis Elliot, b. Oct. 20, 1867. Jan. 30, 1866, in N. Y. city.

3,

Francis E.3 Oliver {George,'^ George^), h. Sept. 1, 1839 m. Feb. 1863, Minnie E. Barnes; d. Sept. 8, 1864, in New Haven, Conn.
;

OSBORN.

Daniel Osborn, m. widow of Gideon

Sally.

"Willis

about 1815.

Child:

OSGOOD.

Elijah and Marj' Osgood were the ancestors of the Swanze}^ OsChildren Snl)mit, m. Mr. Chamberlain of Stockbridge, Vt. goods.
:

Elijali, b.

March
;

21, 1765.

Ezekiel, b.

May

3,

1767.

Lydia,

b.

Oct.

14, 1769

m. Asaph Lane.
18, 1771.

An

infant, d.

Aug.

16, 1771.

Oliver, a

twin, d.
1,

Aug.
;

Oliver, b.

1776

d.

Dec. 25, 1777.

Luc}-,!).

Aug. 21, 1772. Lucy, bapt. Sept. Nov. 6, 1778 m. Aaron Ham;

mond.
Elijah^ Osgood {Elijah^), b. March 21, 1765; m. Oct 16, 1788, Elizabeth, daughter of Roger Thompson.

Ezekiel- Osgood
Esther (b.
Hills.

{Elijah'^), b.

May 31, 1772; d. He d. Aug 7, 1851.

;

May 3, 1767; in. Jan. 16, 1787, Dec. 26, 1851), daughter of Samuel Children: Elisha, b. June 11, 1788.
Aug.
27,

Sarah, b. Apr. 27, 1790

d.

1807.
b.

Sabriua, b. Oct. 30,

3,

1793; m. Benjamin "Williams.

Rebecca,

March

1797; m. John

412

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
Esther, b. Oct. 17, 1799; m. Otis "Vriiitcomb. Alinira, ni. Alva Wliitconib. Ezekiel, b. Sept. U, 1806; Sarah H., b. July 14, 1808; m. Joel Wliitconib.
;

Woodward.
b.

July 30, 1802; d. July 30, 1807.

Czarina, b. Apr. 4, 1811 Apr. 18, 1818.

ni.

Allen Harauiond.

Roswell Satwell,

b.

(Ezelciel,^ Elijah^), b. June 11, 1788; m. Mov. 1, Clara, 1809, daughter of Josiah Rawson of Warwick, Mass. d. Sept. Children Ezekiel, b. Sept. 30, 1810. 20, 1827. Lauren, b. Mar. Adaline, b. Aug. 12, 1810. Elliot, b. Jan. 13, 1819. 18, 1814.
;

Elisha^ Osgood

Jan.

Osgood {Ezekiel,- Elijah^), b. April 18, 1818; m. Esther Maria (b. Sept. 27, 1818; d. June 23, 1866), 1, 1840, of Josiah Hammond; d. Sept. 29, 1859. Child: Helen, daughter m. Elisha Munsell.
S.^

Roswell

Ezekiel''

m. June

5,

Osgood {Elisha,^ Ezekiel,- Elijah^), b. Sept. 30, 1810; 1830, Rachel, daughter of Jesse Thompson.
page.

Samuel Page,
Children:

ancestor of the Page family of Swanze}', m. Sarah Sarah, in. April IG, 17-^2, E[)hraim Mathews of Keene
;

Benjamin,

b.

d.

Jan. 12, 1788.

Poll}', b.

Sybil Follett.

Abraham.

Solomon Hazeltine.

Ephraim. 1770;

Samuel, m. July 15, 1792 Elizabetli, m. Jid}' 5, 1787 m. Thomas Applin. James

bapt. Oct. 17,1773. Ezekiel, b. Feb. 26, 1775; d. June 2, 1777. kiel, b. April 10, 1777. Rachel, b. March 11, 1779. David, b.
3,

Eze Feb

1780.

Abraham^ Page (SamiieP), m. Nov.

of Samuel Belding.

23, 1786, Charlotte, daughter

uel Belding.

Ephraim- Page (SamueP),rr\. May 6, 1788, Sarah, daughter of SamChildren: Sally, b. March 18, 1790; m. Feb. 6, 1834,
Benjamin,
;

Bela Child of Thetford, Vt.

1859.
Calvin, b.

b. Oct. 19,

1792

d.
b.

Jan. 18,

Jan. 19, 1795

d. in

Keene.

1797; m.
lin

Howard.

Philena, b.

Feb. 19, m. FrankApril 22, 1801;

Abigail,

Goodnow.

Ezekiel^ Page (SamueU),h. Apr. 10, 1777; m. Apr. 14, 1802,

Olive (b. July 17,

1781

d.

Aug.
184C..

Thompson. He d. Oct. 11, 1802; ra. Alvah Thompson.

19, 1868), daughter of Roger Children: Arvilla, b. Dec. 24,

b.

Louisa,

Dec.

1,

1803; m. Joshua

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Parker.
kiel Ira, b.

413
Jan. 26, 1807. Eze-

March
b.

24, 1805.

Ambrose,

b.

Minerva, b. chiUl, d. 1811. Thompson, Sept. 26, 1808. 1813. Mam. b. Gates. 25, 1812; Miranda, 29, Ang. Lyman May Leander, b. Jan. 25, 1818. Orlando, b. rinda, b. Oct. 15, 1815.
Sept. 8, 1820. dreth.

Olive Augusta, b. Jan. 10, 1825

m. Alphonso Hil-

David^ Page (Samuel^),

ford, Vt.

b.

Feb.
b.

3,

1780

Children:

ton.

Ephraira. m. Nath'l Sears.

George.

Almira, Jackson.

June

m. Lucy Jackson of Guil19, 1802; ra, Amos Hough;

Harriet.

Horatio.

Abigail,

Ira^ Page (Ezekiel.,^ Samuel^), h. March 24, 1805; daughter of Josiah Leach, and removed to the state of where he died.

m. Laura,

New

York,

Leandkr^ Page

{Ezekiel,^ Samuel^), b. Jan. 25, 1818

m. Apr.

4,
:

1841, Hannah Brown (b. Oct. 19, 1819), of Stowe, Mass. Children Aiavilla M., b. Oct. 23, 1842 m. William Sebastian. Sarah L., b,
;

m., 1st, Bradford Lampson m., 2nd, N. B. Cloutnian Ella E., b. March 12, 1846; d. Apr. 26, 1847. Charles E., b. Feb. 16, 1848. Henry L., b. Apr. 27, 1850. George G., b. March 13, 1852. Elsie E., b. June 28, 1854 m. A. P. How-

Apr.

7,

1844

of Alexandria.

land of Keene.
Lillian A., b.
11, 1862; m.

Clara M., b. Aug. 20, 1857 ra. George E. Lane. Feb, 28, 1860; m, F. O. Dickinson. IdaE., b. Sept.
;

Lewis

Spoflford.

Orlando^ Page
1847, Luc}'

Ann

(b.

(Ezekiel,^ Samuel^), b. Sept. 8, 1820; m. Feb. 15, Dec. 9, 1823), daughter of Israel Applin.

Charles Ezekiel"* Page {Leander,^

1848
;

EzeJciel,'^ Sarmiel^), b. Feb. 16, as her second Oct. 18, 1873, Anna E. (b. March m., husband,

Children: Wallace, b. 24, 1851), daughter of Orren Dickinson. Nov. 26, 1871. Josie Maria, b. June 29, 1875. Jessie Ellen, b. Jan. 7, 1877.

Page (Leander,'^ EzeTiiel,^ Samuel^), b. April 27, 1850; Feb. 26, 1858), daughter of Josephus Handy; resides iu (b. Children Marlborough. Harry. Raj'^, resides in Marlborough.
L.'*

Henry

m. E<la

George G."* Page {Leander ^^ Ezekiel,^ Samuel^), b. March 13, 1852; m. June 20, 1876, Alice C. (b. Aug. 20, 1855), daughter of George W. Eastman. Children Guy, b. Aug. 6, 1877. Ernest M., b. Dec. 2, 1880. Leander, b. June 25, 1883.
:

28

414

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

PALMER.

William
m. Jan.
Dickinson.

"W.^

16,

{Daniel^ of NeicmarJiet) h. July 17, 1815 1840, Martha (b. Aug. 4, 1814), daughter of Aaron He d. Dec. 15, 1860. Children: W. Alexander, b.
,
;

Palmer

Sept. 10, 1841.

Two

infants d.

D. Sanford,

b. Sept. 14, 1850.

PARKER.

Amasa Parker and

Sarah, bis wife,

had

Sarah, bapt. Aug.

6,

1769.

Joshua, bapt. Aug. 16, 1771.

JosnuA^ Parker (Amasa^),

:

b.

Aug.
;

16,

1771; m.

1st,

Nov. 24,

1803, the widow of Alpheus Wright ni., 2d, Hills. Children Joshua, b. July 28, 1804.

Poll}',

daughter of Samuel Eliza, b. Dec. 28, 1806

;

m. George Talbot.

Benjamin,

b.

Jan. 12, 1812.

Joshua^ Parker (Joshua,'^ Amasa^),

1829, Louisa (b. Dec.
1,

b. July 28, 1804 m. Oct., 1803), daughter of Ezekiel Page.

;

Benjamin Parker, m. Lois Daniels 'wlio

in

d.

in

Swanzey.
b.

He

d.

Swanzey. Children: Benjamin. Japheth. 1793. Koswell. Carlton, b. Feb. 8, 1805.

Lyman,

Dec. 9,

Lyman- Parker {Benjamin^')

19, 1798
;

b.

Dec.

9,

1793; m. Susan

(1).

d.

May

18, 1842), daughter of Daniel Holbrook, of

Aug. Keene
;

nL, 2d, Nov. 8, 1842, Sylvia (b. 1817;d. March 11, 1856), daugiiter of AVilliam Banks; m., 3d, June 8, 1858, Lucinda (b. April 18, 1808), daughter of Joel Read he d. Nov. 10, 1878. Children Joseph L.,
;

b.
2,

March
1828.

20, 1820.

Mary Ann Benson,

b.
;

b.

June

12, 1825; d.
.

March

June 1, 1831 d. July 26, 1841 Benjamin Franklin, b. Oct. 21, 1843. Milan George, b. Nov. 26, 1845 d. Nov. Florianna A., b. Nov. 25, 1848. 18, 1864.
Susan Arvilla,
;

RoswELL- Parker {Benjamin^), m. March

of Asahel Randall.

11, 1829, Sarah, daughter

Carlton- Parker (Benjamin^), b. Feb. 8, 1805; m. June 2, 1830, Mary Ann (b. June 12, 1812), daughter of Josiah P. Read d. Nov. 4, Children Mary Ann, b. July 5, 1.S33 m. John Applin, Pollen 1880. m. Nov. 1834 Moses b. M. Harriet b. 28, Arvilla, E., Wright. Ai)ril m. John W. Dickinson. Cordelia Elizabeth, b. Sept. 12, 3, 1842 1843 m. Daniel H. Dickinson.
; :
;

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
,

415

JosKPH L.3 Parker {Lyman,^ Benjamhi^) b. March 20, 1820; m., 1st, Nov. 7, 1843, Ann (d. Fob. 10, 1869), daugliter of Martin Stone; He d. July 24, 1885. Children Clarence ni., 2(1, Mrs. N. S.Perkins. A b. Nov. 21, 1844. Abbie L., b. March 2, 1848 ra. Frank Horton of Providence, R. I. Orianna E., b. July 5, 1852 ra. Lysauder Cur:

tis.

Benjamin F.^ Parker (Lymari,^ Benjamin^), April 2, 1874, Flora Whiting of Pennsylvania.

b. Oct. 21,

1843; m.

Clarence A.^ Parker {Joseph L.^ Lyman,^ Benjamin^) b. Nov. M. (b. Feb. 15, 1848), daughter of Philemon W. Foster. Children Harry C, b. March 8, 1869. Fred F., b. Aug. 6, 1880. Ralph J., b. Nov. 9, 1888.
.

21, 1844; m. Dec. 5, 1867, Jennie

:

John Parker,

ni.

Nov.

18, 1790, Polly Williams. 14, 1781,

Joseph Parker, m. July

Mary McAUester.
1849

PARKINSON.

Thomas W. Parkinson,
1873, Abbie
I.

b. in

Canada July

2,

m. March 17,

Children

(b. July 23, 1850), daughter of Shepley W. Knight. Ida I., b. Dec. 2, 1874. Lillian S., b. May 12, 1880.

PARSONS.

Benjamin Parsons, b. in England; m. Oct. 6, 1653, Sarah Vore of Windsor, Conn. d. Aug. 24, 1689, in Springfield, Mass.
;

Ebenezer2 Parsons

{Be'iijamin^),h.

Nov.

17, 1668, in Springfield.

b.

Benjamin^ Parsons {Ebenezer,^ Benjamin^),

Dec. 15, 1696; m.

March

15,

1723, Martha Bliss of Springfield; d. Jan. 17, 1774, in

Svvanzey.

Aaron^ Parsons (Benjamin,^ Ebenezer,^ Benjamin^), b. July 21, 1740, in Palmer, Mass. m., 1st, Feb. 8, 1770, Damaris (b. May 24, 1741; d. Oct. 20, 1796), daughter of David Whitcomb of Bolton,
;

Mass.; m., 2d, June 15, 1797, widow Mary Forbes (b, 1752; d. July, Chil1831), of Rutland, Mass. He d. Sept. 1, 1820, in Swanzey. dren: An infant, b. Jan. 9, 1771 d. Jan. 13, 1771. Betty, b. March 27, 1772; m. John Marble of W^inchester d. March 12, 1798. Silas,
;
;

b.

May

29, 1773. Daraaris, b. Jan. 17, 1775;

m. Jan.

8, 1794,

John

TSIarble; d. Oct. 20,

1796.

Aaron,

b.

Nov.

12, 1776.

Abigail, b.

Dec. 15, 1778

d. Oct. 18, 1791.

Josiah, b. July 7, 1781.

416

HISTORY OF SWANZEY,

29, 1773

SiLAs^ Parsons (Aaron,'^ Benjamin,^ Eheyiezer,'^ Benjamin^) b. Mny m. March 25, 1806, Patience (d. Feb. 1, 18G5), duugliler of
;

Silas Haskins, of
Silas,
I).

New

Salem, Mass.

d.

March

15, 1859.

Children

Oct. 24, 1809.

Daniaris, b. Dec. 6,

Damaris, b. Jan. G, 1812; d. Oct. 31, 1815. 1817; m. Phinehas Stone. Patience, b. Ma^- 28,

1820

m. Simeon Cook.

Jnly

JosiAH^ Parsons (Aaron,"^ Benjamin,^ Ehenezer^^ Bmjamin^), b. 7, 1781 m., 1st, Ang. 31, 180G, Nattalla (b. May 30, 1782 d.
; ;

1840), danghter of Aqnila Ramsdell m., 2d, June 1, 1843, Mrs. Lucinda Colbiirn (b. Jan. 30, 1793 d. Dec. 5, 1870), of Vernon, Vt. d. May 2, 1861. Children David, b. Feb. 12, 1807. Amanda,
Sept.
1,
; ; ; :

b. Sept. 10,

1808; m. Dec.

5,

1832, Aaron Stone of

Camden, N. Y.

Marinda, 21, 1809 d. April 29, 1811. Alcisb. Feb. Feb. 1812 m. 22, 1857, Leverett Bryant of Camden, ta, 24, N. Y., whod. Jan, 15, 1875. Marinda, b. Dec. 3, 1815 m. July 19,
d.

Feb.

5, 1890.

b.

Nov.

she d. May 25, 1869. 1840, Newell J. Smith of Camden, N. Y. Louisa Ann, b. May 15, 1818 m. Nov. 4, 1838, Hiram Hammond d. July 13, 1847. Josiah, b. Feb. 27, 1822.
;
; ;

SiLAS^ Parsons (Silas,^ Aaron,'^ Benjamin,'^ Ebenezer,^ Benjamin^) , b. Oct. 24, 1809; m. Sept. 19, 1839, Susan M. (b. Apr. 28, 1816), daughter of Fisher Bullard. She m., 2nd, May 3, 1843, Levi Davis of Acworth; d. Mai'ch 15, 1859.

min^), h. Feb. 12, 1807; m. Dec.

1-805
;

David^ Parsons (Josiah,^ Aaron,^ Benjamin,^ Ebenezer,- Benja8, 1833, Esther G. (b. May 28,
d.

Ang.
;

13, 1888.

4, 1876), daughter of Edward Goddard, 2<1. He Children Orlow E., b. May 24, 1838. Louisa Ann,
: ;

d. b.

July

27,

Jan. 17, 1886. Mary Nattalla, b. Oct. 31, 1844 Clifford Smith of Boston d. June 16, 1882. 26, 1876,

1840

d.

IMay m. Oct.

Josiah^ Parsons {Josiah,^ Aaron,'^ Benjamin.,^ Ebenezer,^ Benjamin'^), b. Feb. 27, 1822 m., 1st, Oct. 22, 1846, Nancy B. (d. Jan. 11,
;

1848)^ daughter of Nathaniel Fish; m., 2nd, Sept. 23, 1852, Dolly W., daughter of Hubbard Williams. Children Nathaniel F., b. Oct. An infant, b. Apr. 14, 1858 d. Apr. 16, 7, 1847; d. Apr, 11, 1848.
:

1858.

Orlow
ezer,^
(b.

E.'''

Parsons (David,^
b.

JosiaJi,^ Anron,'^

Benjamin,^ Eben-

Benjamin^), June 19, 1843

d.

May 24, 1838; m., 1st, May 4, 1869, Mary S. Feb. 19, 1880), daughter of Roswell Whitcomb
;

GENEALOGICAL KECORDS.
m., 2nd, Nov.
6, 1881, Children

417

Emma
:

don, N. Y.

F., daughter of Joseph Turnev, of ClarenIda Louisa, b. Oct. 6, 1870 d. Feb. 6, 1883.
;

Lilla Florence, b. Dec. 17, 1872.

Benjamin- Parsons (DavicP). m. Miriam

b.

Feb. 27, 1780.

David,

b.

March

25,

1782;

d.

Children: Phebe, March 18, 1785.

Benjamin, b. Apr. 19, 1784; d. Apr. 19, 1784. Miriam, b. Dec. 30, 1785. David, b. May 18, 1788 d. June 5, 1788. Philander, bapt.
;

July 26, 1789.

Philadelphia, b. Oct. 9, 1791.

PATCH.

Jacob Patch,
April 28, 1797
;

b.

Feb. 25, 1789

m. March 13, 1817, Elizabeth

(b.

mond. He

d. in

Fitchburg), daughter of John Harkness of RichFitchburg, Mass. Children: Edwin, b. Oct. 4, 1817.
d. in
;

Angelina, b. Jan. 29, 1819 d. Feb. 16, 1821. 1821. Lyman, b. Dec. 24, 1822. Lydia M.,

Jacob, b. March 25,

b.

July 10, 1825; d.

March

17,

1845.

Isaac, b.

May

Eliza E., b. Oct. 17, 1827; ra. 31, 1831. John II., b. Sept. 14, 1835.
;

Harvey Evans.

Mary

Jane,

b.

April 20, 1840

m. George Green.
partridge.

Amariah Partridge, m. Thankful

1,

Child

Fann}^,

b.

Nov.

1787

ra.

Dec. 11, 1814, Elijah Carpenter.

;

m. Mary

Silas B.^ Partridge {Edward^ of Marlhorougli), b. Maj' 27, 1821 (b. Apr. 2, 1828, in Keene), daughter of Asa Eraersoli of
:

S. Emerson, Children Troy. C. Edward, b. March 27, 1852.

b.

May

14, 1848, in Cavendish, Vt.

S.

Emerson^ Partridge (Silas

14, 1848
;

B.,^ Edioard^), b. in Cavendish, Vt.,

May

m.May

11, 1875,

Anna M. Dunn
b. in

of Ludlow, Vt. (b.

March

15, 1851).

Child:

Clyde Ralph,

Marlborough, Feb.

2, 1883.

C.

Edward^ Partridge
1,

m. June

Tolman
coe, b.

(Silas J3.,- Edioard^), b. March 27, 1852 1870, Minnie P. (b. Nov. 25, 1852), daughter of Elisha of Troy. Children Edward Ralph, b. May 12, 1875 d. Nov.
:
;

22, 1882.
chester.

Maurice Emerson,
19, 1880.

b. in

Troy, Apr.
b.

3,

1878.
17,

Aug.

Harry Tolman,
peasley.

Nov.

Leon Ros1884, in Win-

Warren E. Peasley, Horace Starkey.

b. in

1847; m., 1884, Candace, daughter of

418

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

PERHAM.

WiLLARD
m. Oct.
15,

Perham (Sylvcmus^ ofFitzivilUayn), b. Nov. 1862, Mary Jane, daughter of Harvey Blaiuling
S.~

7,

1839

of Troy.

TECK.
Iciiabod Peck,
ra.

Oct. 18, 1781, Lydia

Deane of Keene.

PELKEY.

David^ Pelkey {Alexander'^ of New York), b. Jan. 25, 1823 m. June 15, 1845, Emily Billings (b. March 23, "1827). Children AdJudie, b. June 28, 1846 m. William H. Calidns d. Oct. 24, 1863. lia, b. Oct. 28, 1847; d. Apr. 10, 1867. Jerry, b. June 30, 1840. Rose, b. Apr. 13, 1852. Maria, b. Feb. 27, 1855 m. James W. Price of Keene. Bertie, b. Nov. 24, 1858. Nellie, b. Oct. 27, 1860. Willie A., b. Oct. 15, 1866. Carrie E., b. Nov. 13, 1869.
; : ; ; ;

perry.

Oliver Perry of Mendon, Mass., m. Amy Streeter settled in Richmond, and had eleven children. Of these John and Alpheus settled in Swanzey, and Jairus lived in the town a number of years.
;

John2 Perry {Oliver^), b. Apr. 19, 1781 m. Dec. 26, 1805, Tamasin (b. Sept. 2, 1779 d. Nov. 17, 1843), daughter of Moses Martin He d. Jan. 28, 1852. Children: Martin, b. Feb. of Richmond.
; ;

4,

1807.
b.

Fila, h.

Aug.

27, 1808.

Lamson,
b.

b.

Aug.

13, 1810.

Hi-

ram,

Feb. 10, 1812.

Nahum,

23, 1815. Tamasin. Margery, b. seph, b. Nov. 16, 1820.

Apr. 21, 1814. Noah, b. Dec. Apr. 7, 1818; d. Dec. 2, 1821. Jo-

Alpheus- Perry {Oliver^), h. Apr. 24, 1786; m. Lucy McCloud Child Edward, (b. 1790 d. Nov. 17, 1852). He d. Sept. 18, 1852.
; :

b. Oct. 4, 1811.

JaikuS" Perry {Oliver^^, b. June 25, 1804; m. March 16, 1829, Harris. Chil(b. 1805; d. July 16, 1865), daughter of Esther Jane, b. Dec. 7, 1829; d. Nov. 19, 1831. Stephen dren

Susan
:

Potter, b.
Oliver, b.

Nov.
Dec.

8,

1831.

George Taylor,

b. b.

Nov.

9,

1833.

Daniel

Jane, b.

May

5, 1835. 4, 1841.

Amasa

Winter,

May

25, 1839. Susan

Martin^ Perry (John,^ Oliver^), h. Feb. 4, 1807; m. Jan. 1834, Malinda Z. W. (b. July 23, 1807), daughter of Jason Tyler.

1,

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

419

b. April 21, 1814; m. Dec. 1, 1821), daughter of George Martin of Richmond, lie d. Sept. 18, 1870. ChiUlren George W., b. March 1, 1848. Walter H., b. May 24, 1854. Byron D., b. March 25, 1858.

Nahdm3 Perry

(Jo/i/i,2

Oliver^),
3,

1846, Arethusa

(b.

March

Elmer E.,

b.

Aug.

19,

1862

d.

young.

Edward^ Perry
1840, Emeline
(b.

{Alplieus^^ Oliver^), b. Oct. 4, 1811;

m. Feb.

5,

Apr. 26, 1817;

Children
:

d.

Benjamin O. Williams.
F.

1856), daughter of m. John Esther, b. Jan. 7, 1841

Aug.

29,

Edwards of Needham, Mass.

;

Elizabeth, b.

Aug.
;

12,

1842; m.

Darius E. Chamberlain.

Trask of Keene
Sept. 12, 1847.

Ellen, b. Nov. 17, 1843 ra., 1st, Daniel W. Oliver Boardman, b. m., 2nd, Charles Barnes. ni. George B. Britton of Sabrina, b. Apr. 8, 1849
;

Surry.

Luc}', b.

June
29,

2,

1853
;

m. Newell

J.

Farnham

of Keene.

Edward
July
2,

B., b.

May
d.

1854

d.

March

29, 1879.

Emma
May

Maria, b.

1856

Aug. 24, 1856.

Oliver^), b.

Walter

H.'*

Perry (Nahum,'^ John,'^

:

24, 1854

m.

July 6, 1880, Mary brook. Children

25, 1883.

J. (b. Dec. 6, 1861), daughter of Simeon H. HolHarmon H., b. Aug. Ora F., b. 29, 1882.

May

Byron

D."*

Perry

(iVa7<rtm,3 JoTin,^
;

m. Carrie A. Long of Gilboy, N. Y.

Oliver^), h. March 25,1858; resides in Richmond.

Alexander Perry, taxed

ago.

in

1818.

Removed from town man}'

j^ears

Children

Caroline. Fisher.

peters.

Jesse Peters,

ra.

Celinda

Children: James.

Clarissa,

m.

T. Jefferson Thayer. Susan, removed to Mohawk, N. Y.

Ann Janette,

removed

to

Mohawk, N. Y.

b. in Adams, Mass., Feb. 1, 1798; m. Aug. 1819,RebeccaP. Willard of Winchester d. Dec. 30, 1879. Children Francis R., b. in Rutland, Vt., Aug. 16, 1821. John Q.. b. Aug. Lawren W., b. Aug. 22, 1828. Mary A., d. Oct. 1, 1830. 2, 1826 m. Orrin S. Gleason of Keene. b. May 14, 1836

Barnabas C. Peters,
:

26,

Francis R.^ Peters {Barnabas C.^), b. Aug. 16, 1821; m. Aug. M. Severance of Alstead. Child Emma F., b. in m. June 20, 1866, Thomas N. Woodward of Alstead, Jan. 7, 1847
30, 1843, Luc}'
d.
: ;

Keene

June

5,

1880.

420

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
"\V.-

Lawren
9,

Peters (Barnabas C^),

h.

Aug.

22, 1828;

m. Aug.

1849, SjuuIi A. 1882.

Way

of Alstead

d,

in

Mohawk, N.

Y., Dec. 3,

PI.DFF.

Mike G.
(b.
9,

May 31,

1885.

m. June 20, 18G5, Axnlia M. Children b. April 2, 1870; d. Jan. IlattieC, 1850). Freddie M., b. Sept. 11, 1873 Axalia E., 1). Feb. 19, 1878.
Plui-f, b.
11, 18ir>;
:

Nov.

Clara O., b. Jan. 9, 1881.

Nettie L., b. July 15, 1882.

PLUMMER.
b. March 1, 1807; m. Dec. 7, 1842, Oct. 25, 1817). He d. Feb. 10, 1883. Ciiildren Edward J., b. June 25, 1844 d. Aug. 16, 1863, in Gettysburg hospital. Julius D., b. Dec. 29, 1846; d. Aug. 13, 1849. Amanda M., b. Nov. 27, 1848; d. Aug. 31, 1849. Ella A. M., b.

Jones Plummkr of Guilford,

(b.
:

Mrs. Eliza S. Calkins

Sept. 25, 18>0; m. Dec. 16, 1865, William

b. Jan. 29,

A. Morey.

b.

July

7,

1853; m. June 28, 1871, Martin D. Bryant. 1856 m. Feb. 7, 1878, Lillian E. Pratt.
;

Sarah E., Oscar J.,

PIERCE.

James^ Pierce, b. in 1769; m. Feb. 10, 1795, Polly Stacy (b. in 1773 d. Aug. 15, 1847) d. Feb. 4, 1849. Children Alvah, b. .Tan. 30, 1796. Polly, b. July 20, 1800 m. March 22, 1820, Salmon Field
;

of Winchester.

Daniel W., b. Oct. 25, 1802. Enoch, b. Dec. 9 Nov. 22, 1815. Sarah, b. 1806 m. Ciiarles Green. James. Nancy, b. 1809 d. June 28, 1853. William. Cumraings, d. young.

1803

d.

Alvah^ Pierce (James^),

1805
;

b.

d.

Aug.

31, 1876, in

Vermont).

Jan. 30, 1796 m. Leafv He d. Jan. 20, 1869.

;

(b.

Daniel W.2 Pierce

well (b.

Aug.

(Jatnes^), b. Oct. 25, 1802 24, 1808), of Northfield, Mass.

m. Ursula Cald-

1, 1839, Chloe (b. March 20, Oct. 16, 1886), daughter of John Holbrook. Children: James, b. Sept. 23, 1839. Walter and Wallace, b. Oct. 19, 1842.
3

James^ Pierce (Javies^), m. Jan.

d.

816;

Children
ter of

William- Pierce (Ja^Jies^), ra. Martha, daughter of Job Whltcomb. Job AVhitcomb, b. Nov. 25, 1845 m., 2d, M. Nellie, daugh:

Benjamin Whitcomb
d.

resides in jMissouri.

Anthony Pierce,
of John Pierce.

about Aug. 14, 1753

ma}' have been brother

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
; ;

421

Had d. Feb. 27, 1812. John Pierce, b. in 1749 m. Mary nine children Zerne, b. May 17, 1773. Sarali, b. May 8, 1777 m. Sliubael Seaver. Batlislieba, b. July 25, 1779; ni., 1st, Dec. 2, 1807, David Ballon of Richmond ui., 2nd, Selli Poraroy. Mary, b. April
:
; ;

1781; m. William H. Seaver. Cynthia, b. March 29, 1782; ni. Levi Long. Meribah, b. March 27,1785; m. Oct. 21, 1811, Zachariah Field, jr., of Winchester. Susannah, b. March 25, 1787; m. Bar8,

nard Wheeler.
b.

Sylvia, b.

May

13, 1792

m. Longley

AVillard.

John,

July 19, 1794.

POMKOY.

Seth Pomroy, b. in 1759 m. Mary (b. in 1756 d. Jan. 11, 1829). He d. in Swanzey in 1810. Children: Seth, b. Feb. 17, 1779, in Suffleld, Conn. Anna, b. Dec. 7, 1783; m. Nov. 19, 1816, Moses Thayer. Putnam, b. Oct. 2, 1786. Mary, b. June 5, 1788 m. April 3, 1808, Joseph Hill of Chesterfield. Lucy, b. Jan. 21, 1792; m. March 5, 1817, Nathan Leonard of New York. Eunice, b. Jan. 20, 1794. John, b. May 29, Sally, b. July 25, 1797; m. Calvin Field.
; ; ;

1800.

Seth^ Pomroy {Sem of Suffield, Ct.),h. Feb. 17, 1779 m. in 1804, Hannah Bond (b. April 11, 1780; d. March 3, 1832), of Winchester.
;

He d.

in

Swanze}' Oct. 28, 1852.

Children

Samuel,
;

b.

Jan. 25, 1805.

DickinPhilinda, b. Nov. 13, 1807. Irena, b. Oct. 19, 1809 m. son of Northfield. Benjamin, b. Feb. 11, 1811. Hannah, b. Feb. 22,

Nathaniel B., m., 1st, Asa Jackson m., 2nd, William Clark. Feb. 7, 1817. Nancy S., b. Sept. 3, 1819; m. Sept. 13, 1842, Charles C. Shepherd of Northfield. David A., b. May 26, 1822.

1815

b.

Benjamin^ Pomroy {Seth,^ Seth^), b. Feb. 11, 1811 m. Oct. 14 1834, Hannah, daughter of George Hill; d. Dec. 6, 1862, Children: Benjamin Preston, b. Dec. 17, 1835; d. Oct. 4, 1849. Albert T., b.
;

Hannah Josephine, b. March 17, 1839 July 28, 1837. F. Kidder. John 1859, Nancy Agnes, b. May 1, 1841
1862.
b.

ra.

Jan. 29,

d.

May

12,

Edna Jane,

Fall River.

Ma}' 24, 1847. Frances E., b. April 13, 1852 P., b. Feb. 1, 1856 d. April 2, 1859.
;

Jan. 18, 1843; d. Sept. 24, 1849. Emma C, Edna Jane, b. Oct. 5, 1849; m. Frank Mather of
b.
;

m. Lester Taft. George

(b.

Nathaniel B.^ Pomroy (Seth,-^ Se(h^), b. Feb. 7, 1817 ra. Emily, March 20, 1820), daughter of Arba Stearns resides in West Town
;

send, Yt.

422
David A.^ Pomuoy
Starkey
(I).

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
{Seth,^ Seth^), b.

May

26,

1822;

m. Jane
;

Aug. 11, l<sr)4), daughter of Mrs. William Clark d. in Townsend, Vt., Nov. 28, 1881. Children: Frank E., b. Nov. He m., 2d, Julia A. Wood had Anna Jane. He 5, 1850. Florence. m., 3tl, Elizabeth E., daughter of Loron Eaton formerly of Chesterfield had Carlos D. Carrie E., b. in Townshend, Vt., June 7, 18G0.
1831
;

d.

Albert^ Pomroy (Benjamin,^ Seth,~ Seth^), b. July 28, 1837; ra. June 28, 1863, Mrs. Emma (Shepherd) INIcCady (b. Oct. 22, 1842), of
Worcester, Mass. Children: Joseph Henry McCad}', b. Feb. 8, 1857. George Albert, b. July 5, 1864 d. Sept. 21, 1878. Sarah S., b. Feb;

Etta N., b. Aug. 12, 1869 d. Dec. 9, 1876. E:sther L., Oct. 12, 1872 d. July 19, 1874. Benjamin D., b. Jan. 26, 1880.
8,

1867.

b.

PORTER.

Reuben^ Porter {Asa^ of Marlhorougli),

5,
:

b.

June

8,

1797; m. Apr.

1824, Prudence (b. Feb. 8, 1797), daughter of Moses Hills. Children Lovell, b. Feb. 18, 1826. Mary B., b. in 1834; d. in Chesterfield,

Aug. 28, 1853.

J.^

Sumner

AY., d. in Chesterfield, 1838.

,

Francis
Jan.

Porter {Noah^ of Marlbo)-ough)

b.

Feb.

9,

1835

in.

1, 1856, Ellen F. (h. July 29, 1839; m., 2nd, July 23, 1864, James C. Fames), daughter of Harve\' Higgins, Dummerston, "Vt.

He
2,

d. Oct. 26, 1862.

Children
b.

Arthur E.,
1861.

b.

March

2,

1860

d.

June

1860.
J.

J.

Byron,

Dec. 21,

Byron3 Porter {Francis J.? Noah>),

(b.

b.

Dec. 21, 1861

m. Flo-

ra

M.

May

1,

1868), daughter of Charles L. Ball.

POTTER.

William Potter,
in 1789
4,

b.

1724

d.

May
,

3,

1816.

Stephen- Potter ( TFi7Z/a??i^) b. in 1766; in., 1st, (b. d. Nov. 5, 1840) m., 2nd, Patty (b. Aug. 6, 1786 d. Aug. 1853), daughter of Nathan Aldrich of Richmond d.Dec. 16, 1863.
; ; ;

PRENTICE.
(b. 1820; m., 2iid, John A. Breed of Winchester), daughter of Josiah Read; d. Dec. 14, 1869. Children Asa M., b. 1850 d. Dec. 22, 1872. John M., Ij. May 6,

Elbridge G. Prentice m. Lestina

:

1856.

John M.^ Prentice {Elbridge G.^), b. May 6, 1856; m. July 15, Child: 1874, Isabel (b. Aug. 15, 1857), daughter of Amasa Ballon. Lula A., b. July 4, 1886.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

423

PRIME.

Joshua Jewett- Prime (Joshua^ of Rowley^ 3fass.), m. Jan. 1, 1780, Olive (d. March 13, 1826), daughter ofThomas Baker of Keene d. March 30, 1796. Children Sally, b. June 18, 1782 ra. Ezra Hol;
:

brook.

Thomas,
1789
b.
;

Mar.
July
d.

11, 1786.
1,

Jan. 4, 1784; d. March 29, 1786. Thomas, b. d. June 2, 1789. Olive, b. Olive, b. Oct. 11, 1787 m. Rev. W. K. Stewart of Illinois; d. Aug. 17, 1874.
b.
;

Joshua,
ett, b.

Apr. 13, 1791

4,

d.

Feb.

5,

1813.
;

July 10, 1814.

Abigail, b.

Nov.

13, 1794

David, b. Jan. 7,1793 Jewd. Jan. 3, 1795.

;

Dec.

1795.

JosiAH^ Prime (Joshua^), m. Hannah Record (m., 2nd, John Holbrook) of Sutton, Mass. Children Phebe, b. Apr. 10, 1785. Rachel, b. Sept. Josiah, b. May 5, 1788. child, d. Jan. 3, 1786. 20, 1790 m. Dec. 29, 1816, Artemas Rixford of Winchester.
:

Thomas^ Prime {Joshua

11, 1786
;

m. Rachel
;

of Peter Holbrook

J".,^ Joshua^ of Roioley, Mass.), b. March 11, 1861, in Parkman, Me.), daughter Sept. (d. d. Sept. 12, 1871. Children Mary, b. Dec. 25,
:

1807; m. Joseph Stanley Hammond. Harriet, b. March 4, 1810; m., 2nd, Thomas T. Weth111., 1st, Thomas Trowbridge July 3, 1836 erbee. Olive, b. May 7, 1812; m., 1st, Almon Hart; m., 2nd, Caleb .Gorton, East Greenwich, R. I. Rachel, b. Apr. 6, 1815; ni., Ist,
;

James Carson

m., 2nd, Aaron Miller.

JosiAH^ Prime (Josiah,^ Joshua^), b. 1788 m. in 1813, Sophia (b. in Boston 1870), daughter of Nathaniel Lawrence; d. in 1845. Children: Madison R., b. 1814 in Winchester; m. and had Caroline L., b, July 1, 1816 three children lives in Girard, Perm.
;

1790; d.

m. Daniel H. Holbrook

Bradley, d. 3'oung. in fourteen d. L. Girard, Penn., aged Sophia, years. Mary Bradley P., b. 1830; probably m. Gilbert Fosgate of Winchester had three chil(b-en and d. in Winchester, 1872. Emily H., b. 1835 in Girard
;

d. in

Keene,

T)ec. 5, 1880.

m. Joseph Sawyer of Boston, Mass. ville, Mass.

had one child

lives in

Somer-

George H.^ Prime {Hubbard

4, 1851
;

F.,^ Nathaniel'^
(b.
:

of Chesterfield), b.
2,

m. April 4, 1874, Jane N. May of Abel H. Cook of Winchester. Children

d. Oct. 26, 1879.

July

1852), daughter
;

Cora

E., b. July 16, 1875

Mabel

J., b.

March

22, 1878.

424

HISTORY OF SAVANZEY.

PUOUTY.

Stephen Proutt m. March

1,

1792, Judith Divol.

PUFFER.

Simeon Puffer m. Dec.

of Joshua Graves.

8,

1780, Lydia
:

(1).

Jan. 25, 17G4), daughter

ChiUh-en
b.

Lydla,
2-3,

b. Oct. 12, 1781.

Jemima,

b.

Feb. IG, 1784.

Martha,

July

1790.

Simeon,

b.

Jan. 5, 1793.

QUINN.

Charles A.- Quinn

Seraph

{Carlos^ of Keene), b.
d. Sept. 10,

May 4,

1837
Hill.

S. (b. Oct. 30, 1837), daugliter of

b.

Jonathan

m. 1858, Children:
b.

Ada

I.,

Aug.

2,

1859

1878.

Charles Elmer,

Aug.

2, 1861.

William Quinn,
born
in

b. in

Ireland

m. Bridget Reardon.

Children

all

Keene: Michael,
b.

b. Sept. 2i), 18G5.

Mar}^

b.

Jan. 30, 18G6.

b.

Margaret,
15, 1873.

Feb. 22, 18G8.

b.

Kate,
1875.

b.

Nov., 1870.

William,

April

John,

Nov.

1,

RAMSEY.

William Ramsey
Charles, b.

Aug. 8, 1782, Anna Gilchrist. Children Nov. 29, 1782. Anna, b. June 5, 1785. Mary, b. in
ni.
:

1787.

ray:mond.

Alpheus Raymond,

ni.

Cynthia Daniels, June 25, 1809.

1780; d. July 23, 1814.

Paul Raymond,
m., 2d,

b. in

May

30, 1817, J. Smith, of Orwell, Vt.

Children

His widow Sally Lucy, b.

:

Nov.

22, 1808.

Paul, b. Oct. 18, 1810.

RAMSDELL.
Esther Brown (b. 1750 d. April 24, 1828) Lydia Harris d. April 14, m. Josiah Parsons. Ju1844. Children: Nattalla, b. May, 1782 dith, m. James Sibley Taft. Mary, b. in 1785; m. Elijah Sawyer. ni. Joseph Woodward. Esther, b. in 1788 Elisha, b. Dec. 2, 1786.

Aquila RAMSDELL,b. 1757 m.,

; ;

1st,

m., 2d, Dec. 31, 1829, Mrs.

Italy, b.

1789; m. Zadock L. Taft.

Anna,

b.

1792; m. Zadock L.

Taft.

Elisha^ Ramsdell (Aquila^), b. Dec. 2, 1786 m. Dec. 16, 1807, Eunice (b. Aug. 15, 1786 d. Sept. 13, 1866), daughter of Matthew
; ;

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
:

425

Robley. He d. Jan. 28, 1834. ChiUlren James Madison, h. Oct. 21, 1808. Mary E., b. Sept. 30, 1810 ra. John B. Salisbury, of Black;

stone,

Mass. Aquila,

b.

Dec.

8,

Aug. 11, 1816.

March

Clementine, b. 15, 1821.

b.

Esther A., b. March 15, 1817; d. March 23, 1819 m. Samuel S. Farris.
;

1812. Esther A., b, Dec. 4, 1814 d. May 10, 1818.

;

Cliarles G., b.

Italy, b.

June 16, 1823;

;

d. I\ray29, 1841.

Esther

Jan. 12, 1827 Angeline, Riclimond, July 10, 1831.

d.

Apr.

2,

1873. Richard Robley, b. in

James M.^ Ramsdell

(ElisJici,^

AquilcO-), b. Oct.

21,

1808; m.

Apr. 6, 1834, Lucy, daughter of Joseph Starke}' of Richmond.

Aquila^ Ramsdell (EUsha,'^ Aquila^), b. Dec. 8, 1812; m. Nov. 30, 1837, Lovisa, daughter of Joseph Whitcomb. He d. Aug. 2, 1887. Children: Fostina W., b. Jan. 14, 1838; ni. George E. Whitcomb.
b.

Clementina, b. July 27, 1840 m. Hubbard W. Whitcomb. Marcii 10, 1843; m. William W. Starkey. Lucy Ann,
;

Italy A.,
b. Oct. 21,

1846.

Henry A.,

b.

Nov.

5,

1850.

Edgar

E., b. Sept. 16, 1853.

Dec.

Charles G.^ Ramsdell (EllsJia,^ Aquila^), h. March 15, 1821 m. d. July 19, 1876), daugh2, 1845, Martha E. (1). June 16, 1819 ter of Joseph Whitcomb; ni., 2nd, Mrs. Pollen Blodgett. Children: Charles H., b. Apr. 5, 1849 d. Apr. 9, 1849. Eugene C, b. March 15, 1850. Elmer C, b. Feb. 23, 1852; d. Nov. 20, 1864. Georgianna, b. Jan. 9, 1854; m. Cliarles N. Stone.
;

1st,

Richard R.^ Ramsdell {EUsJia,- Aqnila^), b. July 10, 1831 m., July 2, 1856, Frances (b. March 28, 1841 d. Nov. 22, 1870),
;
;

daughter of Fhilo Applin

(b.
b.

March

12, 1854, in

Nov.

17, 1858.

m., 2d, Jul}' 12, 1876, Mary Eliza Dodge Castle, Me.). Children James Marshall, Richard Robley, b. Sept. 24, 1861. Lizzie p:u;

New

iiice, b.

b. Oct. 26, 1881.

July 12, 1863. Angle Maria, b. May 5, 1869. Alice Eugena, b.^Feb. 25, 1885.

p:thel

May,

Edgar E.'* Ramsdell

ra.

Feb.

6,

(Aqidla,^ Eli slia,^ Aquila^), b. Sept. 16, 1853 1884, Grace E. (b. Feb. 14, 1860), daughter of Sumner
;

W.

Black.
C.^
ra.

Eugene
15,

Ramsdell {Charles
Jan.
6,

G.,^ Elisha,^ Aqnila^), b.

March

1850;

1876,

Amanda

L. (b. Feb. 15, 1850), daughter

of Jesse

W.

Graves.

1858

James M.'* Ramsdell {Richard i?.,^ Elisha,^ AquikO)^ b. Nov. 17, m. March 24, 1881, Hattie Rebecca (b. Aug. 21, 1859), daugh;

426

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
Children
:

ter of Calvin Alexander.

Blanche Rebecca,

b.

Ma}- 28,

1882.

Ruth Frances,
R."*

b. Sept. 5,

1883.

Richard
Benjamin
R.,
b.

Ramsdelt. (Richard

R.,'^

24, 1861; m. Oct. 6, 1879,

F.

Eva L.

(b.

Dec.

Elisha,^ Aqicila^), b. Sept. 8, 1862), daiijrl,ter of

b.

Mead.

Children:

Edith M.,

July 12, 1880.

Carl

March

29, 1884.

RANDALL.

Abraham^ Randall,
Smithfield about 1786;

b.

Nov. 24, 1731

came

to this

town from

m. Sarah Lyon. He d. 1804. Children: Freelove, b. Jan. 11, 1754; m. Jonatlian Wheeler. ]Mary, b. Oct. m. Ananias Aldrich. Reuben, b. Jan. 27, 1760. Levi, b. 22, 175G
;

Dec. 22, 1761.

Wait,
b.

b.

April 10, 1763.

b.

m. David
1770.

Tvvitchell.

Stephen,

Rufus, Feb. 15, 1774.

Dec.

Sarah, b. Aug. 20, 1765; 1768. Asahel, b. April 30, 5, b. Oct. 7, 1778. WilAbraham,

liam, b. Sept. 26, 1780.

Levi2 Randall (Abraham^), b. Dec. 22, 1761 m. Nov. 12, 1792, Huldah (b. 1774 d. May 16, 1861), daughter of Joseph Newell, 1st, Children: Mar^^, b. Jan. 3, of Richmond. He d. July 3, 1843,
; ;

Benjamin, b. July 28, 1794. Joseph, b. Aug. d. Iluldaii, b. Aug. 31, 1798 Aug. 31, 1798. March Abraham, b. Aug. 16, 1800; d. Sept. 29, 1873. Lucy, b. July 15, 1802 d. Apr. 12, 1803. Reuben, b. July 15, 1804 d. July 8, 1818. Elisha, b. Aug. 2, 1806 d. Nov. 10, 1809. Stephen, b. March 9, 1808. Lyman, b. Apr. 17, 1810. Jonas, b. Nov. 14, b. 1811. John, Apr. 15, 1814. Silence, b. Apr. 18, 1816; m. Edson of Richmond. David, b. Feb. 14, 1819. Starkey
1793
;

d. Feb. 15, 1828.

24, 1796.

Levi, 24, 1803.

b.

well.

Rufus- Randall (Abraham^), Rufus. Mahala.

AsAiiEL-

b.

Dec.

5,

1768.

Children: Ros-

Randall (AbraJiam^)

b.

Apr. 30, 1770; m. jNIarch

:

2,

Children Damaris. 1797, Damaris, daughter of John Whitcomb. Asahel. Missouria, m. Sarah, m. March 11, 1829, Roswell Parker. March 11, 1829, George Howard of Hinsdale. Stephen. Washington.

Jefferson.

Jonas,

b.

about 1815.

ther

Stephen- Randall (Abraham^), h. Feb. 15, 1774; m. 1799, Esof Joseph Hammond.' (1). Aug. 9, 1780), daughter

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
William- Randall (Abraham^),
11, 1802,
b. Sept, 26,

427

Sanih

(b. Sept. 22,

;

1783;

d.

Uriah Parnienter
Children:
d.

ni., 2nd, Aug. 18, Nov, 28, 1865), of Richmond, He d, Apr,

1780; m., 1st, Nov. June 26, 1834), daughter of 1835, widow Mahala Kelton (d.

Aug,

9, b.

Moses,
1813.
liam, b,

11, 1859, in Riclunond. Willard, b. Dec, 24, 1802. Uriah, b. Sept, 30, 1804; 1806. Clarissa, b. Dec, 7, 1806; m. Amos Gurnse}'. Feb. 23, 1809. William, b. Aug, 7, 1811; d. June 18,

WilAlfreda, b. March 23, 1814; m, Andrew Watrous, Aug. 25, 1816. Rhoda, b. Api-. 11, 1819 m. Ahaz Bassett.
; ;

Asahel, b, July 26, 1822

Rosvtell'^
set,

d. Sept, 27, 1846. b,

Randall {Rufus^),

about 1796

m. Miss Page of Dor-

Vt,

READ,

JoHN^ Rkad, the emigrant ancestor of the Swanze}^ Reads, came to America in 1630 in 1634 he was in Weymouth and in 1638 in Dorchester from Dorchester he went to Braintree in 1643 or 4 he settled in Rehoboth where he d. Sept. 7, 1685, aged eigiitN'^-seven years. The line of descent from him to Timothy' Read, who settled in Swanze^', was Jolin,-b. in Braintree, Aug. 29, 1640 John,^ b. Dec. 8, 1669
; ;
;

Timothy,'! b. July 11, 1699.

b. April 24,

Timothy^ Rkad {Timothy ,^ John,^ John,- John^ of Rehoboth, Mass.), 1732 in. Martha (b. Aug. 11, 1738 d. Jan. 24, 1812), of John Pidge d. March, 1808, in Swanzey. Children daughter
;

Obadiah,

July 21, 1761 d. Jan. 31, 1762, Joel, b. Dec. 2, 1762, John, b. Feb. 10, 1765. Sabrina, b. June 4, 1767; m, Thomas ApJosiah Pidge, b. Rachel, b. May 25, 1769; m. Asa Hills. plin.
b.
;

Apr.
1776.

8,

1772.

Benjamin,
Betsey, b.

Martha,

b. Oct. 11,

Chesterfield.

May 3, 1774. Robert, b. March 30, 1778; m. Jan. 1, 1800, Isaiah Haivey of May 24, 1781 m. Nov. 13, 1803, Ziba Alb.
;

drich of Shrewsbuiy, Vt.

Read {Timothy.,^ Timothy,'^ John,^ John,- John^) b. Dec. 2, m. Feb. 14, 1796, Judith Mears (b. Jan. 5, 1765 d. Jan. 22, Children: Sabrina, b. 1829), of Sterling, Mass.; d. Jan. 22, 1812. June 12, 1796 d. Dec. 9, 1879. Betsey, b. March V, 1798. HanJoel''
;

1762

nah, b. March 19, 1800.

Judith, b.
cinda, b.

June 28, 1802 d. Nov. 17, 1825. m. Erick July 14, 1805; Drewrey of Athol, Mass. Lu1808 m. Parker. 18, Apr. Lyman
Joel, b.
;

J oun^ Uv.AV^Thnothy,^ Timothy,-^ John,^ John,- John^), b. in Rehoboth, Feb. 10, 1765; m. March 1, 1795, Lucy (b. May 7, 1769; d.

428
Dec.
ren
:

HISTORY OF swanzet.
4,

Abel Warner,
b.

Chil1844), daughter of Daniel Warner; d. June 3, 1813. 1798. b. June b. Nov. 4, 1796. 17, Timothy,

John,

Aug.
1).

3, 1800.

Daniel, b. Apr.

1,

Cliarles,

Oct. 23, 1805.

Lucy,

b.

Nov,

5,

1803; d. Nov. 1807 d. Oct.

;

3,
16,

1807. 1878.

Rawson,

b.

May

12, 1810; d. Oct. 18, 1885.

Timothy,* John,^ John,^ John^), b. Feb. 10, 1800, Mary (b. Nov. 17, 1782; d. July April 8, 1772; of William Forbes of Barre, Mass.; d. Aug. 8, 30, 1866), daughter
JosiAii P.6
ni.

Read {Timothy,^

1865. Children: AVilliam, b. Oct. 29, 1800. Maria, b. May 29, 1802; m., 1st, Joseph Read, of Rutland, Mass. m., 2nd, William S. Wilder, of Fitchburg, Mass. Malinda, b. Nov. 26, 1804 m. John S. Sargent.
;
;

Benjamin, young. Josiah JMiles, b. Apr. 1, 1809. Mary Ann, b. June 12, 1812 m. Carlton Parker. Demaris, b. Feb. 13, 1815 m. John S. Sargent. Benjamin, b. March 13, 1817. Edwin Forbes, b.
d.
;

March

5,

1819.

Bknjamin'^
;

Read

(Timothy.,^

Timot/iy,'^ JoJin,^ Jolin,^ JoJin^),

b.

May 3, 1774 m. Phebe He d. Jan. 30, 1812.

Robert*'
30, 1776
;

Farnsworth, who d. soon after her marriage.

Read {Timothy,^ Timothy,'^ John, John^^ Johv}),h. March m. Silence, daughter of Ananias Aldrich of Richmond.
^

{John,^ Timothy,^ Timothy,* John, John,- John^), m. Nov. 14, 1827, Sylvia (b. Dec. 22, 1796 d. Feb. 4, Children 15, 1872), daughter of Elijah Graves d. March 29, 1873. Albert G., b. Oct. 21 1830. George Henry.
W.'''

Abel
Nov.

Read
;

"^

b.

1796

Timothy'''
h. in

Read
1798
;

{John,^ Timothy,^ Timothy,* John,

;

'^

John,^ John^)

June

17,

Danby, Vt.

m. the widow of Barton Kelly d. Feb., 1847 or Children Timothy. Edward. Lucy. P^unice.
:

8,

John" Read {John,^ Timothy,^ Timothy,* John,^ John,^ Jolni^), b. Aug. 3, 1800; m. Eliza Baker (b. 1805; d. March 13, 1847); d. Jan. 23, 1875. Children Sarah Jane Leonard, b. 1831 d. Feb. 16,
:

1875.

Charles Rawson,
b.

Henry, 28, 1841;

Nov.
d.

1,

Dec. 20, 1836 d. Aug. 12, 1837. 1838; d. Jan. 7, 1867. George Elliot,
b.
;

Daniel
b.

Feb.

Aug.

19, 1842.

Ciiakles'^
b. Oct. 23,

Read
1805
;

John,- John^), m. Keziah Ripley of Hartford; d. Apr. 3, 1867, in

{John,^' Timothy,^ Timothy,* John,

Hartford, Conn.

^Sf.^

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
William" Read (Josiah
P.,^

429

Timothy,^ Timothy,'^ John,^ John,1800; Sept. 80, 1828, Susanna (h. Jan. 4, 1807), Children Joel, b. d. Aug. 17, 1881. of Wbitcouib Abijali daughter Ware of Winm. P. Atwood 1834 Feb. Oct. 26, 1829. b. 13, Mary,
JoJin^), b. Oct. 29,
ra.
:
;

chester.

Francis, b. Dec. 30, 1837.

Martha Malinda,

b.

Jan. 20,

1840; m. Alfred S. Blake.

JosiAH MiLES^ Read {Josiah P., ^ Timothy,^ Timothy,'^ John, ^ John,^ John^), b. April 1, 1809 ni., 1st, June 10, 1834, Martha Carter (d.
;

March
dren
1840.
:

27, 1841)

Ann

Chilm., 2nd, June 26, 1842, Eliza S. Newman. Elizabeth, b. June 10, 1837. Helen Maria, b. March 14,
;

Josiah Clark,

b.

Dec.

21, 1845.

Georgianna,

b.

Dec. 10, 1847.

Emma
John^),

Forbes,

b.

July 5, 1849.

Melville Whitton, b. Oct. 5, 1854.

Benjamin"^
b.

Read
R.
I.,

March

13,

{Josiah P.,^ Timothy,^ Timothy,^ John,'^ John^^ 1817; ra. Dec. 20, 1842, Deziah Carpenter (b.

in Smithfield,

March

Moses Ballon

of Troy.

Children

William Forbes, b. July 6, siah Warren, b. Oct. 7, 1857.

d. Nov. 10, 1882), daughter of Albert Benjamin, b. Apr. 27, 1846. 1849. Edwin Moses, b. Feb. 10, 1854. Jo-

20, 1821
:

Edwin

F.'''

Read

{Josiah P.,^ Timothy^^ Timothy^^ John,^ John,^

John^),b. March 5, 1819; m. June 24, 1841, Ambre (b. March 6, Josephine, b. July 6, 1821), daughter of Martin Stone. Children 1845 d. March 13, 1854. Emma F., b. Apr. 22. 1851 m. Irvin A.
:

Whilcomb.

Arthur C, an adopted son,

G.^

b.

Apr. 28, 1862.

{Abel W.,'' John,^ Timothy,^ Timothy,'^ John,^ John,^ John^), b. Oct. 21, 1830 m. Nov. 23, 1853, Hannah, daughter of Marcus J. March of Hardwick, Mass. Have two adopted children
;

Albert

Read

Lilla F., b. July 21, 1862 uel A., b. Dec. 31, 1867.

m. Herbert E. Lane, June

15, 1881.

Sam-

JoEL^ Read ( William,'^ Josiah P.,^ Timothy,^ Timothy,'^ John,'^ John,^John^),h. Oct. 26, 1829 m., Sept. 4, 1851, Helen M. (b. Nov. Child William H., b. 1852. 23, 1828), daughter of William Wright.
; :

John,^ John}), don, Mass.

Francis^ Read {William,'^ Josiah P.,^ Timothy,^ Timothy,'^ John,^ m. Mury Etta Caswell of Winchenb. Dec. 30, 1837
;

Albert B.^ Read John? John^John^),

29

{Benjamin,'' Josiah P.,^

b. Ai)r. 27,

1846

Timothy,^ Timothy,'^ m. June -IQ, 1867, Thankful

430

HISTORY OF SVVANZET.
(b.

Burnham

ristowii, Vt.

Dec. 29, 1846), daugliter of Burnham Perkins of MorCliiUl Beatrice Martha, b. Nov. 19, 1888.
:

William F.^ Read (Benjamin,'' Josiah P.,^ Timothy,^ Timothy,'^ John,^ John,^ Jolin^), b. July 6, 1849 ra. Feb. 21, 1872, P^ila C. (b. May 1, 1852), daughter of Edwin Mann of Troy. Children Ehner
; :

C,

b. Oct. 6, 1873.

Burton L.,

b.

June

7,

1879.

Edwin M.^ Rkad {Benjamin,'' Josiah P.,'' Timothy,^ Timothy,'* John,^John,^ John^), b. Feb. 10, 1854; ni. May 22, 1879, Octavia (b. May 1, 1859), daughter of John Henry Tuttle of Newfield, Me. Children Winnifred Deziah, b. March 30, 1885. Helen Octavia, b.
:

Feb., 1889.

John,^
(b.

Josiah W.^ Read {Benjamin,'' Josiah P.,^ Timothy,^ Timothy,'* John^ John^), b. Oct. 7, 1857 m. March 29, 1882, Ida May
;

March
:

Child

1859), daughter of Burnham Perkins of Fitzwilliain. Madeline R., b. Jan. 17, 1885.
26,

WESTPORT READS.

The emigrant ancestor of David Read who John^ Read of Rehoboth.

settled in

Swanzey was

David^^ Read {David,*'* Ebenezer,*^ Samuel,*^ John,** William,*^

3Iatthew,^ William,^ Sir William,'' William,^ Echvard,^ John,'* John,^ Thomas,- Brianus de Rede*), b. Nov. 14, 1744, in Uxbridge, Mass.
;

in.

Lydia Sabin
:

(d.

dren

Rufus, b. Holbrook. Louis,

he d. March 23, 1827. ChilJuly 21, 1805) May 31, 1778. Amy, b. May 26, 1780; m. Peter
;

Feb. 22, 1787.

Charlotte, b.

Josiah, b. Feb. 24, 1784. Lucy, b. Dec. 24, 1789. Candace, b. Aug. 7, 1792. Lydia, m. Otis Cross. Sept. 27, 1795; Eunice, b. June 21,
b.

1782.
b.

1799; m. Benjamin Kidder, 1822; she d. 1844.

Williayn,*'* Mattheu',^

RuFUs's Read {David,*^ David,** Ebenezer,*^ Samuel,*- John,** William,^ Sir William,'' William,^ Edward,^
;

John,'* John,^ Thomas,'^

Brianus de Rede*), b. May 31, 1778 ra. Ked. June 17, 1859), daughter of Ziba Ware of Winchester. He d. Aug. 28, 1844. Children: David, b. June 30, 1801. Joel, b. Feb. 9, 1803. Rufus, b. Dec. 8, 1804 d. Sept. 2, 1805. Ziba, b. Aug. 31, Lucy, b. July 4, 1806; m. Lyman Field. d. 1811. Feb. 1826. b. Jan. 1808; Alanson, b. Jan. 19, Josiah, 6,
ziah (b. Apr. 30, 1779
;
;

EDWIN

M. READ.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
24, 1813.
18,
b.

431

Chloe, b.

March
b.

10, 1815;

Lucina, Nov. 19, 1821.

1883.

May

20, 1817; d.

m. Anthony Walker; d. Oct. Aug. 11, 1849. Henry P.,

Davicl,^'^ Ebenezer,'^^ Samuel,^'^ John,^^ William,^ Sir William^'' William^^ Edivard,^ John,'^ John,^ TJwmas,^ Brianus de Bede^), b. Feb. 24, 1784; ra. Luc3' (b. 1790; d. June 10, 1867), daughter of Lot Aldrich of Rich-

JosiAH^^

Read {David^^

William,^^ Mattheic,^

Aldrich, b. 1815; d. March b. Feb. 28, 1818. Lestina, b. 1820. Rufus, d. young. Sabin, b. Jan., 1822. John, m. Maria Seaver lived and d. in Winchester. Eliza, m. George Mansfield of

mond.

He

d. Sept. 16, 1855. b.

Cliildren

28, 1877.

Asa,

June

16, 1816.

Allen,

Gilsum.

David^" Read (Eufus,^^ David,^^ David, ^"^ Ebenezer,^'^ Samuel,^'^

John,^^ William,^'^ 3Iattheiv,^ William,^ Sir William,'' William,^ Edward,^ Jolin,^ John,"^ Thomas,^ Brianiis de Bede^), b. June 30, 1801 m. Dec. 27, 1826, Matilda (b. 1803; d. March 24, 1854), daughter of Nathan Cross. He d. Jan. 30, 1845. Children Adoniram J., b.
; :

Lucretia N., b. Sept. 20, 1829; m. Luther N. Hill. P21ida Ann, b. Jan. 17, 1832; m. Addis E. Bennett. Alzina M.., b. Jan. 15, 1834. Ziba Wells, b. Nov. 1, 1836. Daniel C, b. Aug.
Oct. 9, 1827.
17, 1838
9, 1841.
;

d.

May

5, 1861.

Herman M.,

b.

Dec. 11, 1840

d.

March

Caroline, b. July 1, 1843.

Alanson^'''

Read

{Rufus,^^ David,^^ David,^'^ Ebenezer,'^^ Samuel,^-

Sir William,'' William,^ EdBrianus de Rede^), b. Jan. 24, 1813 ward,^ John,'^ JoJin,^ Thomas,^ m., 1st, Hannah (b. 1809 d. Feb. 16, 1842), daughter of Phinehas Field of Winchester; m., 2nd, May 28, 1842, Roxanna (b. 1805; d. Jan. 5, 1885. He d. Sept. 20, 1884. Children: Hannah Lucina, b. July 17, 1843. Rufus Elton, b. June 7, 1847 d. Aug. 31,
John,^^
William,^'^ 3fattheiv,^ William,^
;
; ;

1863.

Henry

P.i'^

Read

{Rufus,^^ David,
Ifattheiv,^

Jolin,^^ William,^^

David, Ehenezer,^^ Samuel,^'^ William,^ Sir William,'' William,^ Ed;

^^

^'^

^ ward,^ John, JoJin,^ Thomas,'^ Brianus de Rede^), b. Nov. 19, 1821 ni. May 5, 1855, Sarah S. Briggs of Hinsdale (b. 1833; d. Aug. 4,

Children Ada E., b. Jan. 31, 1857. H. Wayland, b. July 1871). Albert J., b. Oct. 16, 1859. Lizzie M., b. July 22, 1865. 11, 1858. Lelia K., b. June 5, 1867.
:

432
Allkn^^ Rkad
John,^^

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
(Josiah,^''

David,^^ Daoid,^* Ebenezer,^^ Samnel,^"^

Sii'

WiUiam,^'^ Matthew,^ Williain,^

William,'^ William,^

Ed;

Thomas,^ Brianus de Eede^), b. Feb. 28, 1818 m. Dec. 25, 1851, Sarah E. (b. Dec. 28, 1824), daughtei- of Hiol Stebbinsof Winchester; bodied Apr. 17, 1889. Children George A., Anna L., b. Aug. 1, 1861 m. j:d\vard B. IIolb. April 27, 1853. broolv. Mary L., b. Nov. 14, 1866; ni. Andrew Bloom.
ivard,^ John,'^ John,^
:
;

Adoniram
ezer,'^^

J. is

Read

{David,^"

Iltifns,^'^

David^' David,^^ Ehen-

William,^ Sir William,'' William,^ Edu'a7-d,^ John,'^ John,^ Thomas,^ Brianus de Rede^), b. Oct. 9, 1827 in. Nov. 13, 1849, Mary E. (b. July 23, 1831), daughSamuel,'^^ John,^^

William,^^ Mattkeio,^

ter of

Orlando Frink

he d. Jan 15, 1856.

{Allen,'^''

George A.^^ Read

ezer,^^

Josiah,^^

David}^ David,

^'^

Eben-

William,^ Sir Williain,'' Willia^n,'^ Edioard,^ John,'^ John,^ Thomas,^ Brianus de liede^) , b. April 27, 1853; m. Sept. 6, 1881, Dora S. (b. Feb. 20, 1860), daughter of Alviii "Willanl of Winchester. Children Karl A., 1). Aug.

Samuel,^- Juhn,^^

TF<7/m?n,'"

Matthew,^

7,

1883.
b.

Guy

A.,

b.

May
188
;

29, 1885.
d.

Roy

E., b. Jan. 30,

1887.

Madge,
1890.

Nov.

18,

Aug.

12,

1891.

May,

b.

Sept. 28,

b. July 26, Abbie of John Joslin of Chesm. June E., daughter 17, 1877, 1853; Children Robert E., b. Feb. 9, 1878, in Westmoreland. terfield. 'Lena E., b. Apr. 19, 1879. Herbert A., b. Nov. 13, 1880. AVilliam
:

George H.- Read {George M.,^ of Westmoreland),

J.,.b.

Feb. 25, 1882.

Edith, b. Dec. 9, 1883.

reed.

The emigrant ancestor of Joseph Reed who d. in Swanzey William^ Reade of Woburn who came to this country in 1635.
line of descent
rael,"* b.

was

The
Js-

was

Israel,

^ b.

1642.
^

Israel,^ b.
b.

March

17, 1667.

Nov.

16, 1722.

Jeremiah,

Sept. 25, 1770, at Littleton,

Mass.
Joseph^ Reed (Jeremiah,^
burn, Mass.),
b. in
;

Israel,'^ Israel,'^ Israel,;

William^ of Wo1824, Maria (b.

;

New

Braintree, Mass.

m. Jan

4,

d. in Sept. 6, 1888), daughter of Josiah P. Read John Children, b. in Rutland, Mass. Swanzey, Dec. 31, 1840. Forbes, b. Nov. 4, 1824. Joseph Mason, b. Aug. 12, 1826. Josiah

May

29, 1802

d.

Miles, b. Sept. 21, 1830. Malvina Maria, b. Aug. 20, 1832 d. Aug. 28, 1833. Maria Malvina, b. Sept. 20, 1834 d. in April, 1883. Martha Malinda, b. Jan. 9, 1837 d. Dec. 6, 1838.
; ; ;

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

433

Joseph Masox''' Reed {Joseph,^ Jeremiah,^ Israel,'^ Israel,^ Israel,^ William^ of Wobtirn, 3Iass.), b. Aug. 12, 1826; m. Dec. 13, 1849, Calista T. (I). Apr. 1, 1827), daughler of Amasa Aklrich. Children: b. Jane in 5, 1852, Carloii, Joseph Swanzey. George Mason, b, Feb. 8, 1855, in Keene. Ada Malvina, b. Dec. 11, 1857, in Swanzey.

Agnes Maria, b. Oct. 18, 1859, Carlon R. AVilson of California.

RICE.

in

Swanzey; m. Nov.

24, 1881,

Peter Rice and Jndith Smith were

Nathan,
Sally, b.
b.

July 22, 1806.

22, 1818.

April 22, 1811.

Jan. 13, 1806. Children 22, 1809. Richard, b. Jnda, b. Aug. 24, 1812. Polly, b. P^eb. 15, 1816.
ra.
:

Aaron,

b.

March

May

Nelson W.~ Rice {Lxike^ of WincJiendon, Mass.), b. in Apr., 1840 m. Jnne 5, 1867, Jennie M. Brooks (b. Feb. 17, 1852). Cliildren Chloe Eliza, b. Dec. 14, 1870 ni. John Hale. Ella Jane, b. Nov. 6,
;

1874; d.Jnly

7,

1880.

John
Children

S."
:

Rice {George^ of Chesterfield), m. Cordelia Bnrnham. Anna. George. Harry.

RICH.

Jacob E.^ Rich { Jacob, ^ Jacob, Jacob,^ Jacob,'^ Jacob,^ came from, England and settled on Cape Cod, 3Iass.), b. Jan. 19, 1844 m. Mar.
'^

9, 1864, Rosella S. (b.

May

Winchester.
b.

Children:

31, 1843), danghter of Charles Rich of Jacob Otis, b. Ang. 25, 1865. Luna R.,
b.

May

11, 1868.

Irma A.,

April 20, 1883.

RICHARDSON.

Three Richardsons, Ezekiel, Samuel and Thomas, as tradition says, came from Kent in England, and were descendants of the old Danes,

who conquered England

to

at an early period. They, as supposed, can.e Gov. Winship's company, landed at Salem, Mass., proceeded to Charlestown, thence to Woburn, Mass. Ezekiel, d. Oct. 21, 1647. Thomas, d. Aug. 28, 1651 Samuel, d. March 23,

America in 1630

in

1658.

Stephen^ (Samuel^),

b.

Ang.

15,

1649

m. Abigail
,

Wyman.
14,

William^ Richardson {Stephen,'^ Samuel^) 1678; m. Sept. 15, 1703, Rebecca Vinton.
John"^

b. in

Woburn, Dec.

1719

Richardson {William,^ Stephen,^ SamueP), b. Nov. 27, m. April 19, 1742, Elizabeth Wilmarth; had Wyman,^ b. May

13, 1746.

434

HISTORY OF SWANZET.

Wyman-'' Richardson {John,^ William,^ Stephen^- Samuel,^ h. in England), h. May 13, 1746 m., Oct. 31, 1771, Ruth (b. Dec. 1, 1752 (1. Jan. 2, 1835, at Acwortli), daughter of ElUanah Lane of Norton,
;

Mass.
b.

d.

Oct. 14, 183i), at Acworth.

Chiklren

Ruth and Orra (twins),

Aug. 8, 1772; Ruth d. young. Azubali, b. Feb. 8, 1775; d. in Acworth. Wynian, b. June 10, 1777. Elkanali, b. Jul^' 9, 1780. Ruth, b. Sept. Stephen, b. June 4, 1783. Luna, b. May 10, 1785.
18, 1787;

b.

June

m. Sebastian Streeter. Calvin, b. July 17, 1790. Lucy, 14, 1793 m. Amasa Lincoln d. May, 1830, in Newfane, Vt.
; ;

July 8, 1796; d. May, 1813. m. Alpheus Chatterton of Acworth.

Sophia,
b.

Esther, b. Apr. 27, 1799

uel),

Wyman'' Richardson {Wy^nan,^ John,'^ William,^ Stephen,- SamI), in m. Oct. 22, 1802, DeAttleboro, Mass., June 10, 1777
;

July 21, 1782; d. Aug. 11, 1870), daughter of Nathaniel Bollos of Richmond d. Feb. 26, 1868. Children Wyman, b. March
liverance
(I).
;

5, 1803. Nathaniel, b. Dec. 21, 1804. Delia, b. Apr. 23, 1807 m. Iliram Boardman of East Townsend, Ohio, Jan. 6, 1832. Luna, b.
;

Dec. 27, 1809. Thankful, b. Jan. 17, 1813 m. Ethan Lord of Athol, Mass. Nathan, b. Sept. 13, 1815; d.s Aug. 24, 1816. Almira, b. Oct. 16, 1817; m., 1st, Jonathan Goodell m., 2nd, John Kindall of Nathan Gleason, b. Sept. 20, 1820 d. Sept. 4, 1823. Alhol, Mass. Nathan Henry, b. May 31, 1823. Phebe, b. Apr. 19, 1826 m. Lorenzo N. Ilewes.
; ; ; ;

Elkanah^ RicnARDSON
b, Jul^^

Wyma7i,^ John,^ William,'^ Stephen,^

in

Sam-

1804, Olive, daughter of Samuel 9, 1780; m., 1st, neP), Seward of Sullivan; m., 2nd, Feb. 2, 1815, Sophia, daughter of Eli-

jah Belding; went to Ohio in 1817; m., 3rd, May 25, 1829, P^lvira Wallace of Stowe, Ohio. He d. Jan. 8, 1836. Children: George

Seward,
b.

b.

March
;

Sept. 8, 1805. Marcia, b. April 23, 1807. Elkanah Lane, Elkanah Lane, b. June 6, 21, 1809; d. July 21, 1810.

1811

d.

Aug.
Ella.

Omar,

b. in

William Carr B., b. 1815, in Swanzey. 2, 1813. Ohio; went to California and d. 1885. Elkanah, b. 1821
Harr}'.
Belding"''

in Ohio.

William Carr
and
in

Richardson (Elkanah,^ Wyman,^ John,^

b. 1815; ra. Sarah Everett in 1837; 1868 bought a ranch in California and removed thereto in 1880. Children: Omar S., b. 1844. Elkanah, b. 1850. Burt W., b. 1859. Charles. Soi)hia and Etta, d. in youth.

William,'^ Stejjhen,^

SamueU),

O.MAR S.^ Richardson

John,"^ William,^ Stephen,'^

William Carr Belding J ElkanaJi,^ Wynian,^ SamueP), b. 1844 name of wife not given.
;

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Childi-en: William Carr B., b. 1868.

435
Belle, b.

Harry
;

S., b. 1870.

1871.

Grace, b. 1873.

Ella, b. 1875

d. 1877.

Dora,

b. 1879.

uel^), b.

Stephen^ Richardson (Wyman,^ John,^ William,^ Slephen^^ SamJune 4, 1783 m., 1st, Oct. 29, 1805, Relief, daughter-in-law of Moses Boardman Williams m., 2nd, June 9, 1819, Electa Udall m., 3rd, Jan. 26, 1835, Joanna Hinkley. He d. July 30, 1860, in
;

Hardwick, Vt.
( Wyman,^ John,^ William,'^ Stephen,^ SamueV), b. July 17, 1790; m. Nov. 20, 1810, Nancy, daughter of Barzillai Streeter; d. July 12, 1871, at Wolcott, Vt.

Calvin^ Richardson

Wyman''' Richardson

phen,- Samuel^),
8,

h.

March

Wi/mon,^ Wyman,^ John,* William,^ Stem. ArethusaSouthiclc d. March 5, 1803

; ;

1879, in Fitchburg, Mass.

Children

Seneca M.

William Augus-

tus.

Nathaniel'^ Richardson (Wyman,^ Wyman,^ John,* William,^ Stephen- Samuel^), b. Dec. 21, 1804; m. Emeline Young; d. Feb.
16, 1883, in Athol,

Mass.
(

Luna

'''

Richardson
b.

phen,^ Samuel^),

Dec. 27, 1809

Wyman,^ Wyman,^ John,* William,^ ni. Mary Kimball.

;

Ste-

N. Henry''' Richardson ( Wyman,^ Wyman,^ John,* William,^ Stephen,^ SamtceU), h. May 31, 1823 m. May 31, 1849, Martha Ann Barber of Northfield, Mass. Children Myra B., m. E. P. Miller of
;
:

Fitchburg, Mass.

Maurice H.

Charles Franklin.

Mark Wyman.

Stephen^ Richardson (Stephen,^ Samuel^), b. April 20, 1676. Children: Susanna, b. June 28, 1700. Stephen, b. Aug. 17, 1702; d. Jan. 14, 1711. Henry, b. June 13, 1705. Ebenezer, b. Feb., 1707.

Amos,
lerica,

b.

March

25, 1710.

Jonas,

b.

June 27, 1712.

All b. in Bil-

Mass.

Dr. Amos^ Richardson (Stephen,'^ Stephen,^ Samuel^), b. INIarch 25, 1710; m. Sarah Frost of Billerica; d. Jan. 20, 1765, in Pelham. Was a noted physician. Children: Erie, b. 1741. Sarah, b. 1743.
Joseph, b. March 5, 1745.

Erie^ Richardson (Aynos,* Stephen,^ Stephen,- SamueU), b. 1741 m. Sarah Durant. Children Amos, b. Feb. 27, 1764. Reuben, b. March 30, 1766. Phebe, b. Jan. 25, 1768. Eldad, b. Nov. 20, 1769.
;
:

436
Lemuel,
b.

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
Aug. 23, 1771.
Sarah.
Rlioda, b. July 5, 1774.

Ben-

jamin, b. March 20, 1777. Erie, b. March 6, 1779. Polly or Mary, b. Jan. 3, 1784; m. Doc. 17, 1807, Joseph Hammoud. Iluldah, b.
1786.

Asa,

b. 1789.

Amos*^ Richardson {Erie,^ Amos,'^ Stephen,^ Stephen,^ Samtiel^), Feb. 27, 17G4; m. Phebe Hill (b. 1769; d. Aug. 11, 1830) d. Nov. 6, 1831. Children Barzillai,!). June 21, 1792. Aaron, b. June
b.
;
:

22, 1796
5,

d. Sept. 1, 1822.

18U0.

David,

b.

Ai)ril 26,

m. Benjamin Hammond.
in Waitsfield, Vt.
;

Amos, b. July Ruel, b. April 16, 1798. 1801. Charlotte, b. April 27, 1804; Betsey, b. 1807 m. Joel Foster and lived
;

d. in

1890.
'^

Benjamin*' Richardson {Erie, ^ Amos, Stephen,^ Stephen,^ SamueV), b. March 20, 1777 m. .lune 3, 1800, Dolly, daughter of Benj. Olcott,
;

lived

where Martin Mason now Cazenovia, N. Y.

Amos'''

lives until 1815,

when he removed

to

e/i), b.

Richardson {Amos,^ Erie,^ Amos,^ Stephen.^ Stephen,- Sam5, 1800; m., 1st, Kezia (b. Oct. 4, 1805; d. March 2, 1826), daughter of Zenas Ware m., 2nd>, Ruth A., daughter of Joel
July
; ; :

he d. April 15, 1865. Children Lloyd D., b. April 21, 1827. b. Dec. 1828. 11, Hiram, b. Oct. 25, 1830. George, b. Nov. Ziba, b. Nov. 1832. 10, 1, 1834. Kezia, I). Aug. 25, 1837; m. Alfred,

Foster

Volney Woodcock. Ruth Ann, b. May 25, 1839 ra., 1st, Isaac Hills m., 2nd, W. D. Wliittaker of Hinsdale. Amos A., b. Dec. 31, 1841
;

lives in Centreville,

1849.

Marshall, b. April 23, 1843 Martha W., d. Aug. 13, 1849.

Md.

d.

Aug.

29,

Lloyd D.^ Richardson (A^nos,'' Amos,^ Erie,^ Amos,^ Step)lien,^ Stephen,- Samuel^), h. April 21, 1827 m., 1st, Oct. 27, 1847, Martha P. (d. Sept. 19, 1849, in Keene), daugliter of Mason Herrick of Keene
; ;

m., 2nd, Sept. 12, 1865, Josephine (b. Isaac Stratton.

Nov.

7,

1839), daughter of

Jonathan Richardson m. April

24, 1792,

Rhoda Thompson.
b.

Benjamin Howard"'^ Richardson {Theodore^ of Stoddard),

7,

Nov.
1861;

1826; m., Jan.

7,

1852, Betsey (b. Dec. 11, 1827), daughter of

Benjamin Whitcomb. m. Charles L. Howes.

Child:

Ada Cummings,

b.

March

27,

George
Dec.
5,

W.'~

Richardson {Sherman^ of Winchendon, Mass.),

;

b.

1847, at Concord, Mass.

ra.,

in

Keene, Jan.

1,

1871, Mrs.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Eveline E. White (b. Dec. 26, 1847;
F.
cl.

437

11, 1885), daughter of Ara L. lugalls (b. Mrs. 24, 1886, Towns; m., 2cl, Ephraim March 30, 1854), daughter of Henry W. Smith of Keene. Chiklren: Ida Bell, b. Oct. 1, 1871 d. March 22, 1872. Fred C, b. Jan. 4, 1873.

May

June

LulaBell,

b.

March
b.

13, 1875. Arthur, son of

Mrs. Eveline E. White,

b. April 4, 1866, in

Keene.

Children of Leonard B. and

Ara L.

In-

galls

Rosa Ara,

Jan. 18, 1872.

Elbridge Hale,

b.

Feb. 19, 1874.

RIDER.

William Rider m. Charlotte (b. Feb. 10, 1792; d. in Swanzey, March 16, 1817), daughter of Benjamin Frost of Marlborough. Child
:

Jano

C,

b.

1816.

RIPLEY.

William N.- Ripley {Alden^of Winchester) ,h. June, 1833 m. Susan Elizabeth, daughter of Moses Worcester. Children Charles W., b. March 12, 1855. Hattie L., b. May 12, 1857 m. James Monroe Alden Moses, b. Sept. 24, 1859. Abbie M., b. March 28, Ballon. 1862; 111. John O'Brien. Mary Ann, d. young.
;
:

Charles W.^ Ripley (William^, Alden^),

b.

March

12, 1855; m.,

Apr. 28, 1873, Jennie, daughter of John Sawin.

RIXFORD.

Marshall^ RixFORD {Artemas^ of Windiester) b. Jan. 3,1822; m., Apr. 29, 1849, Emily (b. Sept. 5, 1824), daughter of Erastus Field of Winchester; m., 2d, May 15, 1868, Elizabeth H., daughter
,

of Samuel Holbrook.
1851.

Children

Georgianna.

Frances,
T.,
b.

b.

Sept. 26,

Lock M.,

b.

May
;

14, 1854. d.

Henry

July 27, 1856.

Robbie, b.

May

12,

1873

Aug.

12, 1873.
,

Artemas W.2 Rixford {Bradley'^ of Winchester) b. in Winchester, Jan. 10, 1860; m., Nov. 3, 1887, Frances J. (b. Oct. 24, 1867), Child: Ora M., b. Nov. 10, daughter of Charles W. Thompson.
1888.

Ephraim P.^ Rixford (Artemas^),

(b. July
1,

Frank W.,

Oct. 30, 1817; m. Azubah 1875), daughter of Peter Cross. Children b. Sept. 24, 1848. Abbie J., b. June 4, 1850.
b.

1819

d.

Dec.

1,

ROBBINS.
N". T.), b. June 9, Matilda Riell Jan. Dec. 22, 1880, 1855; m., 26, 1862), of Sara(b.

Patrick H.^ Robbins {Patrick^ of Denamora,

438
nac, N. Y.
b.

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
Cliildren
:

Patrick H., b.

March

11, 1884.

April 21, 1887.

Willie, b.

June

21, 1888.

Mary L,, Florence, b. Jan. 23,

1890.

Geouge- Robbins
ni.,

{Patrick^)

b. April 18,

1861, in Denaraora, N.

Malvina Tessier of Denainora, N. Y.

Aug.

20, 1887,

(1).

Aug.
:

18, 1868), daughter of

Joseph

Child

Jesse J., b. Nov. 28, 1889.

ROBLEY.
Children: 20, 1780, Mary Scott. Elizabeth, bapt. Oct. 30, 1784; ni. Azariah Dickinson. Mary, bapt. Oct. 30, 1784; m., Jan. 17, 1804, Amos Tucker of Vt. Sarah, bapt. Oct. 30, 1784. Eunice, b. Aug. 15, 1786; ni. P^lisha Ramsdell.
INIatiikw

Robley, m., Jan.

Mathew.

Richard, bapt. July 3, 1791. Angelina, m. Timoth}' Fessenden.

Henry, bapt. Nov.

3,

1793.

ROGERS.
C. Rogers, b. in Norwich, Conn., Oct. 11, 1771 ni. Mary Smith (1). March 3, 1774; d. Oct. 3, 1848) d. inSwanzey, Apr. 14, 1842. Child Amasa S., b. March 22, 1.795.
; ; :

Nathan

Amasa

S.-

Rogers (Nathan
:

C.'), b.

March

22, 1795;

m. Sophia

(b. Oct. 5, 1798; d. May 7, 1858), daughter of Joseph Slate; he d. Jan 29, 1854. Children Mary M., b. July 29, 1814 m. Joel Ham;

mond.^

Luthera

S., b.

March

Justice R., b. Sept. 26, 1821.

m. Joseph Hammond. ^ Electa E., b. June 21, 1824; m. Lo21, 1819;

renzo R. Holbrook.i

Justice R.^ Rogers

b. Sept. 26,

(Amasa
;

S.,'^

Nathan C} of Norivich, Comi.),

;

1821

m., 1st, Persis (b. 1824

in.,

d.

March

14, 1849),

daughApril

ter of Elisha

Whitcorab
Children
:

Chesterfield.
18,

Ann, daugliter of Jacob T. George, b. March 23, 1851. Fred,

2d,

AYiiite of
b.

1858

lives in

Keene.
ROBINSON.

George W. Robinson, m.
of Ebenezer
son, b. Feb.

Cummings.
13, 1858.

Arvilla R. (b. Feb. 14, 1832), daughter Children: daughter, b. July, 1857.

ROCXWOOD.
Elisha^ Rockwood {Elisha^ of Chesterfield), b. May 9, 1778; m., 1st, Susan (d. 1835), daughter of Breek Parkman of Westborough,

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Mass; m.,
2d, in 1836,

439

Emily (widow of Rev. Osgood Herrick of d. in Swanzey, Milljury, Mass.), daughter of Abel Wilder of Keene June 19, 1859.
;

Richard^ Rockwood was a planter in Dorchester, Mass., in 1636 was married two or three times. His son by first marriage, Nicholas,^
;

b. as early as

1628

lived in Braintree, Medfield

;

and Medway, Mass.

Dec. 15, 1654) d. Jan. 30, 1680. His son, 3 John, b. Feb. 12, 1662; lived in Medway; m. Bethia, daughter of Benjamin Twitchell d. Dec. 16, 1746. His son, Joseph,"*
(d.
;

m. Jane Adams

His son, John,^ b. Nov. 7, 1774. His son Samuel, ^ 1753, Hannah Frost. b. Dec. 1, 1759, settled in Fitzwilliam m. July 27, 1782, Rhoda (b. June 10, 1765 d. Dec. 5, 1812), daughter of Joseph Johnson of
b.

Nov.
;

10,

1692;

d. Oct.,

1735

m.,

June

14,

Holliston

d.

Jan. 5, 1839.

Martin"^ Rockwood (Samuel,^ JoJm,^ Joseph,'^ JoJin,^ Nicholas,'^ Richard^ of Dorchester), b. March 11, 1784 m. June 8, 1809, Polly (b. June 14, 1786; d. June 10, 1815), daughter of Jonas Kuights he d. Dec. 19, 1819. Had four children.
;

Samuel''' Rockwood {Samuel,^ John,^ Josej^h,"^ John,^ Nicholas,^ Richard^), b. Nov. 25, 1814 m. June 13, 1843, Malinda F. (b. Aug. d. April 13, 1886), daughter of Samuel Stone he d. Sept. 11, 1814 Children Ella E., b. Sept. 21, 1845, m. Eli B. Knowlton 30, 1886.
;
;

of Marlborough. Lovina A., b. Oct. 13, 1848; d. Aug. 14, 1879. Charles H., b. Feb. 23, 1852. George H., b. July 23, 1854. Han-

nah

S., b.

Feb. 19, 1857; d. Feb.

4,

1881.

Charles H.^ Rockwood (Samuel,'' Samvel,^ John,^ Joseph,^ John,^ Nicholas,^ BichcmV), b. Feb. 23, 1852 m., 1st, June 10, 1873, Alma L. (b. April 17, 1853), adopted! daughter of Enoch Foster of Marl;

borough m., 2d, Alice A. (b. Dec. 23, 1860), daughter of Alonzo A. Stanley. Children: Claude E.,b. March 2, 1877. Fanny M., b.
;

May

24, 1889.

George H.^ Rockwood

Nicholas,'^ Richard^), b.

July 23, 1854; m., July

(Samuel,'' Samuel,^ John,^ Joseph,'^ John,^ 1, 1886. Fanny

Hoyt

of Brockton, Mass.

RUGG.

Widow Mary Rugg,

b. in

1736

d. in

Swanzey, Feb. 15, 1811.

440

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
m., March 2, 1775, Lucy, probably a daughter of BenChild Rebecca, b. Sept. 17, 1775.
:

John Rugg
jamin Brown.

b.

Levi Rlgg, m. Dec. 5, 1775.

May

11, 1775, Relief Wliitcomb.

b.

Children

Nabbe,

1779.

Feb. 19, 1777. Abel, bapt. June 15, 1783.

Ruth,

Relief, bapt. April 10,

RUSSELL.

Charles Lewis^ Rdssell {Thomas T.,^ of Keene), b. Jan. 24, 1838 m. May 15, 1873, Mary M., daughter of Peter Annis of Stoddard. Children: Harry Lewis, b. Apr. 15, 1874. George Tarbell,
;

b.

May
John

1, 1.S79.

Grace Mabel,

b.

July

9,

1881.

SARGENT.

Sargent (John} of Marlborough), b. Sept. 29, 1808 m., 1st, Nov. 10. 1836, Damaris (b. Feb. 13, 1815; d. Dec. 4, 1849), dangliter of Josiah P. Read m., 2d, Sept. 8, 1850, Malinda (b. Nov.
S,~
; ;

26, 1804; d. Oct. 3, 1888), daughter of Josiah P. Read. Children:

Fidelia, h. Doc. 1, 1837; d. Oct. 2, 1849.

^lilton,
I).

23, 1841; d. Sept. 19, 1849. 1843; d. Sept. 21, 1849.

May

Harvey, b. Feb. 17, 1839. Annette, b. Dec. 8,

Harvey^ Sargent (John

1839
;

S.,^ John^ of.Marlhorougli), h. Feb. 17,

June 12, 1867, Susan H. (b. July 29, 1839), daughter of Hezeltine Gould of Dover, Vt. Child George Harvey, b. July 14,
ni.
:

1868.

sawyer.
Swanzey, March 10, 1772. Sarah, his wife, m., Cliildren Sarah, b. 2nd, John Starkey. Abijah, b. Sept 24, 1765. Feb. 1, 1767 m. Joshua Graves. Samuel, b. Sept. 1, 1768. Eunice,
in
:
;

Caleb Sawyer d.

b.

May

6,

1770.

Caleb, b.

March

4, 1772.

Abijah2 Sawyer (CaJeb^), b. Sept. 24,1765; m. Nov. 26, 1783, Meletiah (b. Jan. 20, 1766; d. Nov. 8, 1837), daughter of Josluia Graves, 1st; d. March 28, 1823. Children Henry, b. Feb. 29, 1784.
:

Hannah, b. Jan. 20, 1786; ra. Jan. 7, 1806, Abraham Day; d. in Penn. Hephzihah and a twin brother, b. May 5, 1791 the daughter d. Sept. 14, 1795, the son the day of its birth. Rhoda, b. July 5, 1793 d. March 2, 1803. A daughter b. Aug. 31, 1795 d. the same day. Caleb, b. Dec. 5, 1796; d. Feb. 8, 1801. Lydia, b. June 14,
;
; ;

1799;

d.

31, 1804;

March 3, 1803. Joshua, b. July 21, 1801. Lydia, ra. James Hosley. Caleb, b. Sept. 9, 1806.

b.

July

GEXEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Sa5IOel2

441

SAWfER {Cide) ,h.

Sept.

1,

1768

m. Nov. 23, 1790, Ru-

hanmli Ilazen.

28, 1808,

Hknry3 Sawyer (Abijah,^ Caleh^),h. Feb. 29, 1784 ra., Ist, April Rebecca (b. April 4, 1781; d. July 17, 1816), (hinghter of
;

Ainos Bailey; m.,

d. 2ii(l, July 20, 1817, Cynthia (b. Aug. 19, 1796 Jan. 24, 1840), daugliter of Auios Bailey d. Sept. 28, 1877. Cliildi-en Albert, b. Feb. 28, 1809; d. March 28, 1809. Elmira, b. June 10,
;
;

1810
cock.

d.

Rebecca, April 17, 1838, Hiram W. Peabody of Newport; d. July 28, 1846. Abijah, b. April 20, 1821. Joshua Bradley, b. March 9, 1823. Cynthia B., b. June 2, 1826; d. July 15, 1827. Cynthia J., b. June 26,

May Amos

23, 1879.

Clarissa, b.

May

2,

1812
b.

m. Virgil WoodFeb. 9, 1819; m.

B., b.

Feb. 22, 1814.

1828; m. Isaac Boynton of Haverhill, Mass.; d. Feb. 21, 1875. Henry, b. April 27, 1832 d. Feb. 24, 1867, iu Winchendon, Mass.
;

Joshda3 Sawyer (Abijah,^ Cale), b. July 21, 1801 m. March 31, 1830, Lucina (b. June 25, 1806 d. July 27, 1840), daugliter of James Children Lydia W., b. July 1, 1831 m. Olcott; d. May 15, 1839. m., 2nd, Henry 1st, May 4, 1852, James Ward of Bradford, Conn. Stanchfield of Minnesota. Joshua, b. July 7, 1833 d. Dec. 22, 1835. Emily E., b. June 28, 1836 d. Aug. 14, 1851. Joshua A., b. July
;
;

3,

1839.

Caleb^ Sawyer {Abijah,^ Caleb'^), b. Sept. 9, 1806; m. 1829, Hannah (b. Nov. 1, 1808), daughter of James Olcott; Martin L., 14, 1881. Children Caleb A., b. April 7, 1812.
:

May
d.
b.

4,

Mar.
Feb.

22, 1849.

Amos'*

Sawyer {Henry, ^
;

Abijah,'^

Cale),

b.

Feb. 22, 1814;

ra.

Nov.

1847, Dorothy (b. Apr. 27, 1824), daughter of Chauncy Davis of Fitzwilliam d. May 9", 1864. Child Albert Henr}'.
18,
:

Israel Sawyer,

b. in

1752; m. Caty

d.

Jan.

18,

1832.
19,

Children: Elijah. Archibald, b. Dec. 29, 1791. Josiah, b. 1796. AVilliam, b. Nov. 25, 1797. Caty, b. Dec. 4, 1799.
b.

May

Bulah,

Mar.

5,

1808.

Aholiab,

b.

July 26, 1809.

March

Elijah- Sawyer (Israel^), m., 1st, Dec. 2, 1804, Mary (b. 1786 d. m., 2nd, Mrs. Mary 8, 1843), daughter of Aquila Ramsdell Ann Baxter. Children: Thankful, b. Feb. 15, 1805; in. William Esther Brown, b. Aug. 20, Sebastian. Jerome, b. Feb. 3, 1807.
; ;

442
1811.

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Selick Osl)orn, b. Nov. Elijah Houghton, b. Feb. 11,1814. b. Nov. Gardner 1817. 28, 1820. 26, Mary CatheGeorge Byron, 1823. b. March 3, rine,
;

Jeromk^ Sawyer {Elijah,'^ Israel), b. Feb. 3, 1807 m. Nov. 28, Children LeRoy Milton, b. 1830, Abigail Varney of llallowell, Me. March b. Mar. 1, 1831. Edna Arvilla, Jerome, b. Sept. 22, 1833. b. 1838. b. Dec. 20, 1842. 1836. Charles, 12, Apr. 19, George II.,
:

Charles H.~ Sawyer (Daniel^ came from Ludlow, Fit.), 21, 1856; m. Feb., 1879, Mrs. Ella M. Knight (b. Aug.
:

b.

March

17, 1853), Clara L. Knight, of Boston, daughter of Charles Talbot. Children Charles B., b. Jan. Hattie Ella, b. Aug. 22, 1880. b. Feb. 3, 1874. 18S3. 26, SCOTT.

William Scott,
Willi AM^ Scott,
SiMKON Scott,

d.

Dec.

2,

1771.

jr., d. Sept. 24, 1769.

d. Sept. 10, 1810,

1st,

aged seventy-six

3'ears.

March 25, 1756, Maiy, daughter of AbraJune 21, 1797, Mrs. Mitty Bigelow, of Kcene. ChiUb'en Mary, m. Matthew Robley. Assena, b. Dec. 4, 1761 m., Samuel Hills. Eunice, b. June 15, 1765 m. Samuel Lane. Ebenezer,
Elisha Scott, m.,
m., 2d,
:

ham Graves;

b.

Maich

5, b.

1767.

daughter,

Aug.

Elisha, b. Apr. 18, 1770. 11, 1776.

.

Jerusha, an adopted

Nathan Scott m. Ruth

1770.

Children

Rachel, bapt.

May

6,

Ora,

b.

July 14, 1771.

tent, bapt. July 12, 1775.

Thankful, bapt. Aug. 8, 1773. Ilepzibah, bapt. Jan. 25, 1778.

ConRuth,

bapt. Jan. 30, 1780.

Ellen, bapt. Joshua, bapt. June 15, 1790.

b.

Nov.

13, 1785

d.

Nov.

15, 1788.

Ebenezer- Scott {Elisha^), Angelina Belding.

March

5,

1767; m. Jan. 5, 1792,

(b.

Elisha'- Scott {Elisha^), h. Apr. 18, 1770 ra. Dec. 11, 1800, Dorcas June 9, 1778), daughter of Abner Graves.
;

SEAVER.

Robert Seaver, of Roxbury, Mass., came from England

in the

to

Ameiica
d.

year 1634; m. Dec. 10, 1634, Elizabeth BuUard.

He

May,

1683.

Had

six children

Shubael,

b.

Jan. 31, 1639. Caleb. Joshua.

Elizabeth.

Nathaniel.

Hannah.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Shubael^
(Slmbael,'^ Robert^),
ra.

443
Twelves.

Jane

12, 1704, Abigail

Had

a son

Shubael,

b.

April 25, 1705.

Shdbaei/ Seaver
m. July
4,

(Shubael,'^ Shubael,^ Robert^), b. April 25, 1705

1734,

Mary Rogers,
11, 1740.

of Boston.

Children Abigail.
:

Mary.

Sliubael, b.

Aug.

Shubael^ Seaver {Shubael.^ Shubael,^ Shubael,- Robert^), h. Aug. 1740 ni. Deliverance (d. March 5, 1825), daughter of Noah Hyde of Newton, Mass. Went to Framingham thence, Oct. 1, 1781, removed to Swanzey. He d. Jan. 20, 1826. Children: Mary,b. Nov. 8, 1764; m. Nov. 6, 1786, Abijah Whitconib. Deliverance, b. Feb. 7, 1767; m. P'eb. 21, 1786, Longley Willard. Patty, b. July 23, 1769 m. Nathaniel Hills. Ruth, b. Sept. 1, 1771 m. Feb. 24, 1795,
11,
;

Daniel Converse.

1776;
1779.

ra.

May
b.

John,

July 11, 1773. Lucy, b. Oct. 13, Clark. William Hyde, b. June 5, James 22, 1799, about 1783; m. Dorothy Whitcomb. Ebenezer, m.
Shubael,
b.

Roxanna, daughter of Asa Dickinson.

Capt. Shubael^ Seaver {Shubael,^ SJmbael,^ Shubael,^ Shubael,^ Robert^), b. July 11, 1773; ra., 1st, Mary, (b. May 8, 1777; d. Nov. 28, 1815), daughter of John Pierce ra., 2d, Dec. 23, 1817, Hep;

zibath Stratton frora Bernardstown.

He

d.

Dec.

6,

1828.

Children

Polly, b. Dec. 16, 1799 ;d. Dec. 15, 1815.

Sarah, b. Oct. 11, 1802; d.

;

Shubael, b. Feb. 2, 1804 went to N. Y. John P., went to N. Y. Alfred, b. Nov. 15, 1814. Polly, b. July 20, 1818; m. Jacob B. Mnrdock. Maranda, b. Nov. 20, m. Isaac Murdock. Luman b. Oct. W., 1820; 15, 1822. Schuyler, b. Dec. 23, 1824; m. Sally A., daughter of John Ellis of Keene. m. John Read of Winchester. Mariah, b. March 12, 1827
26, 1831.
7,

March

b.

May

1809

William H.^ Seaver {Shubael,^ SJmbael,'^ Shubael,^

ert^),

Shubael,'^

Rob;

1779; m. Nov. 28, 1805, Polly (b. April 8, 1781 d. Jan. 18, 1864), daughter of John Pierce; he d. April 11, 1854. Children Abram, b. Nov. 3, 1807. Mary, b. July 4, 1810 ra. Jonathan Jackson. Emily, b. July 14, 1817; m. Aaron R. Haramond.
b.

June

5,

JoiiN^
b.

Seaver
;

about 1783

ra.

{Shubael,^ Shubael,'^ Shubael,^ Shubael,- Robert^), Dorothy Whitcomb (b. June 3, 1791). He died

Dec. 26, 1856.

ert^),

Ebenezer^ Seaver ( Shubael,^ Shubael,'^ Shtibael,^ Shubael,^ Robm. Roxanna, daughter of Asa Dickinson.

444

HISTORY OF swanzey.

Alfred'^ Skavkr (Shubael,^ Shubael,^ Shiibnel,^ Shuhael^^ Shubael,'^ Robert^), b. Nov. 15, 1814; m. April 24, 1842, Mary Ann (b. Dec. He d. Dec. 21, 18G8. Cliil11, 1815), (laugliter of Mtutin Mason.
di-en
:

Lmnan
d.

li., b.

April 6, 1843.

Mary

E., b. July 8, 1849

m. Si7,

meon A. Spring.
1861;

George A.,

b. Sept. 11, 1853.

John A.,

b.

Feb.

April 30, 1861.

W.'''

Seaver {Shubael,^ Shnbael,^ Shubael,'^ Shnbael,'^ S/tbaeU^ Robert^), b. Oct. 15, 1822 m. Lncy (b. May 14, 1828), daughter of Martin Mason. Children Ennna. Charles D. Catie or Katie.
;

LuMAN

bael,'^

Schuyler'^ Seaver {Shubael,^ Shubael,^ Shubael,'^ Shubael^^ SliuRobert^), b. Dec. 23, 1824; m. Sally Ann, daughter of John

Ellis, of

Keene

he d. 1886.

Children
N.,
1863.

Mary Ann,
b.

b.

Jan. 21, 1857

m. Benjamin F. Bowen. 1882. P:imer A., b. Feb.

Osman
8,

Aug.
S., b.

28, 1858; d.

Ang.

23,

John

Oct. 15, 1865.

Myra

A. L.,
1870;

b.
ni.

April 1,1868;

d.

Frank Applin.
1876
;

Dec. 21, 1868. Grace A. J., b. July 7, b. Oct. Frank M., 19, 1873. Lyford W.,
1877.

b. April 4,

d.

May

2,

Abram'''
bael,^

Seaver {William H.,^ SJiubael,^ Sliubael,^ Shubael,^ ShuRobert^), b. Nov. 3, 1807 m. Oct. 16, 1832, Direxa (b. March
;

22, 1810), daughter of Daniel Verry Children William, b. Sept. 23, 1833.
:

d.

Dec.

9,

Edwin,

b.

March

1881, in Keene. 19, 1838.

LuMAN B.^ Seaver {Alfred,"^ Shubael,^ Shxibael,^ Shubael,'* Shubael,^ Shubael,^ Robert^), b. April 6, 1843 m. Aug. 11, 1864, Maggie M., Children Lilla A., b. (b. in Ireland), sister of Thomas Lonergan.
; :

Nellie M., b. Sept. Willie D., b. Aug. 12, 1866. 14, 1865. 1869. 1867. Alfred b. 23, L., April 14, Eugene A., b. Feb. 5, 1872. Fred W. and Walter, b. Sept. 25, 1873; Walter, d. Oct. 30, 1873.

March

George A.^ Seaver

(b.

{Alfred,''

bael,^ iShubael,'^ Robert^), b.

Shubael,^ SJmbael,^ Shubael,'^ ShuSept. 11, 1853; m. Jan. 9, 1876, Lucy

Cleon A.,

Sept. 13, 1857), daughter of Luther Beal of Richmond. b. Sept. 9, 1889.

Child:

SEBASTIAN OR SEBASTIN.
"WiixiAM- Sebastian {Samuel^ tvas a sea captain and loaa lost at sea) b. Feb. 27, 1804, in Saco, Maine; m.Oct. 3, 1827, Thankful (h. Feb.
15,
l''^05),
;

24, 1830
ful S., b.

daughter of Elijah Sawyer. Children: Ellen M., b. Jan. m. Nov. 10, 1851, John E. Brown d. July 7, 1866. Thank;

Aug.

11,

1834

m. March

9,

1860, Charles

II.

Gove

of Hart-

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
land, Vt.
"William, b.

445
6,

May

12,

1836.

Samuel, b. Oct.
b.

183S.

Edward

P., b.

Jan. 31, 1841.

Charles N.,

Jan. 8, 1843.

Frederick
E., b. Feb.

E., b. Sept. 10, 1845; went to the Black Hills.

15, 1847.

Mary

William^ Sebastian {WilUavi,- SamueP), b. Ma}- 12, 1836; m., 1st, March 6, 1861, A. Maria (b. Oct. 23, 1842; d. April 8, 1872), daughter of Leander Page; m., 2d, Lillian Wilson, daughter of J. Q. A. Wilson.
Samuel^ Sebastian {William,'^ Samuel^), b. Oct. and bad Harr}'. He d. Jan. 18, 1884. Roxe}'
6,

1838;

m.,

h. Jan. 31, 1841 m,, ( William,^ Samuel^), of Oct. 14, 1847), daughter 1st, Angelina (b. Bradley Hill; ra., 2d, Children Leon Adella (b. June 26, 1861), daughter of Edwin Hill.
; :

Edward

P.^ Sebastian

E., b.

July

6,

1877.

Leicester A., b. Sept. 26, 1883

lives in

Keene.
;

( William,^ Samuel^), b. Jan. 8, 1843 m., Oct. 3, 1867, Henrietta E. (d. Sept. 28, 1873), daughter of Charles Burnham m., 2d, Hattie Ingalls and removed to Troy. Children: Fred. Mary.

Charles N.^ Sebastian

1st,

SHERMAN.

Timothy Sherman m. Helen

W.

(b.

March

2,

1841), daughter of

Hiram Uuderwood.
David Sherman
ra.,

2d,

March

9,

1797,

Hannah

Curtis.

SIMONDS.

JoHN^ SiMONDS (EUsha^),

Zalinon Howe, of Troy.

in.

Dec.

4,

1828, Asenath, daughter of

Perin^ SiMONDS {Elisha^) Azariah Dickinson.

m. July 31, 1833, Eliza, daughter of

P. Simonds m., 1st, Gertrude M., daughter of John Q. A. 2d, Apr. 13, 1889, Alice L. (b. May 5, 1870), daughm., Wilson; ter of Simeon H. Holbrook.

Elmer

slate.

Daniel Slate came from Bernardston, Mass., and died

zey, Feb. 15, 1817.
30

in

Swan-

Child:

Joseph, b. 1769

in

Bernardston, Mass.

446

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
h.

Joseph^ Slatr {Daniel),

(1.

Sept. 3, 1855)

d.

March

20, 1847,

Sopliia,

m.

Amasa

S. Rogers.

1769; m. Mehitable (b. 1772; inSwanzey. Cluldren Daniel. Viliira, m. Ivory Snow.
:

3,

Daniel^ Slate {Jo^eph,^ Daniel^ of Bernardston, Mass.), m. Feb. 1828, Susan (widow Bridge, b. Nov. 19, 1802; d. Aug. 9, 1840),
SMALLEY.

daughter of Farnum Fish.

Benjamin Smalley and Polly Severance,

SMEAD.

ra.

Apr. 24, 1803.

The emigrant ancestors of the Swanzej^ Smeads were widow Judith^ Smead and her son William. ^ They came in 1636 and settled in DorThe son was but one year old. Previous to 1660, chester, Mass.
:

the

faniil}'

had settled

in

there to Deerfield about 1673.

Northampton, Mass., and removed from The line of descent was William, ^

Samuel,^ Samuel.''

NiMs^ Smead {Samxiel,'^ Samuel,^ William,- Judith^), m. Oct. 23, 1783, Sul)n)it Scott. Children: Elisha, b. July 23, 1784. Chester, b. Aug. 28, 1786. Elizabeth, b. -Jaiu 9, 1789. Electa, I). July 1, 1791. Rufus, b. Jan. 31, 1794. Submit, b. March 21, 1796.

1759, in jMontague, Mass.

Joseph^ Smead {Samuel,'^ Samuel,'^ Williavi,- Judith^), m.,lst, Nov. 27, 1782, Persis
;

b.

June 26,

(b. Oct. 7,

1758;

d.

Aug.

30, 1815, in
;

Noithfield, Mass.

Swanzey), daughter of Simeon Lyman of m., 2d, Sept. 22, 1816, Sarah (widow of Ehenezer

Wetherell, b. Oct. 24, 1781; d. Nov. 4, 1861), daughter of Aaron Brown, of Westmoreland. He d. March 11, 1834, in Swanzey; she m., 2d, March 22, 1840, Simeon Cook. Children Sally, b. Oct. 20,
:

Maranda, b. Nov. Lydia L., b. Nov. 30, 1805 m. May 11, 1831, Calvin Kendall of Athol, Mass. Emeline, b. Feb. 17, 1807; m. Oct. 24, 1832, Rev. Charles Granger of West Randoli)h, Vt. Mary B., b. Jan. 19, 1809 m. Jan 19, 1832, George F. Gray of Templeton, Mass. Ebcnezer P., b. March 13, 1811. Fanny B., b. Sept. 1, 1813 m. March 14, 1838, Jonathan A. Winchester of Westmoreland,
1791
;

d.

about 1825. The AVetherell children were

;

16, 1803

d.

Jan.

5,

1805.

Smead

children

Persis L., b. Dec. 20, 1817

d.

seph B., b. Sept. 20, 1819.

Ei)hraim A.,

b.

Feb.

Jan. 22, 1841. 1, 1822.

Jo-

Joseph B.^ Smead {Saimiel,'^ Saymiel,^ William,'^ Judith^), b. Sept. 20, 1819; m. Nov. 16, 1842, Rachel Malvina (1). June 30, 1823), daughter of Simeon Cook.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

447

Feb.

Ephratji A.^ S.mead {Samuel^^ Samuel,^ William,'^ Judith^), h. m. Sept., 1846, Susan A. Knight (b. 1826 in Wind1, 1822
J

ham), of Boston.
SMITH.

Timothy Smith, m. May

Timothy,
b.

27, 1806, Patience Dexter.

Cliildren

Oct. 13, 1806. Hosea, b. March 30, 1809. Sarah, b. Oct. 26, 1811. Rnfus, b. May 7, 1814. Alba, b. Oct. 11, 1816. Oliver, b. June 19, 1823. Jonatlian, b. Feb. 27, 1819. Dorothy,
b.

March

5,

1826.

Annis,

b.

Feb. 27, 1830.

Betsey, b. 1833; d.

Sept. 8, 1852.

Hector A. Smith m. Lucy, daughter

field.

of Samuel Beal of Chester-

Child

Clarence.
(brother to Timothy) m. Parmel
.

Nathan Smith
;

Children

Parmel, b. Sept. 7, 1807; m. Lyman Whittaker. Polly, 1809 m. Aug. 7, 1831, Isaac Whittaker. Daniel S.
SNELL.

b. Sept. 2,

Marvel Snell, m.
cus Bullard's farm.

Jan. 14, 1805,

Annah Smith.

Lived near Mar-

Mrs. Thankful Snell

d.

Apr.

9, 1812,

aged seventy years.

SNOW.

Holbrook Ivory Snow, b 1762, in Mattapoisett, Mass. m. d. in Children 1762 d. 26, Feb.-17, 1852, Apr. Swanzey. (b. 1845) Phebe, b. Jan. 23, 1783 m. May 2, 1810, Joseph Hill of Chesterfield
,
; :
;

d. Sept. 2, 1854, in Winchester.

James,

b.

Jan. 20. 1785.

Peter, b.

d.

Oct. 19, 1787. Joshua, b. May 11, 1789. Hannah, b. P'eb. 27, 1792; Jan. 29, 1859. Ivory, b. March 18, 1794. Joseph, b. Jnly 7,

1796.

1805

Timothy, b. Jan. 29, 1799 went to Michigan.

d.

Dec. 12, 1822.

Henry,

b. in

James'^ Snow (Ivory^), b. Jan. 20, 1785 22, 1789), daughter of Phinehas Hamblet.
;

m. Elizabeth

(b.

March

Pkter2 Snow (Ron/), b. Oct. 19, 1787 m. Jan. 10, 1813, Mercy Nov. 29, 1791; d. Oct. 29, 1874), daughter of John Bolles of Richmond d. Feb. 3, 1867. Children Edwin, b. Oct. 22, 1813. b. 1818. Oramon, Apr. 3,
(b.
;

Joshi;a2
(b.

Snow
1793;

{Ivon/),
d.

Apr.

4,

m. July 20, 1817, Phebe Apr. 22, 1861), daughter of Phinehas Hamblet;
b.

May

11, 1789

448
d.

HISTOKY OF SWANZEY.
Children: Eniiice, b. Jan. 16, LSIS; m. George
b.
;

Jan. 15, 1873.

Cross. Daniel,!). Jan. 20, 1820. Solon W., H., b. Nov. 2, 1824. Arba, b. Oct. 4, 1826
24, 1831
"
;

May

2,

1822. Pliinehas

d.

Apr.

1,

1853.

1827. Ivory, b. Sept. Charles, b. Aug. 13, 1833.

d.
;

Ivory^Snow {Ivonf),h. March 18, 1794 in. Feb. 15, 1816, Viliira, daughter of Joseph Slate d. in Mattapoisett, Mass. Cliildreu Juliua, b. Dec. 19, 1818 tn. Alfred Stratton. Joseph W., b. Oct. 22, 1820. Russell E., b. Nov. 19, 1822. Annis, b. Oct. 20, 1824; m. Leander
:
;

Brovvnell.

Parmelia,

b.

March

31, 1827;

ni.

Loren P. Hammond.

Richardson (/yoj-?/^), b. July 7, 1796; m. Abigail d. of Mass. Oct. 31, 1872. 1876, aged eighty-five years) (d. July 2, m. Thomas J. Eaton. Adaline, d. Children: Martha, b. in 1825

Joseph^

Snow

young.
Icory^ of Mattapoisett, Mass.), b. Oct. 22, m. Feb. 20, 1839, Hannah, daughter of Benjamin Cross. Children Susan J., b. Sept. 13, 1840; m. Elijah Haker of Winchester. Augusta N., b. July 16, 1842 ni. Nathaniel Henry of Chesterfield,

Edwin^ Snow {Peter ^;

1813

Benjamin C,

b.

Jan. 13, 1848.

Oramon3Snovv (Peter,^ Ivory^), b. April 3, 1818; m., 1st, Oct. 21, 1847, Martha Holbrook (b. Jan. 24, 1820; d. March, 1868) m., 2ud, Feb. 16, 1870, Mary Ann (widow of Alfred Seaver), daughter of Mar;

tin

Mason. Children: Leroy O.,

b.

Feb.

5,

1851.

Irvin \V., b. Feb.

11, 1856.

Daniel^ Snow (Jbs7i?(a,2 /wry ), b. Jan. 20, 1820; m. Nov. 20, 1844, Rhoda S. (b. Oct. 14, 1822), daughter of Nathaniel Lawrence. Frank L., b. Aug. 5, 1849. Child
:

SoLON W.3 Snow

:

(Joshua,'^ Ivor}/), b.

May

2,

1822

m. Nov.

15,

1849, Sarah C. (b. Jan. 28, 1827), daughter of Martin Thompson. Children George S., b. Jtdy 31, 1852. Delivan J., b. July 6, 1855 Edward H., b. Aug. 27, 1857. Alice L., b. Nov. d. Jan. 8, 1856. Charles T., b. Sept. 23, 1S62. 16, 1860; m. Charles B. Si)arhawk.
;

Lizzie N., b. Jan. 18, 1865. 1869.

Mary L,

b.

Apr.

5,

1867;

d.

Jan. 23,

PniNEnAS H.^ Snow (Joshua,- Ivory^), b. Nov. 2, 1824 ni. July 7, 1852, Fanny ]\L, daughter of George Marcy of Cornish. He d. Aug. Child Clara R., b. Feb. 3, 1856 d. March 25, 1856. 5, 1888.
;

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
;

449

Charles^ Snow {Joshua,'^ Ivory^), b. Aug., 1833 m. June 1, 1854, Child: Carrie L., b. Dee. Martlia J. Colby; d, Aug. 5, 1859. m. Nov. 6, 1880, Charles S. Whitcomb. 2, 1856
;

m. (Echvin,^ Peter, Ivory'^), b. Jan. 13, 1848 Jan. 1, 1875, Jennie L. (b. Marcli 21, 1855), daughter of Marshall B. Shaw of Chesterfiekl. Child: Ernest J., b. Sept. 8, 1879.

Benjamin

C."*

Snow

'^

Frank
Fox.

L."*

Sept. 17, 1878,

Snow {Daniel,^ Joshua,^ Ivory^), b. Aug. 5, 1849 ra. Mary F. (b. May 6, 1852), daughter of Salmon H.
;

George
comb
;

S.''

m., 1st, Nellie

Snow {Solon W.,^ JosJiua.^ Ivory'^), b. July 31, M. (b. June 9, 1856), daughter of Benjamin

1852;
Wiiit-

m., 2nd, Jan, 16, 1888, Nellie A. Sweet.

H."*

son, d. young.

Edward

Snow
2,

1857; m. Nov.

(Solon W.,^ Joshua,'^ Ivory^), b. Aug. 27, 1887, Julia E., daughter of James L. Cahee of

Brandon, Vt.

SOUTHWORTH.

William SouTHwoRTH and

reared a large family.

He

d.
;

One

child d, July 25, 1819

prior to 1817, Jan, 21, 1824. Aug. another d. Sept, 21, 1823, Records in13,

wife

came

to this

town
d.

1843; she

complete.

SPARHAWK.
b. May 10, 1822 m. Nov. 16, 1848, Martha A, (b. May 13, 1830), daughter of Lyndon Watkins of Winchester, He d. Apr, 16, 1887, Children George
;

John H.- Sparhawk (SamueU of Waljwle),

W,, b. May 4, 1849 d. Jan. 8, 1862, m, Nov, 25, 1874, Herbert 0. Young, Charles B., b. March 3, 1858.
;

Carrie E,, b. Sept, 12, 1852 John Willie, b, June 9, 1854.

;

John W.^ Sparhawk (John H.,'^ SamueU), b, June 9, 1854; ra. Dec, 28, 1885, Nellie (b. April 29, 1859), daughter of Charles Norwood of Richmond, Children William Norwood, b, Jul}' 20, 1888,
:

Charles Bellows, b, Aug, 29, 1889.

Charles B.^ Sparhawk {John H.,^ Samuel^), b, March 3, 1858; m. Feb. 14, 1884, Alice L- (b. Nov. 16, 1860), daughter of Solon W. Snow. He d. Sept. 4, 1889.
SPOFFORD.

Abram Spofford m. May

daughter of Farnum Fish.

6, 1841, Caroline (b, Feb, 20, 1816), Children: Mary C, b, July 11, 1842;

450

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

m. Sept. 12, 1865, Rev. William H. Cutler. Alhin A., b. Miy 28, 1848; d. July 19, 1849. Walter C, b. Oct. 3, 1850; <1. Dec. 19, m. Dee. 24, 1874, Charles E. Kim1854. Ella A., b. July 27, 1853 Abbie A., b. Oct. 30, 1856 d. Nov. 23, 1863. ball.
;
;

SPRAGUE.
grandfatlier of OI)adiah Si)rague of Swanzey was Obadiali Sprague of lliclimoiul, b. in Providence, R. I., Aug. 22, 1770; m. Aug. 10, 1794, Betsey, daughter of Gideon Mann of Richmond. He
d. in

The

Richmond
;

mond

in 1858. Child Samuel, b. Nov. 22, 1797, in Richm. 1822, Melinda, daughter of Benjamin Kingman of Win:

chester

he d. in Winchester, Sept. 28, 1881.

Obadiaii^ Sprague {Sainuel,^ Obadiah^ of Providence), b. in Richmond, March 21, 1826 m. Jan. 3, 1877, Martha E. (b. March 18,
;

BerChildren: 1841), daughter of Clark Mason of Marll^orough. Bertha E., b. Feb. 25, nice A., b. Oct. 27, 1878 d. May 5, 1879.
;

Florence M., b. May 9, 1885.

1880.

b.

May

1,

1881

d.

Dec. 29, 1887.

Mary M.,

Ebenezer^ Sprague (Ebenezer^), m.

ton
;

May

20, 1754, Abigail Ilea-

he d. Sept.

9,

1754.
SPRING.

Simeon A.^ Spring {John A. Spring^ of

6, 1837; m., 1st, Jan.
1,

Springfield, V(.), b. Jan.

;

1861,

Mary
:

E. Ilolman of Keene (b. 1841

m., 2nd, Apr. 11,1869, MaryE. (b. July 8, 1849), daugh1866) ter of Alfred Seaver. Children Frank, b. June 6, 1863 d. young. a b. March m. 30, 1866; Fred, daughter of Luke Ellor; resides iu
;
;

d.

Athol, Mass.

STANLEY.

Pentecost^ Stanley (Nathaniel^), b. in Attleboroiigh, Mass., in he d. in Swanzey. Children: Dolly and 1739; m. Experience m. b. 1766 John AVhitcomb, jr. Sally, m. Daniel Doll}', Sally, m. Whitcomb. Silas Israel, b. Apr. 15, 1772. Cummings. Rlioda,
;

Tryphena,

b.

May

27, 1774; d. young.

Abner,
;

b.

Apr. 28, 1777.

Nathaniel, b. Aug. 28, 1779. Lucy, b. 1781 m. Alpheus Cajiron. Podee, b. Jan. 1, 1785; m. Josiah Hammond. Nancy, m. Henr}-

Aldrich of Livermore, Me.

Israel^ Stanley {Pentecost,^ N((t7ianiel^), h. April 15, 1772; m. 4, 1798, Eunice (b. Dec. 11, 1778; d. Ang. 27, 1856), daugliter

March

of Micajah

Norwood

hed. March

5, 1855.

Children

Nathaniel,

b.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Nov.
11, 1798.
;

451

b. Sept. 26,

Arvilla, Susan, b. July 13, 1800 m. Jnines S. Ttift. m. Paul Wright. OiTa,b. Nov. 11, 1804 m. June 6, 1823, Watson AYashbuin. Nancy, b. Sept. 3, 1810; m. Oct. 28, 1833, James Hills. Alonzo A., b. March 13, 1817.

1802

Nathaniel'* Stanley (Isra"!,^ Pentecost,^ NatJianieU)

b.

Nov. 11,

1798; m. Apr. 3, 1825, Sylvia (b. Apr. 6, 1797; d. Nov. 2, 1844), he d. Oct. 15, 1844. Children: daugiiter of Ebenezer Hills, 2nd
;

Francis H.,

b.

Nov.

13, 1826.
;

Cyrus W.,
I.

b.

July 11, 1828.

Fidelia

L., b. Sept. 19, 1829

m. John

Mead

of Richmond.

Alonzo

a."*

Stanley

(Israel,^

Pentecost,'^ Nathaniel^), b.

March

13, 1817; m. Oct. 14, 1847, Keziah R. (b. Jan. 5, 1826; d. Oct. 2,

Children: Roscoe A., b. Feb. 1888), daughter of Aaron Thayer. d. Nov. 1865. Abbie J., b. Dec. 22, 1850; d. Sept. 12, 24, 1849; b. 1852. 1851. Jennie M., b. Dec. 22, 17, George W., July 18,

1854; m., 1st, July 20, 1874, Charles H. Washburn (d. Nov., 1M75) New Orleans; m., 2d, John W. Curtis. Lizzie A., b. Aug. 14, 1857; d. Oct. 18, 1865. Alice A., b. Dec. 23, 1860; m. May 22, 1886, Charles H. Rockwood. Addie I., b. Apr. 25, 1864 m. Fayette
of
;

F. Downing-. o'

b.

Cyrus W.^ Stanley (NatJianiel,'^ Israel^^ Pentecost^- Nathaniel^), July 11, 1828; m. Jan. 8, 1852, Eunice C. (b. Oct. 31, 1832), daughter of Lyndou Watkins of Winchester.

George W.^ Stanley (Alonzo

July 18, 1852
;

A.,"^ Israel,^ Pentecost,- Nathaniel^) ^h.

m. Feb.

3, 1880,

Mary, daughter of Robert Elwell of

Langdon (Mrs. Towne).

STANTON.

Daniel Stanton,
(b.
;

b. in Ireland

March

25, 1830

m. 1855, Catharine
:

Edward, b. Nov. 1835) he d. Dec. 14, 1885. Children 29, 1857. John, b. July 17, 1859. Ella, b. Dec. 17, 1861 d. Nov. 26, 1883. Charles, b. Aug. 3, 1866. DanKate, b. Jan. 9, 1863.
;

iel, b.

June

20, 1869.

William, b. July 20, 1871.

starkey.

John^ Starkey (Andrew'^ of Attlebo rough, 3fass.), settled prior to 1776, in that i)art of the town, which was incorporated afterwards into the town of Troy, and after the death of his wife m. Sarah, widow
of Caleb Sawyer.
Lois, b. 1755
;

Children

Peter. John. Benjamin

;

Enoch. Joseph.
d. 1810.

m. June 28, 1774, James Wheelock

452

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Peter3 Starkey {John,- Andrew^), m. Lona Grosvner (d. in Tro}', Feb., 1821). Cliildren: Otis, b, Feb. 25, 1774. Peter, b. Sept. 25, 1777. Laban, 1). Jan. 30, Nathan, b. Marcli 12, 1779. 1782. Benjamin, b. June 14, 1785. Jolin, b. Apr. 3, 1788. Calvin,
b.

March

17, 17'J0.

Lona,

b.

April 25, 1792.

Luna,

b.

Sept. 11,

1794.

JoHN^ Starket {John,^ Andreiv^), m. Mary Godding.

No
(h.

faniil}'.

Enoch^ Starkey
June
18,

(JoJin,^ Andreiv^),

m. Betsey
Poll}-,

1751

d.

Children: David. George. 1821). Benjamin Tilden of Keene. Samuel, b. in 1787.

ni.

John or

Levi.

Joseph^ Starkey {John,^ Andren^^), m. June 23, 1778, Waitstill, daughter of Ilenryi Morse. Children: Martha, b. March 13, 1779; m. Joseph C. Davenport. Esther, b. June 3, 1783; ra., 1st, Elijah Davenport m., 2nd, Naiinm Aldrich. AN^aitstill, b. Jan. 17, 1787 m.
; ;

Noah

Aldrich.

Betsey, b.

Joseph, in May, 1803

b. Sept. 27,
;

Henry, m. William "Woodward.

1790.

b. Sept. 1, 1795.

Keziah Peters of Richmond. removed to Penn.

Otis^ Starkey (Peter,^ John,^ Andreiv'^), b. Feb. 25, 1774; m. Children Otis, Lewis, and Lucy, all
:

Peter^ Starkey {Peter,^ JoJin,- Andrew^),

in 1797,

b. Sept. 25,

1777

m., 1st,

Mary

(b.

April 13,1769
;

d.

Feb. 15, 1815), daughter of Jona-

than Sweet of Richmond

jah Graves.
d. in 1823.

m., 2nd, Oct., 1815, LuC}', daughter of Eli;

Richard, d. j'oung. Lona, b. April 27, 1801 Luther, b. April 4, 1803 d. about 18J8, in Troy. Amy H., b. May 4, 1805 m. Lincoln Wheelock. Mary, b. March, 1807 d. Jonathan, b. Oct. 10, 1808; d. in Marlborough. AnSept., 1811.
:
;

Children

thony

S., b. Sept. 11, 1810.

Elijah, b. July 2G, 1816.

Isaac, b.

Mary,b. April 20, 1813 d. Feb., 1815. June 18, 1818. Cynthia, m. Mr.
;

Reynolds; Sylvia

S.,

m. April 21, 1850, Sanford BoUes.

17,

Nathan^ Starkey {Peter,^ John,^ Andrew^), b. March m. Esther Briggs of Massachusetts, where he removed.
LAbAN"* Starkey
;

1779;

Pet er,^ John, ^ And7'eio^), h. Jan. 30, 1782; m. { 1781 d. Polly (b. 1844), daughter of Isaac Jackson of Fitzwilliam d. 1855. Children: Horace, b. Jan. 25, 1803. Cyrus, b. Dec. 5,
;

1804.

Eliza,

m. Anthony

S. Starkey.

Sophronia,

b.

Oct. 13, 1809

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
ni.

453

Aug. 29, 1887.

George Lord and d. Lemuel. Maria, b. Apr. young. 1889. m.Rosvvell June 19, 21, 1824; Whitcomb,

Manning Hunt.

Ann,

b.

Ma}' 12, 1814;

in.

Miles.

Caroline, d.

JoHN^ Starkey {Peter,^

Sarah Cass of Richmond.

John,'^

Andrew^),

b. April 3,

1788; m.

Calvin^ Starkey {Peter,^

John,'^

Andrew^),

b.

March

17,

1790

m.

Polly Porter of Marlborough.

David^ Starkey {Enoch^^ John,'^ Andreto^), m. March 23, 1797. Lovina, daughter of Nathan Woodcock. She m., 2nd, Enoch Cummiiigs, Children Susan, b. in 1800 m. William Clark. Rhoda, m. Mr.
: ;

Nourse of Keene.

Luther.
(EnocJi,^ JoJm^^ Andretv'^), b. 1787; m.

Samuel^ Starkey
ful (b.

Thank-

He

May 29, 1790), daughter of Nathaniel Bolles of Richmond. d. Apr. 30, 1865. Had eleven children.
Hannah Holman.

d. in

Lea^^ Starkey {EnocJi,^ JoJin,^ Andrew'^), m. Keene.

Henry"* Starkey (Jbsep/i, 3
Jb/i?i,2 ^wcZrezr^), b.

Sept. 1, 1795

;.ra.

Feb. 17, 1818, Lucy

of Isaac

(b.

Woodward

April 23, 1797; d. Nov. 29, 1886. Children:

d. Jan. 31, 1876),

daughter JohnW., b. Dec.

Alvin, b. Dec. 27, 1821. Henry, b. Jan. 27, 1824. Job. 1826. b. June 28, April 17, 1829 m. Sept. 20, 1849, seph, Lucy, William Taft Richmond. of W., b. Dec. 12, 1839. Cyrenus
18, 1818.
;

Jonathan^ Starkey {Peter, Peter, ^ John, Andrew'^), h. in Troy, Oct. 10, 1808 m.Mar. 4, 1835, Rowena (h. March 19, 1806), daughter of EbenezerHemen way of Marlborough d. in Marlborough, Dec. 22, 1839. Children Mary Eliza, b> March 12, 1836, in East Royalston,
'^

'^

Mass.
b.
in

in

East Royalston, Sept. 15, 1837. 1839, Marlborough. Carrie, m.

m. William Parker of West Harrisville. Luther Hemenway, Elmer Jonathan, 1). July 9, Brown of Royalston, Muss.
S.^

Anthony
11, 1810
ui.,
;

Starkey

'^

{Peter,

Peter,
;

Jolin^ Andrew^),

b.

Sept.
;

resides in Berlin, Mass.

m., 1st, Martha Bruce of

Hudson

2nd, Eliza, daughter of Laban Starkey; m., 3d, Lynda Taft (d. Child: Charles Dana, d. in the army of the rebellion. Apr., 1889).
Elijah'^

1816

Starkey {Peter,^ Peter,^ John,'^ Andrew^), b. July 26, m. July 26, 1846, Jane, daughter of Elijah Bolles of Landaff
;

454
(1.

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
24, 1850,
in Swanze^'.

June

Cliildren

Rolla, b.
;

March

26, 18 18

d. in Sept., 1849.

AhviLla,

b.

Nov.

3,

1849

m. Frederick Parker of

Royalston, Mass.
IsAAC^ Starkey (Peter,
ni.
'^

Peter,
(1).

July 18, 1843, Fannie

Hemenway
II., b.

of Marlborougli.
31, 1848

John,- Andreiv^), b. June 18, 1818 Dee. 20, 1814), daugiiter of Ebenezer He d. Sept. 6, 1889. Children Rolla
;

Frencli, b. April 18, 1844, in

March

1853, in Marlborough
b.

Marlborough; d. Aug. 8, 1846. Ruth d. Jan. 19, 1863. Martha Adams, b. May o, ni. Orson L. Mason of Marll)orough. INIartin

Rolla, b, Jul}' 24, 1855, in

Swanzey

d.

Aug.

15, 1857.
;

IMilaM Edgar,
d. Jan. 1, 1863.

May

22,

1857.

Martin Peter,

b.

May

22, 1859

Horace^ Starkey (Laban,^ Peter,^ Jolin,^ Andreio^), b. Jan. 25, 1803; m. Aug. 19, 1824, Candace (b. in 1803; d. Oct. 9, 1878), daughter of Eliezer Mason. Chihh'en Byron. Charles. Eliza Ann.
:

Annvilla,
dace,
ni.

lives in

the state of

New

Keene. Fannie. Louis, d. young. York. Lewis, b. 1844. Jeremiah.

Peasley.

Cyrus, lives in Horace. Can-

Cyrcs^ Starkey {Lahan,^ Peter,^ John ~ Andrew^), b. Dec. 5, 1804 m. Jan. 11, 1827, in Swanzey, Lovina Balch (b. Jul}'^ 1, 1807, in
Shrewsbury, Vt.
d. Oct. 13, 1866, in Shrewsbury, Vt.). Childi-en Oct. 12, 1827. James C, b. Feb. 7, 1829. William William O., b. June 19, O., b. Jan. 21, 1831; d. in Sept., 1831.
;

Wynian
1832
1834.
;

J., b.

d.

Dec.
b.

3, 1849, in

Shrewsbury, Vt.

Orlando L.,

Henry

A., b. Oct. 26, 1835.

;

Lucretia, b.

b. June 19, Aug. 29, 1837.

Lovina, 1844

bury, Vt..
;

Apr. 21, 1839 d. in May, 1840. David II., b. in ShrewsLovina, b. Nov. 17, 28, 1842; d. July 18, 1859. 1847 d. June 6, 1859. b. d. Aug., 1873, George L., May 17,

March

in Fort

Wayne,

Ind.

Lowell G.,

b.

Feb. 27, 1850.

MiLES^ Starkey (Laban,^

1843, Alzina
Georo-e. =5^

Peter,^ John,- Andreiii^), b. 1815;

m.

Bump

of Wallingford, Vt.

Children

Myron.

Laura.

Lemuel^ Starkey {Laban,^

1843, L.

Peter,^ John,^
;

Andrew^),

b.

1822
:

m.

Ann

Knights of Putney, Vt.

d. Jan. 30, 1863.

Child

Emma

John W.^ Starkey

1818; m. Diancy

{Henry,'^ Jospph,^ John,- Andreiv^),h. Due. 18, 18, 1818), daughter of Calvin Bryant of (b.

Nov.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Richmond
28, 1844
;

455
:

d.

Jan. 25, 187Q, in Keene.

J.

Children
b.

Mary

E., b. Apr.
;

m. Oscar
;

Howard. EmmaL.,

May

21, 1850

ni., 1st,

Emery

m., 2nd, Charles Fletcher of Bellows Falls.

Alvin^ Starkey {Henry, ^ Joseph,"^ JoJin,'^ Andreio^), b. Dec. 27, 1821; m., 1st, Marinda (b. Nov. 10, 1821; d. 1846), danghter of Jacol) Sweet of Richmond m., 2d, Caroline (b. Sept. 3, 1826), daughter of James Biiffum of Richmond. He d. June 27, 1882. Children Emma M. Marinda.
; :

John,'^ Andrew^), b. Jan. 27, m. Nov. 16, 1848, Mary Ann (d. Oct., 1865), danghter of John Scott of Richmond. Children: Frank H., b. Feb. 8, 1850. Ella
'^

Henry^ Starkey {Henry, Joseph,^

;

1824

M.,

b. in

May, 1852.

Myrtle B.,
'^

b.

Nov., 1863.

Joseph^ Starkey {Henry, Joseph,^ Jolin,^ Andrew^), b. June 28, 1826 m. Fanny (b. Sept. 15, 1820 d. March 24, 1860), danghter of Joseph Buffum of Richmond d. Feb. 15, 1865. Children Lucy F.,
;
; ; :

b. Oct.

"l-l,

1845.

Henry M.,
Juliette

b.

Dec. 27, 1846.

Angelia M.,

b.

March

3,

1849.

31, 1852.

Oct. 23, 1850. Georgianna, b. Ang. Joseph L.,b. Oct. 17, 1854. James B., b. May 23, 1857.

M.,

b.

William W.^ Starkey {Henry, ^ Joseph? Jolin,^ Andrew^), b. Dec. 12, 1839; m. Italy (b. March 10, 1843), daughter of Aquila Rams"
dell.
.
,

Milan

E.^ Starkey {Isaac,^ Peter,

'^

Peter,^ John,^ Andreiv'^), b.

May
1885.

22, 1857;
:

m. Flora E., daughter of Daniel Gay of Acworth.

Daniel, b. Feb.
6,

Children

Elma

1882.

Carl Milan, b. Apr. 4,

Lewis^ Starkey {Horace,^ LQhdn,^ Peter,^ John,- Andreiv'^), b. in 1844; m. Jan. 17, 1880, Eliza M., daughter of George W. Worsley of Marlborough. Child Walter W., b. Oct. 27, 1885.
:

JoHN^ Starkey {Andrew

Wood

(b. Oct. 2,

1869).

J.,^ of liiclimoyid), b. Jan., 1864 m. Anna Child: Chester Arthur, b. May 8, 1889.
;

STEARNS.

Abraham^ Stkarns, a native of Milford, Mass., b. in 1757; ra. Esther Warren of Milford, danghter of Samuel and Eunice Warren came from Mendon, Mass., to Chesterfield about 1780, thence to Swanzey about 1810 and bnilt the hotel and store where AsaS. Ken;

456
d all
(lied.
I).

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

He

d.

in

1825.

Children:
b.

Ahijali, b.

Nov.

23, 1781.

Dec. 22, 1783. John, Daniel, b. Ma}- 26, 1791

b.

As:ii)h,
d.

Oct. 13,

1786; went to Ohio.

May
;

11, 1815, in Chesterfield.

Abraham,
;

March

5, 1793.

1797.

Ziba, b.

Samuel, b. Jan. 25, 1795. Arba, b. March 29, March 3, 1799 d. 1815. Eunice, b. March 4, 1801
Friscilla, b.

m. Joel Eaton.

Nov., 1803

d.

March
;

20, 1823,

Abijah2 Steauns (Abraham'^), b. Nov. 23, 1781 m. Oct. 8, 1806, Esther, b. in Svvanzey. Sally, daii<fhter of Joseph Cross. Children Ziba. in b. Ohio. Abraham, Emily.
:

John- Stkarns (Abi-ohavi^) b. Dec. 22, 1783; m. Augusta Bradd. in Boston. Children Harriet, b. in Bosley of Boston, Mass. ton ni. Homer Ileaton of Montpelier, Vt. Mary, m. Charles PickerJohn, lives in "Washington, D. C. is a physician. Priscilla and ing.
, ; :
; ;

Ellen, live in Boston.

Abraham- Stearns (AbraJiam^)

:

b.

March

5,

1793; m. Eliza (b.

July 15, 1797), daughter of Elijah Belding; d. Feb. 17, 1887, in Daniel AuJulia, b. S(pt. 20, 1814. Woodstock, Vt. Ciiildren
gustus,
b.

Jan. 20, 1819.

garet, b. in

Royal Blake, b. in Woodstock, Vt. Woodstock; m. Dr. Gray of Nashua.

b.

Mar-

Samuel^ Stearns (Abraham^)

Jan. 25, 1795

m. Oct. 12, 1819,

Nancy (b. July 5, 1797; d. July 7, 1826), daughter of Jotham Whitcomb; d. Apr. 21, 1859. Children: Ziba, b. May 7, 1.S20. Abraham, b. Jan. 12, 1822. Esther Ann, b. Oct. 7, 1825 m. Sept.
;

7, 1852,

John A. Taggart of Winchendon, Mass.

d.

June

13, 1876,

in Iowa.

b. March 29, 1797; m., 1st, Harriet Feb. 14, 1857), daughter of Jonathan Whit(b. Aug. 21, 1800; Mrs. comb; ni., 2d, May 1, 1859, IMary A. Howe (b. Dec. 27, 1804), of Brattleborough, Vt. Children: Emily, b. d. Nov. 15, 1886. March 10, 1820; in. Nathaniel B. Pomroy. Daniel Warren, b. Dec. m. Henry Brown of Oregon. 31, 1821. Priscilla, b. Jan. 30, 1824
,

Arba^ Stearns {Abralmm^)

d.

Maria,

young. Jonathan AVhitcomb, b. March 31, 1828. Ellen Maria, b. June 17, 1834; m. Daniel Holley of EvansMariam Willard, b. Aug. 12, 1836; m. May 29, 1884, ville, Wis. George W. Porter of Keene. Martha E., b. Aug. 8, 1838 m. Rev.
b.

Jan.

2,

1826

d.

T. A. Hiland of N. Y. City.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

457

Danikl W.^ Stearns (Arba,^ Abraham^), b. iu Chesterfield, Dec. Childreu: George 31, 1821; m. Aluiira Fay of BelchertowQ, Mass. b. May 1, b. Oct. in Mass. Brown, Jones, Ware, 26, 1846, Loyal Arba Fay, b. in Oregon. Jolm Warren, 1853, in West Svvanze3\
b. in

Oregon.

Ralph L.,

b. in

Oregon.
b.

ZiBA^ Stearns {Samuel,^ Abraham^),

ton, Mass.

May

7,

1820;

d.

in

Bos-

Abraham^ Stearns {Samuel,^ Abraham^), b. Jan. 12, 1822; March 8, 1849, Almira Melissa, daughter of Hardin Albee.
STEVENSON.

m.,

JoHN^ Stevenson, of foreign

28, 1777.

dren
d.

birth, b. in 1707; d..in Mass., Feb. Susanna, his wife, b. in 1707; d. March 17, 1791. ChilMary, b. July 1, 1738 m. Michael Heffron. John, b. in 1740
;
;

Sarah, m. Dec. 27, 1792, Ziba Ware. Hannah, b. in 1744; d. Jan. 22, 1812. William, b. in 1747. Robert, b. in 1749; d. May 9, 1777.

Aug.

20, 1805.

William^ Stevenson
bury
;

(JoJin'^), b.

in

1747
;

ni., 1st,

Kings'

1792, Sarah Coolcy m., 3d, June 28, 1798, Martha Bigelovv d. Apr. 16, 1816. Children: Nathan. Saiah, m. Aipheus Battles of Winchester. Euos, b. Dec. 13, 1792. William, b. Sept. 15, 1795. Daniel, d. Silas, d. young. Ephraiin, d. young.

m., 2nd,

May
;

8,

young. Ira, b. Feb. 16, 1804. Dec. 17, 1807.

Ono,

d. at the

age of seven.

Eli, b.

Enos3 Stevenson

1817, Polly (b. daughter of Nathan Cross

WiUicm,^ Jolin^), b. Dec. 13, 1792 ra. Oct. 29, Apr. b, 1793; d. Dec. 31, 1877, in Brattleboro, Vt.),
(
;

Hiram,

b.

Apr.

8,
;

Edwin

B. Graves

Jan. 26, 1871, inSvvanze}'. Children m. in 1851, b. 1829 12, M., Polly May d. March 24, 1854. Leonard L., b. Nov. 20, 1832.
;

d.

1826.

STEPHENSON.

WiixiAM^ Stephenson {William,- John^)^ b. Sept. 15, 1795, Oakham, Mass. m., 1st, Dec. 19, 1816, Polly (b. July 31, 1799
; ;

in d.

Oct. 5, 1840), daughter of John Grimes; m., 2nd, Apr. 23, 1841, Rebecca (widow Emmons), (b. Sept. 28, 1801 d. Oct. 24, 1869), daughter of Mr. Doolittle of Hinsdale d. Feb. 5, 1882, in Erving,
;

Mass.

Children:

29, 1821.

Elias G., b. July 5, 1818. Sumner B., b. March Hiram W., b. Infant son, b. July 29, 1823; d. young.

458

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
b.
;

Fob. 15, 1825. Susan Ann, Sarah S., b. Jan. 31, 1831
Cliarles E., b. Jan. 18, 1844.
Ira.3

in.

Aug. 9, 1827; ra. James Graves. Marcus Spooner of Barre, Mass. Samuel P., b. Aug. 13, 1846.
IG, 18U4
;

Stephenson
(I).

{William,'^ John^), h. Fel).

d.

m., 1st,

2, 1854), daughter of William Apr. 26, 1812; Jan. Julia A. Cliihlren Greene; m., 21, 2, 1856, Louisa, Tluiyer.

Elizal)olh

Jan.

b.

Aug. 25, 1836.

son,

b.

Nov.

1,

1843;

d.

young.
ni.

Em^ Stkphknson
(b.

Aug.

{William,'^ John^) , b. Dec. 17, 1807; She 16, 1804), (laughter of William Greene.

Sophia
2n(l,

m.,

Richard

Martha P., b. Aug. 5, 1832; m. Francis liurtof Winchester d. June 10, 1875. Elizabeth G., b. Sept. d. Dec. 7, 1848. Sarah B., b. June 17, 1836. Eunice F., 17, 1834
Weeks.
Children:
;

b. Oct.

18, 1838
G.'*

d. in 1859.

Mary

J., b.

Aug.

23, 1840.

{William,'^ William^'^ John^), b. July 5, July 3, 1843, Cyrene Elizabeth (b. May 20, 1828; d. Nov. 12, 1852), daughter of Thomas Emmons of Hinsdale; ni., 2nd, d. Apr. 20, 1882), Feb. 6, 1856, Mary A. Davis (b. May 18, 1835 of Langdon. Chddren Mary Cyrene, h\ Aug. 3, 1845 m. Sept. 24,

Elias

Stephenson

1S18; m.,

1st,

1864, Elisha Worden of Hinsdale; d. Feb. 19, 1881. George T., b. Oct. 3, 1847 d. Sept. 26, 1849. Jacob S., b. March 7, 1850. Frank, b. Feb. 26, 1852; d. March 24, 1852. George II., b. Dec. 3, 1856.
;

An

infant, d.

young.
b.

Sumner B.^ Stephenson {William,^ WiUiam,- Johu^),

29, 1821;
ni.

March

Lydia

(b. Sept. 24, 1823), diinghter of

:

Ebenozer Bart-

Children William, b. Aug. 4, 1847. Martiia D., Lillian D., b. Oct. 31, 1854. Oct. 29, 1849; d. Feb. 17, 1851. Mattie D., b. July 26, 1856.
lett of Dcr'oy. Vt.
b.

W.'* Stephenson (William,^ William,- John^), b. Feb. 15, m., 1st, Dec. 30, 1849, AdalineF. Doolittle (b.Scpt. 14, 1832 d. Oct. 15, 1858), of Hinsdale; ni., 2nd, March 18, 1860, Minerva

Hiram
;

1825

Barber

Apr. 3, 1821, in Canada East) d. Dec. 7, 1888. Children Chester W., b. Nov. 3, 1855. A son, b. Oct. 9, 1858 d. young.
(b.
; ;

Charles E.^ Stephenson {William,^ William,^ John^), b. Jan. 18, 1844; m. March 10, 1869, Sarah J. "Woodward of AYarwick, Mass.

Samuel

P.^

Stephenson

{William'^, William-, John^), b.

Aug.

13,

1846; m. Aug. 20, 1874, Mary E. "Williams.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
George H.^ Stephenson
b. Dec. 3, 1856
;

459
William,^ Johii^),

{Eli'as

G.,^

Willicmi,'-^

m. July

1,

Lawrence of Winchester.
Florence M.,
b.

1882, Leonora M., daughter of Oliver S. Children: Carlon L., b. July 1, 1883.

Dec. 28, 1884.

STODDARD.

Jacob M. Stoddard, b. Eliza A. Emmons, b. March

opee Falls, Mass., Jan.
d. Sept. 20, 1843, in
2,

Sept. 29, 1818, in

10, 1822, in Chesterfield,

Dummerston, Vt., and werem. in Chicb.

1842.

Child

Everett M.,

Jan.

9,

1843

Chicopee Falls.
STONE.

The name of Stone

is

traceable

to Rev. Timoth}'^

Stone, a res-

ident in the west of England, and among other sons had Gregory ^ who, when about forty-five years of age, with his wife and children, embarked for America in ship "'Increase" at Ipswich, England, A[)r.
15,

1672

1635, and settled in Cambridge, Mass., where he d. Nov. 30, she d. June 24, 1674.
;

John,
el,^ b.

1).

Samuel,^ May about 1714 ;m. June 14, 1737, Rebecca Clark. Samuel,''' b. Nov. 13, 1750; m. Anna Stacey (b. Dec. 27, 1751), settled in Fitz;

Oct. 31, 1646

about 1619, d. 1737.

in

England;
b.

d.

May

5,

1683.
;

David,

b.

23, 1685

d.

1750.

Samu-

William in 1777; d. Dec. 12, 1841.

Gregm. Dec. 27, 1810, Betsey V. (h. d. Apr. 20, 1873), daughter of Hezekiah Stone of Jan. 18, 1789 d. Oct. Children Filzwilliam; 1, 1851. Louisa, b. Nov. 15, 1811 d. June 13, 1812. b. March 1813 m. Dec. 4, 1832, Abiel Louisa, 9,
ory;^ Timothy^),
;

Martin^ Stone

{Samxiel^'^ Samuel,^ Scumiel,^ Davicl,'^ JoJui,^

b. Oct. 19,

1778

Pevey.

June

Edmund, h. April 5, 1815. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 24,1817; ni. 1841, Merrill C. Pevey of Peterborough; d. March 1, 1890. John, 1). Feb. 28, 1819. Ambra and Anna, b. March 6, 1821 Ambra, m. Edwin F. Read Anna, m. Joseph L. Parker. Sarah and So3,
;

lon,

1825.
9,

Apr. 25, 1823; Sarah, m. Luther S. Lane; Solon, d. June 20, Nancy, b. Aug. 6, 1825 d. July 17, 1843. Hannah, b. Nov. 1827 m. Paul F. Aldrich.
1).
;
;

Samuel^ Stone {Samuel,'' Samuel,^ Samuel,^ Davkl,'^ John,^ Gregory,- Timothy^), b. Aug. 31, 1786; m. May 3, 1814, Hannah (b.
Sept. 9, 1789; d. July 16, 1872), daughter of Joseph Forristall of Fitzwilliam d. Dec. 9, 1856. Child: Malinda, b. Aug. 11, 1814;
;

m. Samuel Rock wood.

460

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
Stonfc (Martin,^

Edmund^
(1).

Samuel,'' Samuel,^ Samuel,^ David,*

John,^ Gregory,- Timothy^),

M:vi-.

h. A{)ril

5,1815

in,

Feb. 11, 1841, Lucy

:

21, 1817), (laughter of Davis llealcy. CliiUlren

Seanioii, b.

July Davis of Roxbury. Clara I., Lyman M,, b. Nov. 22, 1846. 15, 1850.

15, 184:2.

Ellen A,, b. Oct.

b.

6,

1843; m. Feb, 22, 1876, Calvin

16,

May

1845;

d,

Sept. 21, 1849.

Martin W.,

b. Sept. 2,

1849;

d.

Dec.

John" Stone {Martin,^ Samuel,'' Samuel,^ Samuel,^ David,* John,^ Gregory,'^ Timothy^), b. Feb. 28, 1819; m., 1st, Oct. 26, 1841, HanNov. 17, 1819; d. March 12, 1875), daughter of Davis m., 2nd, Jan. 22, 1876, Jane B, (b. Jan, 7, 1820), (hiughter Ellen Maria, b. Sept. 2, Children of Jacob Newell of Jaffrey. 1843; d. April 9, 1864. N. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 13, 1844 m. May 22,
nah
S. (b.
;

Ileale}'

Amelia D., b. April 13, 1848 m. June 1867, C. Sylvester Dunklee. 8, 1872, John E, Styles, of Manchester. Lucy A., b. Oct. 28, 1849
; ;

d. July 26, 1875,

Edmund M,,

b.

Oct. 20, 1851

d.

June

6,

1872.

David,* Jolin,^

Skamon1 Stone (Edmund,^ Martin,^ Samuel,' Samuel,^ Samuel,^ Gregory,^ Timothy'^), b, July 15, 1842; m. Molly
Chicao;o.

King of

Martin,^ Samuel,'' Samuel,^ SamJohn;^ uel,^ David,* Gregory,^ Timotlu/), b. Nov. 22, 1846 m. Oct. Daniel Greenleaf. Leaffie J. 1870, 4, (b. July 5, 1848), daughter of

Lyman M.^" Stone (Edmund,^

Gena

Children: Lester L., b. May 13, 1875. E., b. Jan, 17, 1883.

Leon E.,

b.

Nov.

10, 1879.

PiiiNEiiAs' Stone, b. Feb, 23, 1786, in Lancaster,

Mass.

m. Doro-

thy Carter (b, in Leominster, Mass. ;d. Feb. 2, 1856, in Winchester, Children: John, d, Feb. 11, 1854, in Winchester, Mass. Mass.)
;

30, 1807 ;d. Aug. 14, 1825. Sylvander, b. Feb. 14, 1809. Phiuehas, b. Dec. 20, IHll. Dorothy Joseph, 1). Aug. 15, 1815. Ann, ni. Otis AVetherbee of Boston. Henry, b. Jan. 8, 1821.
b.

May

Sylvander^ Stone (P/<me7<asi), b. Feb. 14, 1809; m, Apr. 18, 1839, Vesta (b. June 26, 1809 d. April 3, 1887), daughter of Jona;

than AVhiCcomb.
b.

Children
d.

Ellen

C, m.

July 25, 1844;

June

18, 1863.

Deuierett, 1849. b, D., 14, M.iy George

;

Louis Broulett.

Phinehas- Stone {Phiuehas^), b. Dec. 20, 1811 m. Jan. Damaris (b. Dec. 6, 1817), daughter of Silas Parsons; d.
1879.

1,

1839,

Children

b. Feb. 15, 1841

28, Henry, Sept. 26, 1839 d. July 3, 1863. Marcus C, b, March 10, 1846. d. Oct. 3, 1869.

Miv

John,

b.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Georq-eT).^ Stos-e {Sylvmider,^ Phinehas^),
Jan. 19, 1873, Nettie
lon.
b.

461

May

14, 1S49

m.

M.

(b.

May

17, 1852),

daughter of Willard Bal-

Marcus
m.
b.

C.-^

Stone {PJiinehas,- Phinehas^),

b.

March

10,

1846;
:

May

22, 1867,

Emma J.,
1868.

daughter of Sanford Wilber.

Children

Solon H.,

b. Sept. 4,

John W.,

b.
5,

Nov.

16, 1869.

Dwight
b.

S.,

July 14, 1871.

four days old.

when
1880.

Grace E,, b. Frank W.,

May
b.

1873.

twin of Grace d.

Aug. 12, 1875.

Child

Lora,

Jan.

1,

Ebenezer Stone
1791.

ra.

Tirzah Gunn.

Selah, b.

March

23,

Simon Stone and Betsey

1835.
'1842.

his wife,
b.

had Nanc}' Elizabeth,

25, 1840.

b. Oct. 30,

Rhoda Ann Melissa,

May

Olive, b.

May

15,

Charles N.^ Stone {MartinP.,^ John^^ James,'^ Jonathan^ ofSouthboroiigh, Mass.), b. Dec. 3, 1855; ra. Aug. 4, 1882, Georgianna (b. June 29, 1854), daughter of Charles G. Rainsdell. Children Eugene C. and Harry M. (twins), b. April 27, 1883.
:

stowell.

RoswELL Stowell,
1843, 1857.

b. in Chesterfield,
d.

Nov.

17,

1815

m. April

13, 10,

Phebe G. Ryder;

Dec, 1875; came

to

Swanzey,

May

Children: Ellison R., b. Nov. 28, 1844; d. April 24, 1846. EUesie P., b. June 18, 1847; ra. Jan. 1, 1868, Henry W. Rixford of Winchester. John E., b. March 29, 1849 m. July 26, 1877, Hattie Thomas, of Winchester. Elven D., b. March 1, 1851 m. Nov. 26^
; ;

Aldrich, of Richmond, Edes C, b. May 18, 1853. Elvina G., b. May 19, 1855 d. Oct. 30, 1862. Selina S., b. Oct. 5, 1857 d. Nov. 1, 1862. Mary L., b. March 24, 1861 m. Ervin M.

1877,

Emma

Bullard.

Carlon N., b. Aug. 21, 1863; m. Hattie M. Strattou of Winchester. Elver L., b. Nov. 2, 1865 d. June 6, 1886.
;

Edes C.^ Stowell {RosivelV- of Chesterfield) b. Ma}- 18, 1853 m April 22, 1878, Flora E. (b. July 10, 1857), daughter of George B. Hall of Keene.
,
;

STRATTON.
a native of Cambridge, Mass., b. prior to 1750 resided there at the time of the American Revolution tradition sa3'^s,
;
;

Nathaniel Stratton,

he was of Russian extraction, had several sons, of

31

whom

Richard,

b.

462
in 1766,

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
went removed
cl.

to

Watertown, Mass.
;

there m., 1st,

Hannah Wheat;
Nor-

later

to "West Svvanze}'
9,

in., 2n(l,
:

Nov.

13, 1794, Desire

ton

March

1827.
b.

Chiklren

Hannah,

Tilly Marvin.

John,
;

Abijah Whitcomb
1798.

April 2, 1788. m., 2nd, Seth Belding.

Dec. 23, 1786; m. b. Nov., 1795 m., 1st, Lucy,

b.
;

Richard,

b.

Nov. 10,

April

JoHN^ Stratton {Richard,^ Nathaniel^ of Cambridge 3fass.),h. 2, 1788; m., 1st, Jan. 29, 1807, Susannah (b. July 15, 1788; d. Aug. 1, 1857) daughter of Jonathan Whitcomb m., 2nd, Nancy Peas, of Hartford, Conn. He d. June 16, 1871, Children Isaac, b.
,
; ; :

Dec. 21, 1808. Alfred, b. Dec. 3, 1810. Lovilla, b. Nov. 3, 1812; m. Amos F. Fish. Susannah, b. March 9, 1815 m. Jonathan W. Capron. IMarium, b. June 9, 1817 m. Phile-

May

25, 1807.

William,

b.

mon W.

Harriet, b. Apr. 5, 1819 m. George W. Alexander. John, b. March 20, 1821. Julia Ann, b. Jan. 10, 1823; ra., 1st, Jotham W. Frink m., 2nd, Homer Stratton. Jane A.., b, Nov. 27,
Foster.
; ;

1824; m. John S. Thayer.

1827.

Eleanor, Charles Wardner.

b. Sept. 27,

George, b. Jan. 9, 1827; d. Feb. 10, 1829 m.,^ 1st, Elliot W. Lane m., 2nd,
; ;

Oscar,

b.

Apr. 24, 1833.

,

Richard^ Stratton
ter of
d.

(Richard,'^ NathanieU)
(b.

b.

Nov.

10,

1798;

ni.

Dec. 25, 1828, Clarissa

June
d.

27, 1800;
8,

d.

Clement A. Sumner;
8, 1853.

July

1847.

Apr. 3, 1853), daughChildren: Andrew J.,

Dec.

Lovina,

d.

July 28, 1840.

Isaac"*

Stratton

(John,'^ Richard,^ Nathaniel^), b. Maj' 25,

1807;

m.,

1st,

March

31, 1831, Betsey (b. 1812; d. Dec. 28, 1862), daugh-

ter of Calvin

Jan. 8,
b.

Wright; m., 2nd, July 2, 1883, Mrs. Lucy E. Frink (b. Menzies E., b. Jan. 28, 1832. Edwin W., 1837). Children
:
;

Dec. 20, 1833 d. in Titusville, Pa. Isaac Edgar, b. Apr. 28, 1836 d. Nov. 18, 1865. Josephine, b. Nov. 7, 1839 m. Lloyd D. Richardson. Emery W., b. Nov. 22, 1843. An infant daughter d. Aug. 11, 1847. Jennie, b. Apr. 6, 1852 d. Nov. 25, 1862.
;

William"* Stratton (John,^ Richard,- NathanieU), b. Dec. 21, m., 1st, Sept. 13, 1827, Mary F., daughter of Aaron Lombard d. March 31, 1873. m., 2nd, Adaline Johnson of Lowell, jNLvss.

1808

John

Children: Juliette, b. Mar. 19, 1828. George W., b. Aug. 1, 1830. Aldis H., b. Oct. 14, 1834 d. in SwanF., b. Sept. 13, 1832. Addie. Aldis, b. in 1847. Peddle. Willie. ze}'-.
;

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
^

463
;

m. JuUna
1871.

Alfred^ Strattox {John,^ Richard,^ Nathaniel^) b. Dec. 3, 1810 (b. Dec. 19, 1848), daughter of Ivory Snow; d. Sept. 15,

m. Jan.

JoiiN^ Stratton (John,^ Richard,^ NathameV), b. Mar. 20, 1821; 5, 1842, Lora, daughter of Clark Dodge of Keene d. in
;
:

Boston, Mass., Oct. 24, 1870. Children Loraette, b. Mar. 31, 1843 m. Edwin Ward; d. Jan. 5, 1866. Abbie J., b. Dec. 10, 1844.
;

Florence L.,

b.

Nov.

3,

1850; m. H. S. Martin; resides in Keene.

John C,

b.

July 26, 1853.

Byron

F., b. Jan. 27, 1854.

went

Oscar'* Stratton {JoJm,^ Richard,^ NathanieU), b. Apr. 24, 1833 m. Ellen Estabrooks. Child Mellen. to Sterling, Mass.
;
:

(Isaac,'^ John,^ Richard,^ NathanieV-), b. m., 1st, Dec. 25, 1853, Clarena E. (b. April 15, 1832 d. June 9, 1859), daughter of David Wliitcomb ra., 2nd, Apr. 30,

Menzies E.^ Stratton

;

Jan. 28, 1832

June

Chikhen Mabel, 1861, Kexaville, daughter of Charles Green. 1863 buried in Keene. Wallace 17, E., b. Nov. 26, 1875.
:
;

b.

Edwin W.^ Stratton

;
;

(Isaac,'^

John,'^

Richard,'^

Nathaniel^),

b.

Dec. 20, 1833 ni. May 5, 1870, at Titusville, Emily E. Roberts of Edinburgh, Scotland d. Nov. 30, 1873, at Titusville, Pa. Child:

Edwin Isaac William,

b.

July 27, 1871, at Titusville.

(Isaac,'^ John,'^
,

Emery
Nov.

AY. ^

22, 1843

Stratton m. Nov.
;

daughter of Asa

Richard,^ NatlianieV-') b. E. (b. Dec. 8, 1853) Charlotte 24, 1872, S. Kendall he d. May 19, 1887. Child Bessie K.,
;
;

b. Sept. 23, 1873.

She

lives in Springfield,

Mass.

Jonathan,'^ Jonathan'^ of Weston, Mass.), b. Feb. 3, 1815, in Phillipston, Mass. came to this town from Mobile, Alabama, in 1872; m. Dec. 13^1872, Mrs. Julia A. Frink
;

HoMER^ Stratton {Jonathan,^

(d.

July

9,

1883), daughter of John Stratton.

STREETER.
1759, in Cumberland, July 22, 1847) of Cumberland Children Laura, b. in 1779 m., 1st, a Mr. Bishop of d. Apr. 6, 1839. Richmond m., 2nd, Salmon Peck of Royalston, Mass. Katie, b. 1780
b.

Barzillai^ Streeter {Joseph^), K. I. m. Nancy Brown (b. in 1757

;

May

1,

d.

m. Mr. Aldrich
b.

d.

in Pa.

Sebastian,

b.

March

25, 1787, in

Conn.

Mary,

b.

Apr. 15, 1783. Joseph, 1788; m. Jan. 16, 1837, a

464
Mr. Bagley.
Apr. June
16,
11,

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
Russell, b. Apr. 15, 1791, in Chesterfield. 1795. Judith, b. 179S;m. Nathaniel Fish.
Barzillai, b.

Nancy,

b.

1804; m. Calvin Richardson.

Skbastian^ Stueetkr {Barzillai,- Joseph^), b. Apr. 15, 1783, in North Adams, Mass. m. Apr. 15, 1807, Ruth (b. Sept. 18, 1787; buried Sept. 18, 1877), daughter of AVyman Richardson; d. June 3,
;

1867.

RussKLL^ Stkeeter {BarzUku,- Joseph'^), b. Apr. 15, 1791 m., 1st, Clarinda (b. July 9, 1794), daughter of Simeon Cook; m.,2nd, Fos;

tina,

daughter of Simeon Cook.

John H.- Streeter {John A.^ of Fifzfvilliam), b. Maj^ 4, 1837; m. Dec. 29, 1859, Susan A., daughter of Clark Chene}', of Chesterfield. Children: AYalter H., b. March 14, 1868. Charles C, b. Oct. 24,
1872.

Stephen Strketer, b. March 17, 1837, in Dunham, P. Q. m. Oct. 25, 1865, Ellen H. (b. June 30, 1837, widow of Henry 0. Coolidge), daughter of Thomas Trowbridge. Child: George T., b. Aug. 9,
;

1871.

SUMNER.

Clement- Sumner {William^ of Boston, Conn.), b. Jul}- 15, 1731 m. Elizabeth (d. May 20, 1818, in "West Swanzey), daughter of Col. Samuel Gilbert of Hebron, Conn. d. March 29, 1795, in Keene. Children: Clement Augustus, b. July 6, 1767. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 30, 1777; m. Elijah Jackson of Chesterfield. Sarah, b. Aug. 20, Lincoln of Peru, 1780; m. William Carpenter. Patience, m.
;

Vt.

William.
a.*'

Samuel.

Clemknt

Keene; m. Jan.

M,
9,

1836), of

Sumner {Clement,^ William^), b. .Tuly 6, 1767, in 11, 1798, Lucy Stratton (b. Oct. 11, 1775; d. Aug. Children: WatertoAvn, Mass.; d. March 11, 1829.

June 27, 1800; m. Richard Stratton. Nathaniel, 1). .Ian. 1802; d. Apr. 19, 1835. William A., b. Apr. 22, 1803. Susanna P., b. Jan. 22, 1805 d. Jan. 20, 1834. Mary S., b. Sept. 26, 1808
Clarissa, b.
; ;

m. Powers Crossett.

John G.,
;

b. July 22, 1809;

d.

July 24, 1833.

b.

Lucy
8,

E., b.
;

1814 d.

May 11, 1811 m. May 5, 1864. Aaron

A."*

Butler.

Randolph C,

April

H., b. Dec. 23, 1815.

b.

William
22, 1803
;

Sumner {Clement A.,^ Clement,- William^),

2,

Apr.

1837, IMary Ann (d. in Keene), daughter of Abel Worcester; d. March 11, 18G0. Children: Lucy, b. Jul}' 5, 1837; m. Oct. 2, 1854, Amasa Bennett. Louisa, b. in May, 1849.

m. Jan.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

465

Aaron H.^ Sumner (Clement A., ^

1815,
ill
;

Clement,^ Williavi^), h. Dec. 23,

Kceiie; m., 1st, Sarah Fisher (b. March 27, 1849; d. March 20, 1868), of Hinsdale m., 2ud, Apr. 8, 1869, Martha J. Noyce of Pembroke ; lives in Hinsdale.
TAFT.

Nathan^ Ta ft removed from Richmond to Swanzey and near WestDaniel. Children: James Sibley, b. 1782. port previous to 1793. Alpheus. Zadoc L. Farnum. Bezaleel. Betsey, m. "William Parks
of Woodford, Vt.
Sally.

James Sibley^ Taft (Nathan^), b. in 1782; m., 1st, March 12, 1801, Judith, daughter of Aquila Ramsdell; m., 2nd, Feb. 12, 1829, Susan (b. July 13, 1800), daughter of Israel Stanley. He d. in Children: Thomas Jefferson,- b. Oneida, N. Y., March 15, 1854.
Ira, b. Jan. 8, 1805. Sophia, b. Oct. 26, 1807; m. Fitzwilliam. of Lewis Aquila Ramsdell, b. Bigelow July 5, 1830, Dec. 3, 1809. Judith, m. Nov. 16, 1(^34:, Lewis Bigelow. James, b. about 1813. Lynda, b. July 1, 1817; m. Anthony S. Starkey. Ellen Augusta, b. Jan. 30, 1830; m, Sept. 29, 1862, William R. Morse of Orange, Mass. Charlotte Susan, b. Dec. 15, 1832. Jane Sophia, b. Dec. 14, 1833 m. Eli Thomas. Ada Lois, b. Nov. 13, 1835 m. Nov. 20, 1856, William F. Young.

Jan. 12, 1803.

Zadoc L.2 Taft (Nathan^), b. 1786; m., 1st, March 29, 1810, d. Nov. 21, 1818), daughter of Aquila Ramsdell; m., Italy (b. 1789 2nd, Aug. 26, 1819, Anna (b. 1792), daughter of Aquila Ramsdell; he d. Nov. 30, 1866. Children: Giles, b. Nov. 14, 1811. Lovell,
;

b. d.

May 30, 1828. Caroline A., b. Feb. 23, 1825 m. James Bezaleel, b. Oct. 29, 1822. R. Willard of Keene. Don Carlos, b. June 19, 1827. Samantha M., b. June 17, 1829; d. June 2, 1848. Esther Ann, b. Nov. 4, 1831
. ; ;

May 31, 1813. May 30,

Farris, b. Aug., 1815. Eveline, b. Italy Ann, b. May 17, 1820; d.

Aug. 30, 1817;

m. Alfred Marble.

Thomas Jefferson^ Taft

m. Jan.
1,

(James,'^ Nathan^), b.

Jan. 12, 1803;

Children: 1827, Fanny, daughter of Josiah Woodward. Daniel, b. March 19, 1829. Mary Jane, b. June 11, 1830.

Polly,

Ira3 Taft {James S.,^ Nathan^), h. Jan. 8, 1805 m. Feb. 7, 1827, Children daughter of Elijah Graves. Sjdvia Sophia, b.
; :
;

June 22, 1827 m. Mr. Chamberlain. Esther Ann, b. Sept. 14, 1829 m. Mr. Kimball. AValter. Oflie. Preston. Judith. Lewis.
;

466

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
;

Aql'ila K.3 Taft {Jamrs S.,~ JSTathan^), b. Dec. 3, 1809 m., 1st, Jau.27, 1834, Rulmmali AVhitcomb (b. 1811; d. Aug. 30, 1853),

daughter of widow Betsey Goodhue and granddaughter of John Whit1st; m., 2nd, Martha, a daughter of Abijah Wilder of Keeue. Child Wallace W., b. May 31, 1836.

comb

GiLEs3 Taft (Zacloc L.,^ Nathan^), b. Nov. 14, 1811 m. Nov. 17, 1834, Fanny (b. Nov. 2, 1811), daughter of Ephraim Whitconib. Children: Hollis D., b. 1836; d. 1837. Louisa M., b. March 30, 1843 m. Charles M. Norwood of Winchester. George AV., b. Apr.
;
;

4, 1851.

Lovell3 Taft (Zadoc i.,2 Nathan^), h. May 31, 1813; m., 1st, Oct. 29, 1838, f:ivira (b. Jan. 8, 1816; d. Apr. 5, 1867), daughter of Edward Goddard, 2nd; m,, 2nd, Jan. 29, 1868, Jennie R. (b. Apr. Children: 12, 1838), daughter of James Wood of Charlestown.
Eveline, b. Feb. 22, 1840 m. Robert Crofford. Mary, b. 1842 d. b. Oct. 1844 m. E. Lois, 5, 3^oung. Joseph Long. Edward, b. 1848. Don b. Dec. 1850. Nov., Carlos, 25, Fred, b. June, 1852. James Lee,, b. July 6, 1871. Elvira H., Lizzie, b. Nov. 22, 1865.
; ;

b. July 4, 1873.

Hattie, b. Jan. 26, 1876.

Farris^ Taft {Zadoc L.,~ Nathan^), b. Aug.

ter of

Reuben Bowen of Richmond

(b.

Nov.

4,

1815; m. daugh1820 d. March ^S,

8,
;

1862). 1844. FlavillaM., b. Sept. 10, 1847; and Farron O. (twins), b. 1849. Carrie L., b. Dec. 31, 1852; m. James D. Dexter of Marlborough. Charles Lovell, b. Jan. 23, 1852.

He

d. Oct. 8,

1854.

Children:

Francis M., b. Sept. 17, m. Joseph Ballon. Farris O.

BezaleelS Taft {Zadoc L.,^ Nathan^), b. Oct. 29, 1822; m., 1st, 1, 1852, Lucy M., daughter of Ros well Bragg m., 2nd, Harriet of Stoddard. Messenger ^o^
Jan.
;

{Giles,^ Zadoc L.,^ Nathan^), h. April 4, 1851 Lovilla R. (b. July 8, 1853), daughter of Chiron 11, 1874, Holbrook. Child Grace M., b. June 14, 1878.
;

George W.4 Taft

:

m. March

Don Carlos^ Taft {Lovell,^ Zadoc L..^ Nathan^), b. Dec. 25, 1850 m. Feb. 4, 1880, Hattie M. (b. Aug. 15, 1854), daughter of Ebenezer Lane. Children i:da M., b. June 23, 1881 d. Sept. 7, 1882. Mil;
:

dred A., b. Apr.

5,

1884.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
,

467
;

Francis M.4 Taft {Farris,^ Zadoc L.,^ Nathan'^) b. Sept. 17, 1844 m. Feb. 9, 1865, Sarah L. (b. Aug. 26, 1848), daughter of OzialBallou. Children: Frank A., b. Feb. 26, 1867. Edua S., b. May 6, 1868 m. William Wallace Lewis.
;

Farris OJ Taft {Farris,^ Zadoc L.,^ NatJian^), m. Aug. 26, 1869, Sarah E. Carter of Troy.

b. April 22, 1849

Charles L.^ Taft (Farris,^ Zadoc i.,2 Nathan^), b. Jan. 23, 1854 m. April 17, 1878, Mary L., daughter of David W. Harris.

Frank A.-'' Taft (Francis M.,^ Farris,^ Zadoc L.,- Nathan^), h. Feb. 26, 1867; m. June 6, 1888, Nellie (b. March 5, 1870), daughter of Patrick Burke.
Peleg^ Taft
zey,
(PeZeg''

1822, Polly Potter, daughter of

March

13, 1884.

of Richmond)^ b. July 30, 1795; m. Jan. 1, John Cass of Richmond d. in SwanChildren Cyrenus, b. Aug. 19, 1823. Almira
;
:

Clarissa, b. Jan. 22, 1828

m.

Amos

Gr.

Bennett.

Ctrenus^Taft
1849,

Lucy A. (b. Apr. 17, 1829) mond by a falling limb of a tree.

1857.

{Peleg,^ Peleg^), b. Aug= 19, 1823; m. Sept. 20, killed Feb. 5, 1864, in Rich;

Child

Walton H.,

b. Sept. 26,

Ephraim^ Taft (Silas^ of IiicJimond),m., 1st, Abigail Brown m., 2nd, March 12, 1807, widow Sarah Taft of Swanzey. Children David b. March 9, 1776; d. Sept. 15, 1777. Brown, b. Aug. 2, 1778. Nov. 1781. b. b. Zadoc, b. Rufus, 10, 1783. Hannah, Apr. 3, 1789. Abi1789 d. 1786. b. Feb. June 12, 7, 11, Ephraim, Sept.
; :
;

gail, b. Oct. 11,

1790

d. Jan. 29, 1792.

George.
;

Brown^ Taft (Ephraim,^ Silas^ of Richmond), b. Aug. 2, 1778 m. Jan. 29, 1799, Uranah Aldrich d. July 21, 1815, at Westport. Children Ephraim. Brown S. B. Harrison.
;

iluFDS^ Taft of Winchester {Ephraim,^ Silas^ of Richmond) b. Nov. 10, 1783 m. Catharine, daughter of Joseph Newell of Richmond. Children: Sewell. Rufus, b. Oct. 17, 1823. Ephraim F.
,
;

Brown

S.

B.'*

Taft

(BroiV7i,^ Ephraiyn,- Silas^), m., 1st,

;

daughter of Cyrus Bassett of ris of Swanzey.

Ruth Richmond m. 2nd, widow of James Har,

468

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
JSilas^),

Harrison'* Taft (Brown,^ Epliraim.,'^

of Jesse Bishop of Troy.
RuFus''

m. Lois, daughter

Taft (Rufus,^ Ephmim,^

(b.
:

Silas^), b. Oct.

17,

1823

m.

Eleanor M.

Apr. 29, 1834; d. Oct. 30, 18G5), daughter of Alfred Brittou. Children George M., b. March 14, 1854 d. Jan. 22, 1858. Mary Ella, b. Sept. 27, 1856 d. Feb, 8, 1865. Ida M., b. Sept. 24, 1858 m. Henry AV. Caprou. Lueila, b. May 20, 1861 m. Edgar
; ; ; ;

Miles.

Ephraim F.'* Taft (72?t/tis,3 Ephraim,^ Silas^) m. Juda Ann, daughMoses Tyler of Richmond lives in Keene. Children Loren F. "Warren. Abbie. Maud.
,

ter of

ZiNA G.5 Taft (Setvell,'^ Biifas,^ Ephraim ^^ Silas^),\,. July 5, 1846; m. Dec. 8, 1870, Ella H. (b. Feb. 4, 1844), daughter of AVillard Gay. Children: Carrie G., b. Apr. 3, 1873. GraceE., b. Apr.
20, 1875.

Ann

E., b. Jan. 9, 1878.

taggard.

JohnTaggard, of Marlborough, m. Feb. ter of Lawsou Moore.

TALBOT.

17,

1852,Fanuy A., daugh-

Charles^ Talbot {Enoch^ of Sharon, 3fass.), b. Dec. 26, 1812 m. Aug. 14, 1836, Clarissa (b. Apr. 4, 1809), daughter of "William Gunn. Children: Roxanna, b. Apr. 5, 1837; m., 1st, PaI ward Hall; m., 2ud, Joseph "Wood of Wi'entham, Mass. Lucy, b. Aug. 5, 1838 m. Apr., 1860, Ansel "Willis of Foxboro, Mass. John D., b. May 7, m. 1840. Alfred, b. March 18, 1844. Lucinda, b. Nov. 5, 1845 Daniel H. Gunn. Wesley, b. Oct. 3, 1847. Lewis S., b. Feb. 23, 1849. Ella M., b. Aug. 17, 1853 m., 1st, Roland Knight of BosChild Clara L., b. Feb., ton, Mass. m., 2nd, Charles H. Sawyer. 1874, daughter of Roland Knight.
;

Enoch^), b. March 18, 1844; m. May ]\I., daughter of "William Chamberlain of Ludlow, Vt. Children: "Walter, b. Feb. 25,1871. Loren H., b. May 19, 1873. Mary E., b. Feb. 27, 1876. Etna M., b. May 11, 1877.

Alfred^ Talbot

(CJiarles,-

14, 1870, Susan

Ethel M., b. Feb. 20, 1882

d.

May

11, 1883.

Lewis^ Talbot (Charles,^ Enoch^), m. Flora Robbins, daughter of Walter. Daniel Robbins of Blackstone, Mass. Child
:

GENEALOGICAL RECOKDS.

469
(d.

George Talbot, m.
1877).

Sept.

26, 1839, Eliza Parker

Feb. 28,

He

d.

Feb. 28, 1863.

TAYLOR.

David Taylor,
1,

b.

1786; m. Thankful

(b.

1793;
b.

d.

March

1814; d. Apr. 28, 1869. Children: Clarissa, d. Feb. 1842. Samantha b. Dee. 11,1861. Emily, M., b. 1822; 7, Eansom 0. Jane m. Alauson S. AVhitcomb. H., b. July 14, 1824; m. 1836 Wilson. James Sept. 27,
1869).
d.
;

He

Edmund Taylor, m.

Jan. 30, 1800, Sally Millbourn.

Charles W.^ Taylor {Jonathan W.^ of Chesterfield)^ b. Oct. 16, 1848; m. Jan. 28, 1874, Emma A. (b. Aug. 19, 1849), daughter of Marshall B. Shaw of Chesterfield. Children: Josie E., b. Feb. 1,
1875.

LeonE.,
1,

b.

Aug.

7,

1877;

d. Sept.

26,

1881.

Carl W., b.

March

1883.

TEMPLE.

Caleb

S.

Temple, m. March

13, 1836, Fila

Perry

(d.

April 4, 1847).

prior to 1834

Jonas Temple and his wife Polly came from Shrewsbury, Mass., and resided many j^ears in Westport where he d. June 8, Shed. 1856. Children: Jonas, residence un1854, aged 75 years. known. Charles, b. May 13, 1829.

Charles^ Temple

May

(t/bnas^), b. 27, 1830), daughter of David

May 13, 1829; m. Jane S. (b. Wilson; resides in Buffalo, N. Y.

THATCHER.

Bexjamin^ Thatcher {Benjamin^ of Marlborovgh) b. March 14, 1788; m. Apr. 25, 1812, Betsey Page (d. Sept. 19, 1853) of Rox,

d. in Swauzey, Apr. 23, 1847. Children A. Meliuda, b. m. Albert Bosworth. 1813; Aug. George, b. Sept. 8, 1815, in Keene. Eliza Jane, b. Aug. 5, 1817 d. Jan. 7, 1825. Mary A., b. May 26, 1819; m. Apr., 1840, Daniel H. Bates. Sophronia, b. Apr. 19, 1821; m. Daniel B. Garj^; d. in Zanesville, O. Sarah A., d. 1823. b. May 9, 1823 Charles, b. Aug. 7, 1824. Sumner, b. Jan. 17, 1827. Maria C, b. Sept. 2, 1828 d. Oct. 9, 1850. S. Elida,

bury.

He

26,

b. Sept. 27, 1830.

Rosaline M., b. Sept. 25, 1834.

James,

b.

March

20, 1837.

470

HISTORY OF SWANZET.

m. Jau.
dren:

Elias^ Thatcher (Benjamhi^ of Mirlborowjh) , b. May 22, 1792; 16, 1811, Cata (d. Feb. 6, 1879), daughter of Daniel AVoodman of Marlborough. He d. Feb. 7, 1879, iu Marlborough. Chil-

Willaid, b. June 20, 1811. Elias A., b. Nov. 20, 1814. Catharine, b. March 20, 1816. David, b. Jau. 11, 1818. Ehnira, b. May 10, 1819. Philander, b. June 16, 1821. Esther, b. Dec. 25,
1823.

Rhauey
b.

J., b.

June 22, '1825.

Nancy,

b.

March

7,

1827-

Warren,

May

8, 1831.

THAYER.

Ezra Thayer, and

b. 27, 1796.

his wife

Jemima had

children:

Moses. Aaron,

Rufus, b. Sept. 16, 1798. Ezra, b. Oct. 5, 1800. May b. 1802. Lois, m. Josiah "Whitcomb. Elias. Emily, Oct. 17, Parkman, m. George Darling. Jemima. Rachel.

Moses- Thayer {Ezra^), m. May 9, 1816, Anna, daughter of Seth Eliza. Alexander, d. in Keene. Priscilla. Pomroy. Children
:

Sarah.

Moses.
b.

Aaron^ Thayer (Ezra^),

of Zenas Ware.

May 27,
1829.
Flavilla.

1826

July m. Alouzo A. Stanley.

S.

He

d.

6,

1796; m. Mariam, daughter Children: Kezia, b. Jan. 5,

John
b.

daughter of

Thayer, m. May 13, 1846, Jane A. (b. Nov. 27, 1824), John Stratton. He d. Oct. 21, 1870. Child: Ella J., 1848 m. George Abbott of Keene. 27, July
;

THOMPSON.

Benjamin Thompson of
Darling.

Smithfield, R. I.,

m. March

10, 1726,

Mary

Tamer, b. March Benjamin, b. March 1729. and 10, Martha, Benjamin, b. 10,1728. Mary 1733. b. 1731. h. 9, Samuel, 20, May 16, 1735. Timothy, July May John, b. Joanna, b. Aug. 3, 1739. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 21, 1737. June 6, 1741. Roger, b. Dec. 13, 1744. Ebenezer, b. Oct. 27,
Children
:

b. INIay 10, 1727.

1751.

Samuel^ Thompson (Benjamin'^ of Smithfield, E. /.), b. July 20, d. about 1803. Children: Ebenezer. 1733; m. Rhoda Benoni. Josiah, b. June 27,1775. Jesse, b. March 19, 1777. TimRhoda. Bulah. Martha. Anna. David othy, b. Dec. 11, 1778. and Jonathan (twins), b. June 24, 1796. Mary, b. May 17, 1798.
;

Rufus, b.

AprU

28, 1800.

Fanny,

b.

about 1803.

(^>

OL^ V^Urm/kM^rrL^

GENEALOGICAL EECORDS.
JoHN^ Thompson (JBe??Jammi of Smithfield, R.
Dec.
;

471
I.), b.

June

6,

1741

m., 1st, m., 2Dd, 1797, widow Sarah Guild 4, 1764, Liicy Sabin d. about 1808. Children: John, b. Sept. 23, 1765. Israel, b. Mar. Samuel, b. Sept. 6, 1772. Chloe, b. Dec. 16, 1769. 3, 1768.

Lydia, b. Nov. 19, 1774. Aug. 17, 1799.

Lucy, b. Jan. 25, 1778.

Benjamin, b.

EoGEk^ Thompson (Benjamin^ of Smithfield, B.

1744
;

/.), b.

Dec. 13,

m.,

1st,

Elizabeth

(d. July;^24,

1771)
;

m., 2nd, Aug. 31,

1773, Thankful, daughter of David Belding m., 3d, widow Rachel Thayer. Children: Zadoc, b. Oct. 9, 1769 d. March 15, 1815. Elizabeth, b. July 11, 1771 m., 2nd, Elijah Osgood. Thankful, b. June 4,
; ;

1774
b.

m. March

14, 1793,

Jonathan Bowles of Richmond.

Rufus,
2,

Feb. 10, 1776. David, b. Jan. 7, 1778. Ezekiel, b. Oct. Olive, b. 1781 m. Ezekiel Page. Timothj^, b. Jan. 21, 1782.
;

1779.

Moses

Thayer, b. Sept.

6,

1791.

Ebenezer^ Thompson (Benjamin} of SmfthJield,R. 7.), b. Oct. 27, m. Jan. 18, 1776, Sarah, daughter of Thomas Applin. Children Levi, b. Nov. 26, 1776 d. Dec. 22, 1776. Levi, b. Nov. 12,
1751
; : ;

Mabel, b. Aug. 17, 1781. Sarah, Darling, b. Jan. 22, 1780. b. Nov. 3, 1782. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 25, 1784, Benjamin, b. July
1777.
25, 1786.

Mary,

b.
b. b.

Feb. 28, 1788

d.

June

21, 1791.
b.

23,1789. Adin, Roger and Mary,

Aug.

21,

1791.

Feb. 27, 1795.

Zadoc, Rufus, b. Apr. 19, 1801.

,

March

Dolly, b. Dec. 16, 1793.

Benoni^ Thompson {Samuel,- Benjamin^)

10, 1786.

m. Susanna Da}^, Apr.

Jesse^

Thompson (Samuel,^ Benjamin^),

;

b.

March

19, 1777;

m.
1,

Oct. 28, 1802, Urauah (b. March 3, 1785 of Amasa Aldrich d. March 18, 1853.
;

d.

Aug.

26, 1866), daughter

Children: Mary, b. Dec.

1802

m.,

1st,

Hiram

Bennett-;
;

m., 2nd, George Blake of Surry.

Rhoda,
July
6,

b. Sept. 6,

1806

1804 m. Asa Maynard of Keene. Uranah, b. m. Chauney Haven of Athol, Mass. d. May 27, 1850,
;

Russell F., b. Dec. 1, 1810. Rachel, b. May 18, 1813 m., 1st, Ezekiel Osgood; m., 2nd, Smith of Saxton's b. March 16, 1818; River, Vt. Jesse, b. Jan. 20, 1816. Angeline,
;

in Girard, Pa.

m. Marcena Babbitt.
F., b.

Joshua Chandler,
Emily, b. Aug.
1,

b.

Aug.

10, 1823.

5,

Apr. 22, 1821, David 1825; m, Jedediah Dana

Wyman,

Lysander, b. Sept,

1828.
,
.

Sept. 30, 1805,

Timothy^ Thompson {Samuel.," Benjamin^) b. Dec. 11, 1778 m Mary (b. May 27, 1783 d, June 18, 1858), daughter
;

472
of

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
;

Amasa Aklrich

d. in Oct., 1857.

Cliildron

Otis, b.

about 1807.

Ainasa, b. about 1809.

Rufus, b. Dec. 13, 1805. Roswell, b. about 1810.

;

Czariua, b. about 1812. Caroline, b. about 1814 d. 1882, Wis. Anna, b. about 1815 m. Roswell Babbitt of Iowa. about 1817 d. in Oregon, Wis. Polly, b. about 1818 d.
; ;

in

Oregon, Maria, b.

in

Wis.

14, 1797,

JoHN^ Thompson {John,- Benjamin^), b. Sept. 23, 1765; m. Dec, Lydia Goldthwait (d. July 18, 1845), of R. I. d. April 21,
; ;

Children: Alvah, b. Feb. 23, 1799. Chloe, b. Oct. 6, 1802; d. Sept. 1, 1832. Hannah, b. Oct. 26, 1806 m. Mowry Sabin of Wiucliester, d.

1835.

Aug.

24, 1832.

22, 1798,

Samuel^ Thompson {Jolin^^ Benjamin^), b. Sept. 6, 1772 Susanna Haskins. Children: Susanna, b. March

ni.

May

12, 1799.

Samuel.
EzKKiEi/'

Thompson
;

{Roger,- Benjamin^)
(b.

b. Oct. 2,

1779

m., 1st,

July 23, 1780; d. March 20, 1818), of New Ipswich m., 2nd, Sept. 18, 1818, Sabrina (b. Dec. 16, 1795), daughter of Thomas Applin, 2nd. Hed. inFitzwilliaminl858. Children: Czarina, b. Sept. 11, 1799 m. Sept. 18, 1818, Charles Bateman of Har-

Apr.

11, 1799,

Lucy Williams

vard, Mass. Seymira, b. Apr. 10, 1801 d. young. Isaiah, b. Nov. 13, 1802. Seymira, 2nd, b. Oct. 26, 1804 m. Samuel Taylor of Bucldand,
;

Augelia, b. Nov. 4, 1806 m. Rev. Ebeuezer Greene Bradford of Francestown. Alfreda, b. Sept. 2, 1808 m. Erastus Brown of Fitzwilliam; d. Feb. 4, 1873. An infant, d. Aug. 1, 1811. Lucy AVilIMass.
;

liams, b.

Aug. 26, 1819 d. Oct. 30, 1851. Fanny Maria, b. May 25, m., 1st, George Everett of Fitzwilliam m., 2ud,Col. Nelson Converse of Marlborough. Polly Elizabeth, b. Oct. 15, 1823 d. June Albert Page 3, 1843. Nancy, b. Nov. 1, 1826; d. June 17, 1845.
;

1821

b. Jan.

27,

George Webster, b. Aug. 24, 1835

d. Oct., 1840.

1829. Ezekiel F., b. Jan. 25, 1831 d. Oct. 8, 1849. b. Oct. 25, 1833; d. Aug. 20, 1840. Harriet M.,
;

d.

Apr.

18, 1849.

Martha Jane,

b.

Aug.

6,

1839

26, 1806,

Timothy^ Thompson (Eager,- Benjamiii^), b. Jan. 21, 1782 m. Apr. Lucy Ward. Child: Elizabeth, b. Nov. 20, 1806.
;

Moses T. 3 Thompson (Roger,- Benjamin^),}). March 28, 1816, Sally (b. Apr. 16, 1791 d. Oct.
;

Sept. 6, 1791; m.

ter of

b.

26, 1849), daughAlpheus Wright. He d. Sept. 9, 1880. Children Rovvena, Sept. 13, 1816 m. Virgil A. Holbrook. Thayer, b. June 7, 1822.
: ;

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

473

RuFus^ Thoaipson {Timothy,'^ Samuel,^ Benjamin^), h. Dec. 13, m., 1st, Aug. 14, 1831, Anner Hathaway Baxter (b. Nov. 20, 1807; d. Jan. 17, 1889) m., 2nd, Nov. 29, 1889, widow Sarah A. Walker (b. March 30, 1815). Children: Henry Denman, b Oct. 15,
1805
;

1833.

MelvenahM.,

b. Jan. 11,
;

1836

ni.

Melissa, b .Nov. 10, 1839 28, 1843.

m. Henry Abbott.

William Granger of Chicago. T. Elbridge, b. Nov.

Otis'* Thompson (Timothy,'^ Samuel,'^ Benjamin^) Oct. 14, 1829, Polly Hunt.

b.

1807;

m.

Amasa'* Thompson {Timothy,'^ Samuel,^ Benjamin^)

h.

April 3,

July 6, 1813) of Children: Nancy L., b. May 31, 1835; d. July 17, AViuchesler. 1878. Almeda J., b. March 20, 1837 d. Feb. 26, 1873. Sarah R.,
;

1809

m. March 22, 1833, Hannah Lawrence

(b.

July 11, 1839; d. Aug. 31, 1841. Ann M., b. April 11, 1841 d. July 25, 1864. Alfred S., b. Apr. 29, 1844; d. July 29, 1849. James F., b. Feb. 16, 1846; d. Aug. 5, 1849. Sarah R., b. Oct. 11, 1847 d. July 29, 1849. Emily C, b. July 20, 1849 d. Aug. 31,
b.
; ; ;

1888.

Amasa

R., b. Jan. 9, 1852.

b.

RoswELL'' Thompson {Timolhy,^ Samuel,^ Benjamin^), 1810 m. Nov. 28, 1833, Salome Capron.
; ,

about

Russell F.^ Thompson (Jesse,^ Samuel,^ Benjamin^) h. Dec. 1810; m. Nov. 18, 1830, Hester C, daughter of James Clark, 1st.

1,

Oct.

m. 23, 1799 1828, Arvilla (b. Dec. 24, 1802 d. Dec. 28, 18S9), daughter of He d. Oct. 13, 1871. Childien Ezekiel Page. Mowry A., b.
;

Alvah^ Thompson {John,^ John,^ Benjamin}), h. Feb.

2,
; :

m. Oct. 3, 1852, George H. Aldrich. Mary A., b^ Feb. 13, 1834; d. July 19, 1852. LydiaM., b. Aug. 30,1836; d. July 26, 1839. Elizabeth M., b. Aug., 1838; d. July 30, 1839. Maria E., b. Feb. 10, 1840. Emily M., b. July 10, 1842 d. July 7, 1876, in Troy.
5,

March

1830.

Hannah

A., b. Jan. 20, 1832

b. 1805 m., 1st, Elizabeth 1824, (b. 2, April 18, 1802), daughter of Sands AlHe d. July 21, 1875. Childrich m., 2nd, Margaret Egleston.
;

Samuel^ Thompson (Samuel,^ John,^ Benjamin^),

;

Dec.

dren:

Susannah Haskins,
Samuel,
d.
b.

b. 9,

May
1829;

21,
d.

1825; d. Feb.

14,

1851.

George.
cus, b.
2,

April

May, 1829.

May
;

1835

11, 1832; d. July 10, 1849. Feb. 10, 1838.

George MarMary Elizabeth, b. Nov.

474
TiiAYER'*

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Thompson (Moses
:

T.,^

Roger,
(b.

"^

Benjamin'^), b. June

7,

1822; m.

May

25, 1852, Olive P.

Clark B. Ilolbrook. Children Foot b. April 29 1861 d. April 14, 1862.

;

Oct. 25, 1828), daiigliter of Ozro T., b. June 14, 1856. Arthur

H. Dknman''' Thompson
Maria Bolton of Niagara
b.

(Rufiis,'^
;

h. Oct. 15, 1833, in Girard, Pa.

(b.
b.

m.

Timothy,^ Samuel,^ Benjamin'^), in Toronto, Can., July 7, I860,

Feb. 25, 1863. 1869.

Annie,

Nov. 20, 1839). March 17, 1867.

Chihben

Melvcnali,

Franklin, b. Aug. 23,

John,^ John,^ Benjamin^), b. March 5, 1830; ni. June 17, 1851, Laura Jerusha Newton of WestChild minster, Vt. (b. June 15, 1832). Mary J., b. Feb. 5, 1859.
(Alvah,'^
:

MowKY

A.^ Thompson

T.,^ Roger, Benjamin^), b. EttaR. Jan. June 14, 1856; 28, 1880, (b. Apr. 20, 1859), daughChildren: Lester L., b. Dec. 12, 1880. ter of Daniel Tvvitchell.
ni.

OzKO T.^ Thompson {Thayer,^ Moses

DonO.,
26, 1887.

b.

Aug.

16,

1883; d. Sept.

5,

1886.

Bert Thayer,

b.

Apr.

Maktin Thompson, m., 1st, Abigail (d. March 5, 1847), daughter of Abner Smith of Dublin ni,, 2nd, Susan Wetherbee. He d. July 18, 1867, aged 69 years. Children Hannah F., b. Nov. 10, 1823 in. ILir;
: ;

vey W. Cooper; Solon W. Snow.

both d. in Keene.
Caroline, b.

Sarah

C,
;

b.

Jan. 28, 1826; m.

;

resides in Vermont.

Abner
;

S., b.

March 4, 1828 m. Jason S. Knowlton June 2, 1830, lives in Hinsdale.

Elizabeth, b. July 25, 1832 m. Horatio Pickett of Winchester where ra. Mr, Manning and resides she d. Mary Jane, b. March 22, 1839
;

in Winchester.

CALEB THOMPSON FAMILY.

The emigrant ancestor of Caleb Thompson, who settled in Swanzey in 1811, was John Thompson who came to Plymouth, Mass., in 1622. The line of descent is John. Jacob. Caleb. Caleb. Caleb.
Caleb" Thompson (Caleb,^ Caleb,'^ Caleb, ^ Jacobs Joh)i^),m Mary Gains. He d. Feb. 12, 1821. Children Perkins (d. Dec. 9, 1816). Alfred. Serena. Nathan. Ansel. Jonah. Mary. Abigail. Sylvia. Sabina. Frederick. Caleb. Nathaniel. Joanna. Elizabeth.
.
:

CaleijG Thomp.^on (Ca/e6,6 Caleb,-' Caleb,-^ Caleb,

Jacob,- John^)

m. 1793, Lydia

(d.

Jan. 17, 1815).

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Nathaniel'''
b.

475
Caleb,
^

Thompson

{Caleb,^

Caleb ^^

Caleh^'^

Jacob^^

John^), July 28, 1792; ni. Sept. 13, 1818, Annie Field (1). 1796; He d. April 21, 1867. Children: Ambrose, b. d. Jan. 21, 1866). d. July 3, 1829. Julia Ann, b. Sept. 18, 1821; d. May 30, 1819; March 23, 1822. Julia Ann, b. March 10, 1823; d. May 21, 1849. Frederick M., b. May 19, 1826; d. Feb. 1, 1859. Andrew J., b. Nov. 28, 1828 d. May 24, 1829. Eliza, b. June 28, 1831 d. Dec.
; ;

25, 1850. Mary E., b. Apr. 20, 1834; ni. Chandler Britton. Alra. Charles F. Lovina, b. March 31, 1839 bert, b. Oct. 18, 1836.
;

Graves of Fond du Lac, Wis.

Albert^ Thompson {Nathaniel,'

cob,^ Jolin^), b. Oct.
18,

Caleb,^ Caleb,^ Caleb,'^ Caleb.^^

Ja-

1836; m. April, 1859, Carrie, daughter of Foster Wight of East Westmoreland. Children Abbie M., b. Sept., 1860; d. Feb. 2, 1884. Omer G. and Olan A. (twins), b. Nov. 1, 1864; Olan A., d. Aug. 31, 1865. Irving W., b. Aug. 9, 1874. Clif:

ton A.,

b.

Jan. 31, 1877, lives in

Yj.

Westmoreland.

thorning.

William H.^ Thorning {Frederick A.,^ of Clanmojit, JSf. H.), b. March 3, 1839 m. Jan. 1, 1864, Hannah E. (b. in Charlestown, Feb.
;

27, 1845), daughter of Col. Shepley

W.

Knight.

Children

Jennie

William B., b. July 2, 1872. Eva R., b. Sept. E., b. Sept. 4, 1865. Arthur B., b. Nov. 14, 1876. Windsor S. W., b. July 12, 15, 1874.
1880.

Frank F.,

b.

May

7,

1884.

towne.
b. March 1, 1812; ra.. Sabrina (b. Nov. 8, 1815), daughter of Asa Brown, of Glover, Vt. m., 2ud, Sarah R. Hubbard of Riudge. Children Charles E., b. March 22, 1840; d. Feb. 20, 1865. Kimball M., b. Nov. 29, 1842

Ephraim
;

F.-

Towne {Ephraim^ ofKeene),

1st,

d.

July 22, 1864. Francis E., b. Eveline E., b. Dec. 26, 1848; m., m., 2ud, George W. Richardson.
d. in

May
1st,

10, 1847; d. Jan. 24, 1872.

Charles H. White of Keene

Arvilla, b.

Emma

May

22, 1854;

Aug., 1856.
TRASK.

Nicholas Trask came from Uxbridge, Mass., about 1790, and settled in the southwest part of Swanze}' near the home of Marcus Bullard the old cellar, alone, now marks the site. He d. Feb. 5, 1824, leaving sons among whom were Stephen, who removed to Keene. Nicholas, m. March 15, 1821, Arethusa Smith.
;

476

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
b.

Ezra Trask,
1849).
Diivid, b.

1770

m. Mrs. Phebe
Children
:

Wood

(1).

1780
d.

d. Sept. 4,
5, 1816. 9,

lie d. July 2, 1849.

Will:u-d,b.
;

March
Feb.

May

20, 1820.

Gratia, b. April 16, 1822

1839.

TROWBRIDGE.

Thomas^ Trowbridge, from Taunton, came to America as early as 1636 settled

;

Somersetsliire, England,
in

Dorchester, Mass.
in Dorchester.

James,2
d.

b.

1636

m. Margaret Jackson, resided

lie

May

22, 1717.
b.

Thomas,^

Dec.

9,

1677; settled

in

Newton;

d. 1724.

d. May 19, 17G2, settled in JoHN,"^ b. about 1702 early as 1725; ra. Mehitable (b. Feb. 12, 1707; d.
;

Frainingham as March, 1777),

of Jonas P^aton. dauiihter 'o

Thomas-^ Trowbridge
land), b. April
1,

(Jb/in,"*

1734;

Thomas,^ James^^ Thomas,^ of Engm. Hannah Perry (b. 1735; d. Dec. 2,

1809).

He

d.

June

3,

1756.

Svvanzey Jan. 12, 1804. Children: Luther, b. Hannah, b. Dec. 19, 1759 m. Nov. 22, 1781, Jonain
;

than Whiting,
or 3; d.

b. March 2, 1762 Nov. 26, 1766. Mehitable, b. Feb. 6, 1764; m. July 1, 1781, Abijah Wetherbee (d. Feb. 6, 1844). Polly, b. June 6, 1766; m. Mr. Page of Ohio. Thomas, b. June 5, 1768. Joseph, b. May
jr.

(d.

March

20, 1804).

Edmund,

Nov., 1808. Margaret, b. April 6, 1774; m. Elijah d. b. May 10, 1778; m. Jonathan Whitcomb Martha, Belding. Sept. 3, 1822, in Dumraerston, Vt.
5,

1770;

d.

Thomas^ Trowbridge {Thomas,^ John,^ Thoma.'i,^ James,^ TJwmas^), b. June 5, 1768 d. Jan. 30, 1828 m. Arethusa (b. May Children: 9, 1773; d. Aug. 24, 1829), daughter of Calvin Frink. Belinda, b. March 15, 1793; m. Mr. Ilolcombe and d. in AVyoming m. William D. Popple and Co., N. Y. Melissa, b. Nov. 1, 1797
;

d.

March

24, 1867, in Milton,

b. Dec.
10,

Thomas,
b.
;

1804.

Calvin, b. March 31, 1800. Sarah L., GeoVge, b. Jan. 22, 1807.

N. Y.

Sept. 8, 1808; m. William D. Popple. 1812 m. William D. Popple and d. in 1843.

Adalino, b. Aug. 22,

Thomas'^

Trowbridge

{Thomas,^

Thomas,^

John,^

Thomas,^

J(imes,^ Thomas^), b. Dec. 10, 1804; m. July 3, 1836, Harriet (b. March 4, 1810; d. Aug. 17, 1874), daughter of Thomas Prime. He

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
d. April 26, 1842.

477

bee.

She ra., 2nr1, April 27, 1851, Thomas T. WetherEllen H., b. June 30, 1837 m. July 9, 1860, Henry O. Coolidge of Keene, who d. June 3, 1863 slie ra., 2nd, Oct. 25,
Ciiildien
: ; ;

1865, Ste[)hen Slreeter.

Elliot.

George T.,

b.

Sarah L., b. Dec. 24, 1838; m. George T. Dec. 23, 1840.

Sarah L. Trowbeidge, daughter of Thomas Trowbridge, 3rd, b. Dec. 24, 1838 m. March 12, 1856, George T. Elliot of Warsaw, N. Y. She d. Dec. 27, 1879, in Maine Prairie, Cal. Children Hattie E.,
;

Aug. 12, 1857; m. James E. Wilson. George A., b. June 15, 1860 d. June 25, 1876. John T., b. Feb. 25, 1863, in Maine Praib.
;

rie,

Cal.
;

Charles R.,

b.

Sept.

6,

1866.

Joseph D.,

b.

May
Mary

20, L.,

1870
b.

d.

July 10, 1870.

1879.

Harold E. R.,

b. Oct. 18,

1874.

July

7,

TUCKER.

AsAHEL Tucker
Robley.

ra.

Jan. 17, !1804, Mary, daughter of Matthew

TWITCHEL.

JoNAS TwiTCHEL, b. 1744 came from Richmond m., 1st, Joanna 1744; d. Aprir28, 1820), daughter of John Bennett; m., 2nd, Sept. 6, 1822, Mrs. Elizabeth Aldrich of Richmond (d. June 10, 1852).
; ;

(b.

He

d.

May

29, 1829.

Child

David,

b.

1769.

David^ Twitchel (Jonas^), m., 1st, Sarah Randall (b. Aug. 20, 1765; d. Nov. 15, 1820) m., 2nd, July 18, 1821, Persis, daughter of Silas Wheeler of Troy. Children Joanna, b. June 6, 1822 m. Alanson Martin; d. Sept. 2, 1859. Sarah, b. Oct. 21, 1824. David N., b. July 8, 1825. Persis, b. Sept. 26, 1827; m. Mr. Martin
;

of Chesterfield.

Daniel, b. April 19, 1830.

Henry

Whilcomb. Children Daniel Whitcomb, vey, b. March 25, 1819.

:

Twitchei., m. Apr. 13, 1815, Betsey, daughter of Philemon b. Sept. 3, 1815. Har-

1822

Daniel^ Twitchel {Daniel- Daniel,^ of Richmond) ^h. May 28, m. May 6, 1855, Minerva L., daughter of Daniel Freeman, of
; :

Jennie D., b. March 31 1856 m. George Hartland, Vt. Children Nettie B., b. Oct. 4, 1857; d. Nov. 4, 1869. Harris. Etta R., b. Apr. 20, 1859 m. Ozro T. Thompson. Orison D., b. July 4, 1861.
,
; ;

Wilber
J., b.

26, 1864. 1871. Aug. 4,

J., b.

May

Lucy M.,

b.

July 24,

1869.

Forest

32

478

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
UNDKRWOOD.

James^ Underwood, b. 1772 m. widow Sebastian d. Feb. 4, 1832. Children Haniet, m. Dec. 31, 1818, Ciianncey Bryant. Hiiain, b
; ;
:

Sept. 25, 1805.

James,

b.

1807

d. April 4, 1819.

riiRAM^ [Inderwood (Jcimes^) , b. Sept. 25,1805; m., 1st, Feb. 6, March 6, 180G), daughter of Calvin "Wrijiht; m., 2nd, Sept., 1846, Margaret Spraker of vSpraker Basin. He d. March 8,
1825, Marilla (b.
1875. Children
:

Eliza J.,

b.

May

7,

1825

m. Joseph O. Gary. James

E., b. Sept. 25, 1828; m. Sept. 23, 1852, Chastina, daugliLer of Joseph AVhitcomb. Oscar II., b. Feb. 18, 1831 d. Dec. 20, 1831. Os;

P:dna A., b. April 11, car H., b. Nov. 2, 1833; d. 1877, in Oliio. 1835 m. Clinton White resides in Lawrence, ]\Iass. Harriet Newell,
; ;

April 13, 1837 d. Marcb, 1858.

b.

d. Oct. 15, 1843.

Helen M.,

b.

March

William AV., b. May 10, 1839 no. Timothy Sher2, 1841

;
;

man

Ella C, b. April 3, 1843. of Keene. George L., b. Aug. 2, 1849. Hattie, b. Feb, 2, 1851 m. Leonard Greenwood lives in SomAlma C, b. Jan. 17, 1853; m. George Knigiit of erville, Mass.
;

Keene.

Elmer A., b. May Henr}' Houghton of Keene.

11, 1S55.

Angle,

b.

April 3, 1857; m.

George Eva R. (b.

L.^

Underwood {Hiram,- James^),h. Aug.

:

2,

1849; m.

Sept. 13, 1852, in Westminster), daughter of George and Frank G., b. March Sylvina WliiLe of AV^estininslor, Vt. Children Grace S., b. June 1, 1876. P:rnest J., b. Aug. 21, 1883. 2, 1874.

VERRT.
Winchester, April 11, 1786; m. May 19, 1806, Rebecca Cleaveland(b. Nov. 3, 1784; d. Feb. 24, 1873),of SnfHed. April 30, 1865. Children Horace, b. May 28, field. Conn. m. Abraham Sea1810 b. March in Winchester. 22, Direxa, LS07,

Daniel Verry,

b.

in

ver.

March 2, 1819; d. 1844. Maria, Oratus, April of Keene ;d. Jan. 19, m. Hoit James b. 1821; Sept. 2, Sophia,
b.
2,

1814.

b.

1890.

Daniel, b. Jan. 31, 1824; m. Diantha Black of Chesterlield,

in

and resides

Winchester.
28, 1807; m. May 25, 1829, of Samuel Grimes of Chester-

Horace2 Verry {Daniel^), h. May Nancy M. (b. June 5, 1805), daughter

field.

Horace W.,b. in WestmoreJune 8, 1869. Children Charles W., d. in Calais, Me., July 19, 1837. land, Nov. 11, 1830 T. Cross of m. Orrin 1840 b. June 1836. b. Jan. 11, 10, Naucy S.,

He

d.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Oratus J., b. Whitcliall, N. Y., where she d. E., b. Sept. 6, 1846; d. Oct. 6, 1846, in Calais,
Oratd5>2

479
9, 1842.

May
Me.

Mary

Verry
;

Richmond

lived in Cliesterfield,

(DajiieU), b. April 2, 1814; m. Minerva Buffum of where he d. June 1, 1863.

b. in Calais,

11, 1836

Charles W.^ Verry {Horace,^ DanieU), m. Fanny

; .

Mo., Jan.

m. March J. Verry ( Horace,'^ Daniel^), b. May 9, 1842 Martha W. Web1866. A. Robert Oct. of (b. 19, 31, 1846), daughter ster. Children: Claude W., b. May 8, 1867; d. July 7, 1867.

Oratls

Susie F., b. July 12, 1869.

1874.

Horace,

b.

June

17,

1871

d. Oct.

1,

Marion Harland,

b.

Aug.

31, 1887.

WARD.

The ancestor of the Swanzey back to 1066.

William^ came
d. to

Wards

is traceable to

England,

far

America, and

in

1639 settled in Massachusetts;

Aug. 10, 1687.

WiLLiAM,2b. Jan. 22, 1640;
d.

Nov. 25, 1697.

;

CoL. NAeuM,3 b. March 27, 1680

d.

March

9,

1754.
d.

Maj. Gen. Artemus^ Ward,

1800.

b.

March

27, 1727;

Oct.

27,

Ithamar^ Ward,

b. April 24, 1754.

d.

NahumS Ward,
Ithamar'''

b. April 27, 1781

b.

March

31, 1838.

Ward,

May
b.

17, 1808

d. in

Westmoreland.

Harrison R.s Ward,

Dec. 29,
H.,
b.

1885..

Children:

Jan. 26, 1861.

Oct. 13, 1836; ra. Electa L. Hill; d. Charles E., b. July 18, 1858. William George W., b. July 28, 1862.

Artemus,'^

(Harrison B.,^ Ithamar^ Nahum,^ ItJiamar,^ Nahum,^ William,^ William^ of England)^ b. July 18, 1858; m. Feb. 14, 1882, Carrie P. Woodward.
R.,^ Ithamar,^ Nalium,^ Ithamar,^ Arra. Dec. 18, NaJmm;-^ William,^ William^), b. July 28, 1862 Helen E. of H. Simeon Holbrook. 1884, (b. April 19, 1865), daughter
;

Charles E.^

Ward

George W.^ Ward {Harrison

temus,'^

480

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
;

m. (Calvin^ of Barre, Mass.), b. Mny 1, 1808 Willinin of Fisk of June 28, 1829, IMjiry daiiglitor (1). 180-1), May, Elizabeth AV., b. May 29, Barre. Children, all born in Troy:
1833.

Nahum W.2 AYard

1830; m. Orrick L. Haskell. Maria, b. Nov. 24,1831; d. Oct., David, b. Dec. 14, 1838; d. 1845. Henry, b. July 13, 1840 lives in Keene. Calvin, b. Oct. 15, 1842; d. April IQ, 1874.
;

WARE.
Nov. 11, 1711 m. Hannali Mann Reared seven children, among whom Ziba, b. Dec. 13, 1744, was the fifth and moved from Franklin, Mass., to Winchester, June 16, 1769; m. Keziah Day (b. March 4, 1744); reared ten children, of whom was Zenas. EleazerAug.

Ware

(Eleazer^), b.

d.

IG, 1819.

from Winchester

Feb. 4, 1771, came 16, 1796, Patience (b. Swanzey Oct. 22, 1766; d. Feb. 19, 1853), daughter of Robert Crossett of He d. April 6, 1817. Children: Jonathan Day, b. Prescott, Mass. Feb. 23, 1797. Robert, b. June 17,1799; d. in All)any, N. Y.,
Zenas''

Wark

{Ziba,^ Eleazer,'^ Eleazer'^), h.

to
;

m. Feb.

July

m., 1st, Aaron Thayer; m., 5, 1835. Miriam, b. Dec. 24, 180J 2nd, George Darling; m., 3rd, Benjamin Mason she d. Jan. 4, 1890. Kezia, b. Oct. 4, 1805; m. Amos Richardson d. March 2, 1826.
; ;

Joel,
in

b.

July 23,
111.
;

Geneseo,

1809; m. Lucy Crossett of Prescott, Mass. have had four children.

live

Jonathan D.^ Ware

23, 1797;
ni.

(Zenas,'* Ziba,^ Eleazer,^ Eleazer^), b. Feb.

;

Nov. 30, 1824, Alice (b. Oct. 26, 1801 d. Jan. 26, Hed. Oct. 23, 1876. Children 1873), daughter of JosiahHamblet. Alonzo A., b. Sept. 1, 1825. Daniel H., b. March 9, 1827 d. Nov. m.Oct. 20, 1858, Rev. 1, 1857, in Illinois. Alice M., b. May 30, 1829 E. S. Adams, of Gilsnm. Mary L., b. Dec. 4, 1830; m. Aug. 31,
: ; ;

1854, Franklin Downing.

(Jonathan D.,^ Zenas,^ Ziba,^ Eleazer,^ Eleam. Sept. 1, 1853, Julia A. (b. Feb. 27, 1825; zer^), Arthur 1826), daughter of E. Kingman of Winchester. Children: K., b. Nov. 23, 1854; d. Jan. 4, 1862. Julia M., b. Jan. 1, 18G0

Alonzo

A.*5

Ware
1,

b. Sept.

d. Jan. 5, 1862.

Ziba5 Ware (Jacob,'* Ziba,^ Eleazer,^ Eleazer^), b. in Winchester, April 15, 1817; ra. Jan. 1, 1839, Eliza, daughter of James Olcott. Children: Lncina O., b. July 22, 1840; m. Moses W. Hale of Rindge, N. H. Maria, b. Aug. 16,1842; m. Marshall Willard of

GENEALOGICAL KECORDS.
Dublin;
1863.
chester.
d.

481
;

Jan. 3,1863.
R., b.
,

James
P211a

Oct. 9, 1859.

Sarah M., b. Dec. 5, 1846 d. Jan. 4, ra. Eugenia Fosgate of WinSept. 18, 1849 E b. May 11, 1854. Julius H., b. Dec. 7, 1858 d. Arthur Z., b. Oct. 22, 1860 d. Jan. 3, 1863.
; ;
;

Phinkas

A..5

Ware

(Jacob,'^ Ziba,^ Eleazer,^ Eleazer^), b. Sept. 10,

1819; m. Nov. 1, 1855, Mary (b. Feb. 13, 1835, in Swanzey), Emma F., b. Jan. 5, 1857 Children: daiigliter of William Read.
;

March Edna L.,

d.

12, 1863.
b.

Walter

L., b.

Nov.

4,

1861

d.

Feb. 27, 1875.

May

22, 1865.

Arthur W.,

b.

July 27, 1873.

Joseph^ 1822 ni.,

;

Ware

{Jacob,^ Ziba,^ Eleazer,- Eleazer^), b. March 3, 1st, July 17, 1854, Rebecca Willard of Dublin (b. 1833 ;
;

m., 2nd, Nov. 8, 1858, Mary G. (d. Nov. 19, of ni., 3rd, Nov. 17, 1859, Sarah Elijah C. Belding 1858), dangliter Jennie (b. May 17, 1837), daughter of Dea. Joseph Hammond.
d.

March

16, 1855)

Child:
1882.

Mary

L., b.

July 13, 1862; m. James E. Handy, Oct. 31,

WARNER.

Daniel Warner,

b.

1741

m. Susanna

(1).

1744; d. Feb.
b.

2,

1796).

He

d.

Ma}'

9,

1805.

Children:

Susanna,

Aug.

19,

1766; m.

Lucy,

Abijah Whitcomb. Daniel W., b. Oct. 12, 1767; d. Feb., 1803. b. May 7, 1769 m. John Read. Abel, b. Oct. 21, 1773 d.
; ;

March

Philemon, b. April 15, 1775; Anna, b. March 26, 1777 m. Joseph Kimball.
;

22, 1796.

d.

Aug. 10,1777.

WARREN.

Jonathan B. Warren came from Westmoreland; m. March 1830, Lucy BoUes, dangliter of Elijah BuUes of Richmond.

31,

Dexter Warren (brother of Jonathan B.), m. Jan. 20, 1830, Ava (1). Dec. 11, 1807; d. in Richmond, 1886), daughter of John Grimes. He d. in Richmond, 1886. Cliildren Minerva, b. Aug.
:

4,

1830.

John, b. Aug. 29, 1832.

Jane,
b.

b.
1,

Nov. 29, 1836.

1842.

Au-

gusta, b. April 9, 1838.

Emeline,

July

WATSON.

Edward Watson came

m. Oct.
b.

14, 1852,
8,

Aug.

1854

b. June 16, 1829; Maria, dangliter of Tyler Bissvvell. Children Ella, d. April 8, 1858. Fred A., b. Aug. 29, 1862.
:

from Cleveland, Ohio;

Fred A.2 Watson {Edwarcn),

1889, Minnie
Chesterfield.
J. (b.

b.

Aug. 29, 1862;

m. Jan.

1,

Nov.
:

Child

18, 1869), daughter of Haskell Carpenter of Hattie M., b. Jan. 9, 1890.

482

HISTORY OF swanzey.
WEEKS.

Richard- AYeeks (Mrs. Daniel Goodhue'^) h. Oct. 7, 1793; d. June 9, 1879; m. Mrs. Sophia Stephenson (h. Aug. 16, 1804). Children m. John L. AVinch. Elsie A., b. Elba, b. March 8, 1844 Nov. 5, 1845 m,[David Randall of Keene. Charles R., b. Oct. 25,
,

1847.

Charles R.^ Weeks {Richard,^

1847
;

3frs.

m., 1st, Ellen S. Augustus (b. 1855) Mertie E,, daughter of Dau[)hin AV. Kendall.
b.

D. Goodhue^), h. Oct. 25, m., 2nd, June 29, 1884,

;

Children

March

13, 1874.

Bertie R., b. Dec. 17, 1876.

Mabel

Mattie N., S., b. Jan.

19, 1879.

WETHERBEE. Abijah- A\^etherbee (Paid^ of Lunenburg, Mass.), h. Aug. 26, 1761 ni. Mehitable (b. Feb. 6, 1764; d. Feb. 6, 1844), daughter of
;

Thomas Trowbridge. of whom Thomas T.,

He
b. in

d. April 20, 1842.

Had

thirteen children,

Surry, Avas the youngest.

9,

Thomas
(d.

T. AA^'etherbee, b. April
;

1808; m.,

1st,

Sarah

AA^ilder

June 28, 1850) ni., 2nd, April 27, 1851, Mrs. Harriet TrowHe d. May bridge (d. Aug. 17, 1874), daughter of Thomas Prime.
31, 1887.

Daniel Wetherbee, b. in Stow, IMass., Nov., 1785 m. 1806, Lucy Hale (b. Jan. or June 24, 1790). He d. Feb. 18, 1834. Children m. 1839, Fannie Monroe; he d. 1866. DanElijah, 1). Feb., 1807
;
:
;

iel

b. April,

D., b. Jan., 1808; m. 1835, Harriet Chaplain; d. 1881. Sally, 1810; m. 1832, Ephraim Hale; d. 1885. Lucy, b. 1811;
;

m. 1834, p:dwin Bultrick

d. 1884. Maria, b. Oct., 1813. Calvin H., b. Aug., 1815; m. 1840, Clarissa Cutting; d. 1882, in San John AV., b. March, 1825; m. Angelina Giles, 1846. Francisco.

WHEELER. m. AA'heeler, Sept. 9, 1810, Susanna (b. March 25, Pierce. Had thirteen children: Almond. of John 1787), daughter Oilman. George. Horace. Harriet. AA^illard. AA^illiam. Olive.

Barnard

Lorenzo.

Marshall.

Semira.

Albion.

ni. Anna F, NewMarch He d. Feb. 24,1850. ell (b. June 22, 1809; 30,1851). m. Calvin Greenleaf. OrEliza Jane, 1). March 5, 1836 Children pha Ann, d. April 9, 1839. Charles, b. March 13, 1840, went into the Amos N., b. Feb. 25, 1843. Noyce rebellion and did not return.

Aaron^ AVheeler
:

(Silas^), b. April 3, 1807;

d.

G., b. June 29, 1845.

Alvin, b. Jan. 8, 1848.

GENEALOGICAL RECOEDS.
James2
Sally (b.

483
9,

Wheeler
June
3,

(Silas^), h. Ji\\y

26,

1794; m. Feb.

1820,

1796), daughter of Benjamin Wilson.

,

Silas- Wiiekler (Silas,^ formerly of FUzioilUam) April 12, 1832.

had Lyman,

d.

John Wheeler, m. April

17, 1831, Mrs. Phila

Temple.

WHEELOCK.
Peter Wheelock, m. June
1,

1786, Sarah Graves.

.

Thomas Wheelock, m.
25, 1820.
Sally, b.

Sally

Children:

Mary,

b.

June

July 12, 1822.

Phineas, b. 1825.
,

ni., 1st,

William'^ AVheelock (Thomas^ of WincJieste)') b. Jan. 31, 1793; April 19, 1818, Harriet Porter of Oneida, N. Y. (b. June
2nd, May 31, 1854, Laura Ann 1874. Children John, b. Jan. p:iiza M., b. Feb. 11, 1820; d. Feb.
ra.,

1798; (1. June 1, 1853); Boorn or Bourn. He d. Aug.

14,

14,

28, 1819;

d.

Feb. 25, 1819.

9, 1845. John, b. July 10, 1821 d. March 2, 1874. William, b. Feb. 28, 1823 d. Jan. 17, 1854. Sarah, b. Sept. 27, 1824; d. Jan. Nov. Prudence b. 1871. 28, F., 1826; d. April 23, 1883. Lau1,
; ;

retta, b.

1830

d.

Al)b\', d.

Oct. 21, 1828; d. Oct. 26, 1848. Thomas, b. Nov. 29, Nov. 22, 1864. Abby, and Harriet (twins), b. Oct. 12, 1833 George DeleApril 12, 1860; Harriet lives in Winchester.
;

van,

b.

March

26, 1845

resides in Keene.

James Wheelock, m. Juno 28, 1774, Lois Starkey (1). 1755; d. Children: A child, d. Jan. 24, i;76. Another, d. Dec. 1810). 20, 1786. James, jr., m. May 17, 1804, Lucy Barker, of Marlboro.
Oiange, TNIass. m. Nov. of Peter Starkey. He d. 13, 1835, Amy (b. May 4, 1805), daughter March 25, 1876. Cliildren Mary-E., d. Aug. 27, 1837. Mary E., b.

LiscoLK Wheelock,

b.

May
:

13, 1809, in

Oct. 6, 1841

m. Park E. Wright.

WHITCOMB.

John Whitcomb, presumably from Dorchester, England,

settled in

Dorchester, Mass., 1632, and d. in Lancaster, Mass., 1662. From Ills five sons, John, Jonathan, Josiah, Job and Roiiert, the Whit-

combs of Swanzey

are traced with Josiah,- Josiah, ^ David. ^

Josiah^ Whitcomb, of Leominster (Josiah,^ Josiah,^ John,^ of England), m. Jan. 29, 1771, Mary Blood of Bolton, Mass., and was one

484
of the
Doll}',
first
1).

HISTORY OF swanzey.
settlers of

Swanzey.
Rebecca,

Children: Mercy,

b. Oct. 22, 1771.

il.

June

21, 1773.

Josiah, b.
b.

March

21, 1775;

in infancy.

Lovi,

1).

AprilO, 1780.

April 3,

1782; m.

Adams

of

Stoddard.

Levi^ WiiiTCOiMB (Josiah,'^ JosUih,^ Josiah,^ John^)^ b. April 1780; m. March 14, 1804, P:sther Lane (b. Feb. 8, 1781), and moved to the state of Maine.

9,
re-

Capt. JosEPu'^WuiTCO'sui{Josiah,'^ Josiah,~Jo7in^) ,h. 1700, in Leominster, Mass.; m. Jan. 20, 1725, Damaris Priest (d. Nov. 12, 1770). Children Derby. Joseph, b. Abigail, b. April 13, 1728; m. March 5, 1731. Damaris, b. Jan. 7, 1737 m. April 3, 1765, Jonathan
: ;

Carter.

Benjamin,

Elisha, b. 1742. 29, 1748. Abijali, b. Jime 17, 1751.

Jonathan Priest, b. 1739. Sept. 20, 1737. Philemon, b. Oct. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 18, 1742.
b.

Anna,

b.

1755; m. June 19,

1775, John Carter, of Leominster, Mnss.

Juhn^), b. March 1731; m. Dec. 18, 1754, Elizabeth Wheelock Whitcomh, both of Relief, J). Oct. 1, 1757. Elizabeth, Leominster, Mass. Cliildren
JosEi'ii^ WiiiTCOJiB {Joseph,'^ Josiah,^ JosiaJi,5,
:

b.

June Damaris, Wilson. m. Oct., 1785, Mary 1766;

July 22, 1760.
b.

19, 1762.

Joseph, b. June 12,

Abigail, b.

May

13, 1768; d.

Oct. 21, 1770.

Peler, b.

April

1,

1770.

b.

Col. Jonathan P.^ Whitcomb {Joseph,'^ Josiah,^ Josiah,- JoJin^), 1739; m. Sept. 5, 1764, Dorothy Carter, of Lancaster, Mass. (b. 1745; d. Oct. 22, 1827). He d. June 13, 1792. Children: Doro-

thy, b.
b.

March
20,

3,

1765

m. Nathan Capron
John,
b.

d.

May

2, 1825.

Jonathan,
17,

Sept.

1766.

March

22, 1768; d. Oct.

1770.

Nathan, b. May 14, 1770. John, b. March 9, 1772. Ephralm, b. June 9, 1774; d. Aug. 15, 1777. Damaris, b. April 29, 1777; d. P>[)hraim, June, 1784. Anna, b. April 9, 1779; d. June 17, 1784. b. Feb. 26, 1782. Salome, b. April 25, 1786; m. Sept. 16, 1810,

Amos

Baile}'.

m. (Joseph,'^ JosiaJi,^ Josiahr John^), b. 1742 Benof d. Dec. Joanna 27, 1744; daugiiter 1764, 1835), (b. jamin Whitcomb, of Leominster, Mass. He d. Sept. 17, 1814. ChilElisha^ Whitcomb
7,
;

Oct.

dren:

Elisha, b. Feb. 25, 1765.

Benjamin, b.Juiy 28, 1766; Joan-

na, b. Feb. 21, 1767; m. Feb. 19, 1795, Natlianiel Wilson, of Putney, VtT Phebe, b. March 21, 1769; d. 1786. David, b. Oct. 29, 1770.

Asa, b.

Nov.

10,

1772.

Lucy,

b.

May

10,

1774;

m., 1st, Isaac

(^^^-/^i.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Woodward;
Josiali, b.

485

Nov.

Salmon, b. March 19, 1776. m., 2nd, Ziba Nason. m. Nov. 28, 1805, Stephen Hol1777. 10, Mavy,
Joseph,
b. Sept. 18,

brook.
1788.

Abigail, m. Josiah Wilson (b. 1785).

Philemon^ Whitcomb {Joseph,'^ Josiah,^ Josiah,- John^), b. Oct. d. Dec. 17, 1816) ni., 1st, Martha (b. 1755 m., 2nd, June He d. Jan. 10, 1824. Children: 3, 1818, Mrs. Amasa Aldrich.
29, 1748
;
; ;

b.

Martha, b. April 17, 1771. Jotham, Dec. 3, 1772; m. Nathaniel Foster.

b.

Susanna,

Feb. 18, 1772. Silence, b. Dec. 11, 1777.

Philemon, b. July 18, 1780. Benjamin, b. Aug. 28, 1781. Elisha, Nov, 27, 1783. Damaris, b. 1786; m. Samuel F'rink. Abijah, b. 1788. Fanny, b. May 29, 1790; m. Amos Hunt, of Winchester; d. June 2, 1851. Betsey, b. Dec. 27, 1792; m. Henry Twichell ; d. Dec. 28, 1867. Job, b. 1797.
b.

1751

Abijah^ Whitcomb {Joseph.,'^ Josiah,^ Josiah,^ JoJm^), b. June, m., 1st, Nov. 6, 1786, Mary (b. Nov. 8, 1764; d. Aug. 25, 1789), daughter of Shubal Seaver m., 2nd, Feb. 6, 1791, Susanna
; ;

(b.

Aug.
d.

19,

1766; d. Dec. 10, 1825), daughter of Daniel Warner.

Children:
b.

He

May

17, 1847.

b. Jan. 31, 1800.

Susanna,

Abijah, b. Oct. 25, 1791. Joseph, Jan. 4, 1807; m. William Read.

P.,^ Joseph,'^

Jonathan'^

Whitcomb (Jonathan
1766
;

Josiah,^ Josiah,^

John^), b. Sept. 20,

Miriam Willard. He d. Dec. 13, 1844. Children b. m. Aaron DickSept. 4, 1786 Polly, b. inson. m. John Stratton. Susanna, July 15, 1788; Doroth}-, b. June 3, 1791 m. John Seaver. Mariam, b. Dec. 31, 1793 m. Joseph Cross. Willard, b. Feb. 27, 1796 d. in Westfield, N. Y. Mila, b. April 8, 1798 m. John Cross. Harriet, b. Aug. 21, 1800 m. Arba
m.

May

11, 1786,

Stearns.
d.

Jonathan, b. Oct. 28, 1803.

Aaron,

b.

April 19, 1805;

Jan. 1, 1860. Hiram, b. May 1,^ 1807. Vesta, m. Sylvander Stone. Roswell, b. April 6, 1814.
JoHN*^
h.

b.

June 26, 1809

Whitcomb (Jonathan P., ^ Josejih,'^

9,

March

1772

m.

May

7,

Josiah,^ Josiah,'^ John^), 1795, Estlier Morse, daughter of Henry

Morse.
Nathan*^ Whitcomb
John^), Milford, Mass. (b. b. Jan. 26, 1792.
b.

May

14,

(Jonathan P.,^ Joseph,'^ Josiah,'^ Josiah,^ 1770; m. Oct. 23, 1791, Penelope White, of 1771 d. March 15, 1850). Children: Leonard,
;

Carter, b. Feb. 9, 1794.

Otis, b. Sept., 1796.

Nathan, d. in Fitchburg. Lyman, d. in New Worcester, Mass. Eliza, m. May 12, 1839, Rev. James W. Bailey, of Whiteville, N. Y.
Alva.

486
Ephraim''
b.

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Whitcomb {Jonathan P.,^ JosepJi,'^ Josiah,^ Josiah,^ Feb. 26, 1782; m., 1st, Dorothy Cliamberlain ni., 2iul, John^), Charlotte Chamberlain. He d. March, 18G9. Children: 22, 1804, Aug. Jarvice, b. Feb. IG, 1709. Dorothy, b. Dec. 5, 1804; d. March 5,
;

1857.
b.

Nov.

Esther, b. Nov. 9, 1806. m. Giles Taft. 2, 1811

;

George,

b.

March

10, 1809.

Fanny,
Char16,

Ephraim,

b. Oct. 27, 1814.

lotte, b.

March

24, 1818; d. April 11, 1828.

Damaris,
Jane,

b. b.

Ang.

1820; m. 1854, George H. Allen, of Walpole. 1823 d. April 28, 1825.

;

July 13,

Feb. 25, 1765

1829.

Elisha^ Whitcomb (Elisha,^ Josejyh,'^ JosiaJi,^ Josiah,- JoJin^), m. widow Anna Parker, d. 1843. He d. June
;

b. 5,

Had

Elisha, b. 1795.

Dayid^ Whitcomb (Elisha,^ Joseph,'^ Josiah,^ Josiah,^ John^), b. Oct. 29, 1770; m. Feb, 11, 1794, Orra Richardson (b. Aug. 8,1772), daughter of Wyman Richardson.
AsA^ ^Vhitcomb {Elisha,^ Joseph^ Josiah,^ Josiah,- John^), Nov. 10, 1772; m. March 9, 1802, Elizabeth Sawyer.
b.

JosixH^ WnncojiiB (Elisha,^ Joseph,'^ Josiah,^ Josiah,^ John^), b. Nov. 10, 1777; m. Feb. 23, 1807, Lois Thayer; who m., 2nd, Elisha Smith of Vermont. He d. Dec. 9, 1814. Child: Serepta, b. Oct.
13, 1807.

Joseph^ Whitcomb {Elisha,^ Joseph,^ Josiah,^ Josiah,^ John^), b. Sept. 18, 1788 m., 1st, Apr. 20, 1811, Sally (b. Oct. 24, 1792), daughter of Silas Whitcomb. Hed. May 11, 1853. She m., 2nd, Stephen Har;

and d. Jan. 7,1875. Children: Semira, b. Sept. 15,1811; ra. GeO!ge W. Lane. 'Elmer, b. Sept. 5,1813; d. Aug. 21, 1879. Lovisa, b. May 16, 1815; m. Aquila Ramsdell. Anliza, b. Nov. 12, 1816; m. William Tenney d. Jan. 2, 1875. Nancy, b. March 10, 1818; m. Willard Hall, of Worcester, Mass.; d. Apr. 14, 1878. Martha C, b. June 16, 1819 m. Charles G. Ramsdell. Calvin, b. Nov. 2, 1821; d. May 13, 1833. Joseph, b June 15, 1824. Sarah
ris,
;

ley Ballon

July 20, 1830; m., 1st, Wesof AVorcester. John S., b. Feb. m., 2nd, Henry Dawson, b. d. 1854. Calvin M., 19, 1833; May 29, 1835, lives iu Aug. 8, Worcester. Mary C, b. March 10, 1839 m. Edwin H. Hill, of WorE., b. Sept. 30, 1826.
;

Fostina M.,

b.

cester.

b.

Jotham'^ WiiiTCOMB {Philemon,^ Joseph,^ Josiah,^ Josiah,^ John^) Feb. 18, 1772; m. Jan. 9, 1797, Anna (b. 1776; d. Jan. 11,
,

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

487

1815), dmigliter of Benjamin Olcott. He d. Sept. 22, 1815. Cliildien Nanc}', b. July 5, 1797; m. Oct. 12, 1819, Samuel Stearns.
:

Joel, b.

Aug.

27, 1804.

Roxanna,

ra.

Jan. 31, 1819, Jonathan Hol-

brook.

Philemon^ Whitcomb {Philemon,^ Joseph^^ Josiah^^ JosiaJi,^ John^), b. July 18, 1780; m. Oct. 10, 1803, Sarah, daughter of
Abijah Brown, and removed to Vermont.

Benjamin^
Jo/ml),
d. b.

Whitcomb
28, 1781
;

Aug.

Joslah,^ {Philemon,^ Joseph m. June 10, 1805, Sarah (b. April

^'^

JosiaJi,^ 18,

1784

April 3, 1853), daughter of 18G6. Cltildren: Eliza, b. April 17, 1806; d. 1808 d. May 31, 1811. b. rah, Eliza, b. Oct. 19, 1811 Sept. 28,
;

Benjamin Hammond.

He d. June 21, May 1,1811. Sa;

Nov. 8, 1813; m. Geoi'ge Hamblet; d. at her home in Rochester, N. Y., July 26, 1883. Fanny, b. Dec. 9,1816; m. Benj. F. Lombard. Piiilemon. b. July 27, 1819 d. Dec. 13, 1819. Benjamin, b. May 23, 1821. Philemon, b. May 21, 1824 d. March 6, 1825. Betsey, b. Dec. 11, 1827; m. B. Howard Richm. Lyman Leach.
Sarah,
b.
;

ardson.

b.

Abijah^ Whitcomb (PJuIemon^^ Joseph,'^ JosiaJi,^ Josiali,^ John^), about 1788; m., 1st, Nov. 22,1810, Joanna (d. IMarch 11, 1811) d. March 31, 1869), m., 2nd, Dec. 1, 1814, Lucy (b. Nov. 23, 1796
;

Jodaughter of Richard Sti-atton. He d. about 1848. Children nas H., b. March, 1811. Emery, b. 1815, drowned at West Swanzey. Elbridge G., b. Oct. 3, 1817. Parmelia, b. Oct. 12, 1818 m. Leon:
;

ard

W.

Holbrook.

Emery,

b. Oct. 30,

1819

resides in Idaho.
;

Jo-

anna, 1857.

b.

1821; m. Josepli Wilson, of Keene Charles A.,b. Aug. 6, 1826; resides in the cit}' of

Aug.

13,

June 5, New York.

d.

1797; m. March

JoB^ Whitcomb {Pldhmon^^ Joseph,'^ Josiah,^ Josiah,'^ JoJm^), b. 1, 1818, Nellie, daughter of Nehemiah Bennett.
d.

He

July 16, 1840.

Cliildren

Martha, m. William

Piert-e

and

lives in Missouri.

mond.

Vilroy, m. April 4, 1844, Jacob Boyce, of Richm. Nov. Maria, 27, 1847, Elisha Bassett, of Richmond.

Abijah^ Whitcomb (Abi'Jah,^ Joseph^'^ JosiaJi,^ Josiah,- John^), b. m. Nov. 24, 1815, Susanna (b. r/90; d. Nov., 1845), Oct. 25,1791 He d. Oct. 10, 1872. Children of CarElijah Graves. daughter
; :

oline
7,

M
;

b.

Jan.

7,

1818

d.

April 29,1864.

Benjamin

F., b.

Sept.

1820

lives in

Claremont.

488

HISTOKY OF SWANZEY.

Joseph^ AYhitcomb (Abijah,^ Joseph,'^ Josiah^"^ Josiah,^ JoJm^), b. He d. Jan. 31, 1800; m. Betsey Page (b. 1799 d. Aug. 9, 1873). May 8, 1842. Children: Clmstina, b. Apdl 21, 1829; rn. Sept. 23, J. Page, b. April 29, 1853, James E. Underwood, of Lawrence.
;

1831.

Irvin A., b. April 9, 1839.

RoswErx^ Whitcomb (Jonathan,^ Jonathan P.,^ Joseph,'^ Josiah,^ Josialir John^), b. April 6, 1814; m., 1st, March, 1838, Rhoda (b. May 14, 1814; d. March 8, 1852), daughter of Fisher Billiard; m., 2nd, March, 1853, Mary A. (d. March 12, 18G6), daughter of I. 11.

Gunn;
12,

ni,,

3rd,

May

4,

1868,

Anna A.
;

(b. Sept. 5,
4tli,

1819;
19,

d.

Oct.

1888), widow of Hardin Albee

ra.,

June

1889, Maria
:

A. (b. April 22, 1824), daughter of Laban Starkey. Childr(>u Hiram R., b. Feb. 17, 1840. George E., b. July 1, 1841. Mary Sem. Orlow E. Parsons d. Feb. 19, 1880. Arlina, b. June 19, 1843
;

thur H., b.

March

5,

1865.
^ P.,^ Joseph,'^ Jos i ah, Jo-

Leonard'''

Whitcomb {Nathan,^ Jonathan

siah,^ John^), b. Jan.

12, 1872)

dren
b.

26, 1792; ni. Feb. 9, 1819, Betsey (d. Aug. daughter of Josiah Woodward.^ He d. Oct. 19, 1867. Chillives in Palmei', Mass. Alanson S., Eliza, b. Jan. 17, '1820
, ;

Nov. 17, 1822. Maria, b. March 21, 1824; m. Jan. 20, 1846, Solomon R. Lawrence. Albert B., b. Aug. 29, 1829; d. Nov. 13,
1836.
P.,^ Joseph,'^ Josiah,^ JoDec. 26, 1815, Lucy Baker (b. He d. May 1, 1879. Feb. 4, 1794; d. Oct. 3, 1890), of Marlboro. Children: Alonzo, b. April 30, 1818; m. Sybel H. Clary. Carter, b. May 27, 1820; m. Emily A. Spring; d. in Worcester, Deo. 1,
Carter'''

Whitcomb (Nathan,^ Jonathan

1794;
ra.

siah,^ John^), b. Feb. 9,

1880.

J.
;

Baker, b. Oct.

2,

ton, Vt.

lives in California.

V. Lott, of Flatland, N. Y. in Nevada. Lucy Jane, b. March

1823; m. Cynthia A. Cutter, of GrafByron, b. April 17, 1826; m. Eliza Clement G., b. Dec. 12, 1828; resides
9,

1834;

in.

Henry Homer,
Oris'''

b.

May

13, 1837

lives in

New

George Carpenter. Haven, Conn.

Whitcomb
1).

{2^athan,'^
;

siah,"^

John^),
;

Sept., 1796
,

ra.

Jonathan P.,^ Joseph,^ Josiah,^ JoJuly 22, 1818, Esther (b. Oct. 17,

1799

d. April 20, 1867)

18, 1882.
b. April 8,
b.

Children

daughter of Ezekiel Osgood. Sylvander L., b. Dec. 18, 1818.

He

d.

March

1820;

d.

same day.
Lucius, b.

Nathan,

b.

March

daughter, 17, 1821. Otis,

Aug. 16, 1822.

Jan. 16, 1824.

Charles, b. July 22,

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
1825.
;

489

J., b. Oct.

Esther E., b. March 14, 1827 d. March 18, 1851. Frances Trnman C, 1, 1828; m. William Merriam, of Palmer.

b.

Nov. 29, 1830.

b.

Lyman,

b.

May

3, 1832.
;

Andrew
;

J., b.

Aug.

14, 1833.

Czarina, b.
2,

April 25, 1835

A.,

Feh.

1837.
7,

Dona

m. Norman Hunt. Almira d. young. Maria, b. Sept. 7, 1838

Clarence.

Seleck, b. June
Ai.va'''

1840.

Leonard, b. April 29, 1842.

Whitcomb {Nathan,^ Jonathan

m. Sept. 21, 1820, Almira
Children
; :

P.,^ Joseph,'^ Josiah,^ Jo(b.

siah,- Jolm^),
ter of Ezekiel

July 30, 1802), daughb.

0-good. Phiia, b. Oct. 30, 1824

Nehemiah C,

May

20, 1821.

m. Levi Starkey.

Orrilla, b. July 1, 1834.

Lester, b. Jan. 21, 1838.

Lyman'''

Whitcomb {Nathan,^ Jonathan

siah,^ Johii}),\:>. April 22, 1807;

(b. Oct.

m. Sept.

P.,^ Joseph,'^ Josiah,^ Jo26, 1837, Eliza Curtis

d. in

May

He 21, 1803), daughter of Oliver Curtis of Sharon, Mass. Elizabeth, b. Worcester, Mass., Jan. 14, 1873. Children: 6, 1838. Lyman A., b. May 22, 1841.
Whitcomb {Ephraim,^ Jonathan
b. Marcii

George'''

P.,^ Joseph^^ Josiah,^ Jo13, 1836, Aurelia

(b.

siah,^ John}),

10,

1809;

m. April

He d. 1813; d. April 22, 1887), daughter of Edward Goddard. Feb. 21, 1889. Children: Oliver C, b. Feb. 25, 1844. Jane A.,
b.

1855

d.

July 18, 1863.

{Elisha,^ Elisha,^ Joseph,'* Josiah,^ Josiah,^

Elisha'''

Whitcomb

Jo/m>),b. 1795; m. April 17, 1817, Olive Bodwell (d. June 30, 1858). He d. March 31, 1834. Children Mary Alnette, m. George Marsh. Persis, m. Justice R. Rogers d. Olive, b. 1826 d. April 19, 1827.
: ; ;

March

14, 1849.

John^),

Philemon,^ Joseph,* Josiah,^ Josiah,^ May 5, 1824, Sarah H. (b. July 14, 1808), daughter of Ezekiel Osgood; d. Dec. 22, 1841. Children: Esther P. S., b. Nov. 6, 1824; d. Aug. 31, 1826. Jotham, b. Aug, 30, 1826 ra. Cata Bancroft of Rockingham, Vt., resides at Saxtons
{Jotham,'''
b.

Joel''

Whitcomb
Aug.

27, 1804; m.

Esther P., b. Dec. 18, 1827; m. William Ransdon of Bridgewater, Mass. Nancy A., b. Nov. 10, 1829 m. Nathaniel N. Chase of Northlield, Vt. George W., b. Feb. 22, 1832, lives in Dakota. Ezekiel 0., b. Feb. 17, 1835. Royal F., b. Aprd 23, 1839 d. Oct.
River.
; ;

15, 1855.

Benjamin'''

Whitcomb

(Benjamin,'^
23, 1821
;

Josiah,^ John^), b.

May

Philemon,^ Joseph,* Josiah,^ m. Feb. 9, 1847, Sarah J. Fisher

490
(b.

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
2,

Apr.

1825)

d. Oct. 24, 1887.

Children
;

Charles S., b. March

12, 1851.

Martha

E., b.

June

9,

1856

ni., 1st,

George

S.

Snow

ni.,

2nd, Job Pierce and resides in Missouri.

Elbridge Gerry'' Whitcomb (Ahijah,^ Philevion,^

Josiah,^ Jolm^), b. Oct.
3,

JosejyJi,'^

JosiaJi,^

1817; m. Nov. 18, 1844, Salome (b. Sept. in 19, 1822, Roxbniy), daughter of Everett Nevvcoinb. Cliihb-en b. Fannie, Sept. 4, 1845 in. Dec. 6, 18^iG, George N. Bigelow, A.M.
:
;

Jonas Fred,

b.

Jan. 26, 1851.

b.

Frank Herbert,

b.

Feb. 28, 1856.

Edward
J.

Everett,

March

31, 1862.

Page^ Whitcomb
b.
9,

(Joseph,'^ AbfJaJi,^ Joseph,'^ JosiaJi,^ Joaiah^^

;

John^),

m. May 17, 1855, Mary E. Goodnow (b. Alice M., b. Feb. 7, 1856; in. 1832), of Keene. Children Marshall W. Nims, Nov. 23, 1886. Carrie E., b. Jan. 5, 1862.
Apr. 29, 1831

Dec.

Irvin
John^),
m., 2nd, Nelson.

A.'^

Whitcomb
9,

{Joseph,'^ Abijah,^ Josejyh,'^ Josiah,^ JosiaJi,^

;

b.

April

1839

iri.,

1st, Nellie

Emma
R.^

F., daughter of Edwin F. Read. Ernest R. Emmons J.

King, of Lawrence, Mass. Children Frank.

:

Hiram
Josiah,^

Whitcomb

{'RosioeU,''

Josiah,-

John^),

b.

Jonathan,^ Jonathan P. /^ Joseph,'^ Feb. 17, 1840; m. May 16, 1876,

Mary A.

1856), daughter of Hiram Brilton of Surry. b. Clinton June 23, 1877 d. Sept. 2, 1881. Chester Children B., Leslie b. 1879. June 15, B., b. Oct. 27, 1882; d. March 18, R.,
(b. INIarcii 18,
: ;

1883.
d.

John H.,

b.

July 27, 1889.

Edna C,

April 10, 1887. Normand b. Feb. 17, 1890.

{RosiveU,''
b.

C,

b. Sept. 5,

1888;

George
Josiah,'-^

E.^

Whitcomb
14,

Josiah,^ John^)^

"W.

(b. Jan.

Edna C,

July 1, 1838), daughter of Aquila Ramsdell. Children: b. March 3, 1865. George E., b. April 17, 1867. AValter
;

Jonathan,^ Jonathan P., Joseph,'^ 1841 m. Nov. 12, 1863, Fostina

E., b. Feb. 23, 1873; d. Sept. 16, 1873.

AlansonS.^ Whitcomb (Leonard,'' Nathan,^'Jonathan P.,^ Josej^h^'^ Josiah,^ Josiah,^ John^), b. Nov. 17, 1822; in. May 20, 1847, Samantlia M. (b. July 14, 1824), daughter of David Taylor. Resides in
Keene.
Children
:

Walter

S.,

b.

Sept. 30,

1852.

Maria C,

b.

Nov.

18, 1860.

Whitcomb {Otis,'' Nathan,'^ Jonathan P.,^ Joseph,'^ Josiah,^ Josiah;^ John^), b. Dec. 21, 1818; m. Dec. 22, 1842, Eliza W. (b. Nov. 18, 1820), daughter of William Woodward. Childreu
Sylvander
L. 8
:

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

491

Mary

E., b.

Sept. 12, 1846

Nov. 21, 1843; m. Henry H. Aldrich. Ellen M., b. m. Oliver C. AVhitcomb. Henry F., b. Oct. 30, 1850.
;

Nathan^ Whitcomb
skiJi,^

{Otis,~ Natlian^^

Josia7i,^John^), b.
3, 1855),

March

17, 1821

Jonathan P.,^ Jose})!),'^ Jom. Nancy S. (b. March 31,

1824; d. April Lucius^

daughter of Josiah

Hammond.
P.,
^

Whitcomb
b.

(Otis,'^ JSfathan^^

Jonathan

Josiah,^ John^),

Jan. 16, 1824; m. Ellen

May
b.

24, 1862), daughter of

M. Holman of Sylvester
b.

(b.

Joseph ^^ Josiah,^ Nov. 2, 1835 d.

;

Fitzwilliam
1860.

28, 1862.

Children:

Florence A.,

Sept. 5,

Aug. George F.
;

d.

Feb.

2, 1862.

Leonard^ Whitcomb

(Otis,''

Nathan,^ Jonathan P.,^ Joseph,^ Jo-

siah,^ Josiah,^ John^), b. April 29, 1842; m. April 24, 1867, Sophia Children : Otis L., b. Sept. 22, 1869. L., daughter of David Hill.

Daisey

S., b.

June

10, 1872.

An
4,

infant, b. Oct. 20, 1874

d.

Oct.
1878.

28, 1874.

Cecil J., b.
b.

March

1876.

Nina

L., b.

June

5,

Venie C,

July 31, 1880.

Czarina, b. Dec. 25, 1882.

{Joel,'' Jotham,^ Philemon,^ Joseph,'^ Josiah? Josiah,^ John^), b. Feb. 17, 1835 m. May 21, 1863, Martha E. Newmarsh (b. Nov. 13, 1839), of Boston. Children Lucy A., b.
;
:

EzEKiEL O.s Whitcomb

Forest O., b. Oct. 15, 1867. Mary J. and Frank A., Oct. 26, 1864. F. T. Willard, b. Oct. 3, 1883. b. Feb. 1, 1871.

Charles S.^ AYhitcomb {Benjamin,'' Benjamin,^ Philemon,^ Joseph,^ Josiah,^ Josiah,^ John^), b. March 12, 1851 ; m., 1st, April 24,
1871, P:ilen M., daughter of Eilwin Graves; m. 2d, Nov. Children Carrie L. Snow. Blanche E., b. April 5, 1872.
:

6,

1880,

H.,

b. Oct. 27,

1874.

Ada C,

b.

May

23, 1882.

Minnie R.,

George b. June

25, 1886.

Jonas Fred^ Whitco^ib {Elbriclge

.,''

Ahijali,^ Philemon,^ Joseph,'^

;

Josiah,^ Josiah,^ John^), b. Jan. 26, 1851

ra.

Aug.
b.

21, 1872,

Han1873.

nah Perhara Keyes. Children: Jonas Fred, Hannah, b. Feb. 16,1875; d. March 19, 1883.

May

17,

May
1885.

28, 1877.

Elizabeth Salome, b.
Isabel, b.

May

3,

Charles Keyes, b. 1879. Fannie, b. June

Charlotte, b. Sept. 6,

11, 1881.

Mary
b.

Aug.

22, 1883.

Ruth,

Aug.

14, 1887.

Bertha Eulalia, b. Aug. 29, 1889.

{Elbriclge
G.,''

Frank Herbert^ Whitcomb

Abijah,^ Philemon,^
;

Joseph,-^ Josiah,^ Josiah,^ John^), b.

Feb. 28, 1856

m. Sept.

1,

1880,

492
Grace Nims.
I).

HISTORY OF SAVANZEY.
Cliildrcn
:

Edson Gerry,
Margaret,
b.

b.

Dec. 30, 18S1.

1,

Ralph

Oct. 25, 1883, Niins, b. Oct. 1, 1889.

Jan.

1885.

James Lamon,

Oliver C.^ Whitcomb {George^'' Epliraim,'^ Jonathan P.,^ Josepli^^ Josiah,^ Joskih,^ John^), h. Feb. 25, 1844 m. Ella M. (b. Sept. 12, 184G), (laughter of Sylvaiider L. Whitcomb.
;

Henry F.^ Whitcomb {Sylvander L.,^

Otis,"^

Joaeph,^ Josiah,^ JosUih,- John^), b. Oct. 30, 1850

Nathan,^ Jonathan P.,^ m. Feb. 23, 1879,

;

Mabel E. (b. Aug. 26, 1862), daughter of Henry Abott. Eva M., b. Aug. 22, 1879. A son, b. June 27, 1889.
Otis L.^

Children:

Whitcomb (Leonard,^

Otis J

Josiah,^ Josiah,^ John^), F. (1). July 12, 1869), daughter of Oratus J. Verry. Verry, b. July 6, 1890.
;

b. Sept. 22,

Nathan, Jonathan P.,^ Joseph ,4 1869 m. April 13, 1889, Susie

'^

Child

Horace

White.
Levi.

David^ Whitcomb (Josiah,- John^), m. Jan. 13, 1730, Betty Children: John, b. Nov. 24, 1731. Eunice, b. Dec. 10, 1733. Prudence, b. Oct. 29, 1735. Betty or Tilly, b. Nov. 22, 1737.
David.
Joshua.

Mabel.

Relief.

Silence.

John,

onl^',

came from Bolton, Mass.

John'*

Whitcomb {David,^
(d.
;

Sarah Whitcomb
John,
b.
b.

March
1769.

4,

1803) 1761. Silas.

b.

d.

Joslah,- John^), b. Nov. 24, 1731 m. March 31, 1835. Children Thomas.
;
:

Ma}^

3,

Betty,

Sarah, b. Nov. 24, 1765. Ruhamah, Jan. 9, 1775; m. Daniel Goodhue. Dama-

ris,

m. Asahel Randall.

TnoMAS'"'

Whitcomb {John

,,^

David,

Josiah,^ John^), m. Sept. 19,

1781, Betsey Bishop.

John-'' Whitcomb (John,'^ David,^ Josiah,^ John^), b. IMarch 4, 1761; m. March 7, 1791, Dolly (d. March 26, 1858), daughter of Pentecost Stanley. SHed. April 15, 1835. Children John,b. Feb. 23,
:

1792;
liams.

d.

Feb.

5,
b.

1855.

David,

Dolly, b. Fob. 22, 1794; m. Hubbard WilJan. 27, 1796. Nathaniel, b. July 13, 1803.

{John,^ David,^ Josiali,^ John^), m. March 26, 1789, Rhoda, daughter of Pentecost Staidey. Children: Silas, b. Aug. 20, 1790 d. young. Sally, b. Oct. 24, 1792 m. Joseph Whit-

SiLAS^

Whitcomb
;

comb. Rhoda, b. Dec. 13, 1794. and Calvin, b. in 1800. Pedee, b.

vester, b. in 1808.

Silas, b. April 9,
in

1797.

Luther
Syl-

1802.

Susan,

b. in 1804.

Roswell.

Cyrel, b. Feb. 27, 1814.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.

493

27, 179G
d.

David^ Whitcomb {John,^ Jolm^ David,^ JosiaJi,'^ John^)^ b. Jan. m. Nov. 3, 1824, Mrs. Sarah Whittaker (b. Sept. 4, 1797;
;

May 31,
:

Children

1883), daughter of Azariah Dickinson. Hed.!,Oct. 13, 1879. Harriet, b. Nov. 17, 1825 m. Jan. 10, 1849, Jonathan W.
; ;

Jones of Marlborough d. April 3, 1878. David, b. Nov. 2, 1827. Euharaah, b. Dec. 12, 1829; ni., 1st, Martin Dix m., 2d, Martin Seaver of Townsend, Mass. Clarena P^iizabeth, b. April 15, 1832 m. Menzies E. Stralton. Martha J., b. Aug. 28, 1834; m. Edwin Hill. Sarah C, b. Aug. 2, 1836 m. Henry Hill. Hubbard W., b.
;

April 14, 1840.

Nathaniel^ Whitcomb (John,^ Joh)),'^ David,^ Josiah,- John^), b. July 13, 1803 m. Phebe, daughter of Jesse Ballou of Richmond; d. 1882. Children: Emily. John Andrew. Harriet Augusta, m.
;

Stanley.
SiLAS^ Whitcomb (Silas,^ John,^ David ^^ Josiah,'^ John^) b. April 9, 1797; m. Dec. 18, 1823, Louisa Lincoln (d. Jul}' 29, 1877) of LeominHe d. Aug. 27, 1877. Children Louisa J., m., 1st, Wilster, Mass. liam A. Woodvvard of Marlborough m., 2d, Warren Farrar. Rox, : ;

m. Pliilander Thatcher. Silas L., b. Aug. ^6, 1827. Susan S., 111. Levi H. Whitney of Royalston, Mass. Charles W., m. Mary Anji Simonds of Ashby, Mass. Maria D., m. Daniel W. Clark. Henry
alina,

W., m. Mary Hunt of Marlborough.

ter of

Lydia Ann, m. Edward E. Cut-

Marlborough.

Sylvester^ Whitcomb (Silas,^ Jolin,^ David,'^ Josiah,- John^), b. 1808; m. Oct. 21, 1835, Lucinda (d. 1882), daughter of Ezra Emerson.

He
;

d. Oct. 15,

1856.

Children:

1839

d.

May

14, 1853.

Juliette, b.

Laura, b. 1837. Jerome, b. 1841 m. John Kenney of Win;

chendon, Mass.

Frank C. and Frances C,

b.

Dec. 14, 1843

A., b.

Frances

Lamb of Orange, Mass. C, m. and Ella F., d. young. C. Edgar

Cyrei,*5

George

June

14, 1850.

(Silas,^ John,'^ David,^ Josiah,^ John^), b. Feb. m. Dec. 22, 1840, Eunice A., daughter of Artemas Collins of Marlborough. Children Eveline A., b. April 24, 1841 m. Charles R. Collins of Marlborough. Olive Ann, b. Sept. 18, 1843 m. Ivory E. Gates. Ella V., b. Dec. 1, 1847; d. Sept. 25, 1849.

Whitcomb

27, 1814;

W^illiam F., b. June 16, 1850. Ella V., b. April 15, 1855 1863. Lucy E., b. Aug. 18, 1859 m. Charles Calkins of
;

d.

June,

Winchen-

don, Mass., Sept. 18, 1878.

33

494

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
,

David^ "Whitcomb (David,^ Jolin,^ David,^ Josiak,^ JoJin^) h. Nov. 2, 1827 m. Marcli 1, 1870, Lucia A. (b, Jan. 2, 1846), danohter of Mark Cook of Chesterfield. CUildreii Ernest C, b. Jan. 6,
; :

1872.

Millie E., b. Oct., 1879.

AV.^ Whitcomb (David,^ John^'^ Davkl,^ Josiah,^ John^)^ April 14, 1840; ni. Dec. 12, 1866, Mary C. Ramsdell (b. July 27,' Child: Addie F., b. July 13, 1868. 1844), daughter of Aquila.
h.

Hubbard

(Silas,^ Silas,^ John,'^ David,^ Josiah,'^ John^), 1827; m. March 20, 1851, Clarissa S. (b. Jan., 1833), daughter of Virgil AVoodcock d. Feb. 11, 1877. Children: Virgil d. July 5, 1854. Carrie L., b. Jan. 9, 1860 v., b. Feb. 23, 1853
1).

Silas

L.''

Whitcomb

Aug.

6,

m. Alberto Ilassara of Keene.

P2mraa

I., b.

Dec.

8,

1865.

Thomas

W.'''

Whitcomb

{Silas,^ Silas,^ John,'^

David,^

Josiah,^

John^), m. Sarah AVhitcomb of Ashby, Mass.

George A.'^ Whitcomb (Sylvester,^ Silas,^ John,'* David,^ Josiali,^ John^),b. June 14, 1850; m. Oct. 31, 1874, Clara A. (b. March 8, 1853), daughter of Josephus Handy/ Child: Verne, b. Nov. 12,
1878.
S.^ Whitcomb (Jacob,^ Oliver^ of Fitztuilliam) , b. Au1820; ra. Oct. 23, 1870, Abbie A. (b. Aug. 5, 1849), Cliildren Cora A., b. daughter of Nathaniel Fisher of Richmond.

Anthony
2,

gust

Feb. 27, 1871.

1874.
Nellie

Minnie
b.

B., b. Sept. 15, 1872.

7,

Grace E.,

March

1876.

Arthur A., b. Sept. 5, Susie M., b. Nov. 1, 1878.

C,

b.

April 15, 1884.

whittaker.
Isaac Whittaker, m. March 28, 1830, Polly, daughter of Nathan
Smith.

white.

Ebenezer White,
Calvin White,
six years)
;

d.

March
;

10, 1812,

aged eighty-six

3'ears.

b. 1785

m. Sarah

(d. April 2, 1854,

aged seventy

d. 1856.

Jehiel2 White (Darnel of Nelson, N. II.), b. Oct. 11, 1813; m. 29, 1841, Sarah (b. Aug. 4, 1822), daughter of Cyrus Cheney of Concord d. Feb. 23, 1879, by the fall of a tree. Children Emily,

March

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
b. Jan. 27,
;

495

1843

1842 ni. Thomas Mints of Keene. Luc}-, b. Feb. 23, m. Osgood Berais of Marlboro. Augustas C, b. Oct. 5, 1845.

Hattie, b. April 20, 1848; d. Sept., 1867. 1855 m. Mary Fisher of Richmond.
;

Edward

J., b.

April 10,

WILCOX.

Edward^ Wilcox
Hayward

(Echcard^
(b.

of Gilsum),

b.

Dec. 31, 1824; m.

Nov., 1847, Eliza A.

March

Children: ofTro}'. Clara E,, b. Jan. 10, 1850; m. Solon H. Lane. 26, 1863. Flora E.,b. Sept. E., b. April 8, 1852 d. June 6, 1852.
;

14, 1830), daughter of Thomas P. Rosalie, b. Apr. 29, 1848 d. Feb.

;

George
3,

1853

m. Martin L. Lane. Valerea A.,

Allen
1873.

b.

May

9,

1857;

d.

March
;

16, 1859.

C,

b.

Jan. 9, 1860.

Mary

E., b. Aug. 6, 1862

d.

April 17,

Allen C.^ Wilcox (Edicard,^ Echcarcl^) ,h. Jan. 9, 1860; m. Jan., 1882, Addie, daughter of Leonard Lyman. Child: Florence, b. Aug. Grace Irene, b. Jan. 28, 1887. 16, 1885.
WILDER.

Abel Wilder, m. Fann}' Children David, b. Aug. 20, Sarah, b. Jan. 7, 1815, in Fitzwilliam, 1813, in Winchendon, Mass. Caleb, b.Oct. 16, 1818. Charles, b. May 30, 1817.
.
:

willard.

LoNGLEY Willard, m, Feb.

Shubael Seaver.

21, 1786, Deliverance,

daughter of

Seth Willard,
Isaac'''

d.

Aug. 20, 1849,

in

Westport.

Willard {Abraham,^ Abraham,^ Abraham^'^ Henry,^ Henry, ^ Simeon,^ from County Kent, England), b. .Jan. 16,1779 d. Feb. 16,
;

1840, at Svvanzey Factoiy.

Levi'''

Willard

{Abraham,'^ Abraham,^ Abraham,^ Henry, Henry,

Simeon,^ of England), b. Oct 15, 1781, in Fitchburg, Mass.; m. Clarissa (b, 1788; d. May 2, 1811), daughter of Dea. S. Hayward of Gilsum d. Aug. 17, 1855. She m., 2nd, Children Mira H.,
;
.

m, Caleb Carpenter of Keene. Miranda in Dublin b. m. Dr. Henry C. Gray of Cambridge, Clara, May 28, 1809, N. Y. d. July 12, 1887. Preston G., b. April 1, 1816, in Swanzey, Eliza G., b. April 30, 1818 m. Rev. W. C. resides in Chicago, III.
b.

April 12, 1808, in Dublin

496
Richards of Natick,

HISTORY
jNIass.

Ol-

SWANZEY.

Curtis E., b. May 22, 1823 (a twin), m., C. Holt of Mil ford, N. II. m., 2nd, Catherine 25, 1844, 1st, Oct. 26, 1846, Amy F. Dyer of Providence, R. I. d. Oct. 13, 1873, Lucius A., b. May 22, 1823 (a twin), m. July 8, 1845, in Keene.

Nov.

Mary A. T. Sawyer,

of Boscawen

removed

to

Chicago

in 1853.

An-

nette M., b. Jan. 14, 1828; d. May 5, 1845. They spent their last she d. in Natick, Mass. Richards Eliza S. with their daughter, days
;

Oct. 30, 1858,

Village.

being buried

in

the family lot at

Swanzey Factory

WILLIS.

Gideon Willis,
Children
:

ni.

Milla

she m.,
b.

AVilliam

siah B. Cass.

W., b. 1806. Eliza S., Gideon G., b. Jan. 2, 1812.

h.

2nd, Daniel Osborn. Feb. 23, 1810 m. Jo;

Sally O., b. about 1817.

;

William W.^ Willis (Gideon^),

d. 1887).

ISOG

ni.

Sarah Cass

(b.
7,

1813

He

d.

1861.

d. April 24, 1858.

Children: Benjamin F., b. Dec. Willard C, b. July 6, 1843 d. young.

;

1839;

George

W.,

b.

Sept. 10, 1844.

;

Gideon G.^ Willis, b. Jan. 2, 1812^ in Stony Brook, Mass. m. June 5, 1839, Harriet N. Howe (h. June G, 1816 d. May 12, 1878)
;

of Troy.

He

died June 11, 1869. Children

Martha,

b. Sept. 4,

1840;

m. May 28, 1861, Charles Bowles; d. Jan. 8, 1890. George G., b. March, 1842; m. Mary Allen of New Haven, Ct. Lyman C, b. Aug.
29,

1843

m., 1st, Oct. 15, 1862,

2nd, Mrs. Clark of

New Haven,
Angeline, b.

March 7, 1865. Lemuel O. Hunt.

Ilattie R., b.

Nancy Lane (d.Dec. 6, 1862) m., Conn. Nelson H., b. Jan. 20, 1845 d. Feb. 15. 1847; m. Dec. 15, 1869,
; ;

May

7,

1850

d.

Aug.

7,

1872.

WILLIAMS.

John- Williams (John^ from Lynn., Mass.), b.l714; m. Oct. 9, Came to Swanzey about 1740, Martha Boardinan d. Oct. 17, 1788. 1776.
;

Moses B.^ Williams (JoJin,^ Jolin^), b. Nov. 15, 1748; m., 1st,. Martha Brown; m. 2nd, Rebecca Forbes; m., 3rd, Elizal)eth Miles;
d.

Feb.

8,

1824.

Children:

man,
Vt.

d.

Sept. 28,1777.

Marthn, d. at Rutland, Mass. BoardJohn, b. Dec. 13, 1779; d. at Richmond,

Martini, b.
2,

March

18, 1781; d.

June

1,

1798.

Boardman,
;

b.

Aug.

1783; Sept. 15, 1786

d. Oct. 23, 1827, at

;

d. Sept. 8, 1808.

Charlestown, Mass. William, b. Rebecca, b. Feb. 6, 1791 d. Mar.

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
18, 1798.

497
Oct. 10,

1848,

Benjamin. Hubbard. Rebecca, Enoch Sprague of Richmond.

b.

1798; m.

Benjamin'* Williams {Moses B.,^ John,^ John^), b. Jan. 13, 1793 m. April U, 1816, Sabrina (i). Oct. 30, 1793; d. Aug. 22, 1849), Emeline, daughter of Ezekiel Osgood d. Nov. 17, 1841. Children b. April 26, 1817 m. Edward Perry. Almira E., b. Sept. 3, 1819 m. Alfred Marble. Benjamin 0., b. Aug. 24, 1821 m., 1st, Louisa Scott; m., 2nd, Maria Marble, both of Winchester, resides in Iowa. Esther S., b. Feb. 10, 1825; d. Dec. 10, 1841. Moses B., b. June
;
; : ; ; ;

20, 1827

d.

Aug.

17, 1846.
B.,'^

John, ^ JoJin^), b. Nov. 16, 1794; m. Oct. 19, 1818, Dolly (b.Feb. 26, 1794 d. Dec. 18, 1878), daughDavid W. d. Jan. 18, 1869. Children ter of John Whitcomb

Hubbard^ Williams {Hoses

;

Arvilla S., m., 1st, Timothy Pickering of Richmond m., 2d, Sanford S. Wilber. Elizabeth M., b. Feb. 14, 1826 d. Dec. 21, 1865. Dolly W., b. April 11, 1828; m. Josiah Parsons. Mary, b. July 22, 1830;
;

d.

May

1,

1852.

Rebecca,

b.

Dec. 25, 1832

d.

Nov.

3,

1886.
b.

David W.^ Williams {Hubbard,'^ Moses B.,^ John,^ John})

23, 1819
; ;

Sept.

m., 1st, Sept. 17, 1846, Elmyia (b. Jan. 31, 1827 d. Aug. m., 2nd, Oct. 18, 1849, 16, 1847), daughter of Benjamin Aldrich b. Children Waitslill Aldrich. E., Emily Aug. 8, 1847 d. Sept.
;

A., b. Sept. 6, 1850; d. Sept. 11, 1861. WilDavid W., b. Oct. 1, 1856. Elmina A., liam H., b. Dec. 28, 1853. d. Oct. 17, 1884. b. Oct. 31, 1858; m. Fred E. Willard Benjamin
3,

1847.

Boardman

H.,

b. Sept. 18, 5, 5,

1860.

Hubbard M.,

b. Oct. 22, 1862.

Mary

E., b.
;

June
April

1865

d.

1886.

March 18, 1885. Esther M., John F., b. May 9, 1871.

b.

Feb. 18, 1868

d.

John,^ 1886, Annie J. Orr (b. Sept. 12, Children: Arthur B., b. 1861, in England), of Fitchburg, Mass. 1887 d. Oct. 1887. Gertrude 22, E., b. Jan. 4, 1889. 14, July

Hubbard M.^ Williams {David^W.,^ Hubbard,^ Moses B.,^

b. Oct. 22,

John^),

1862

m. Oct.

3,

WILSON.

Benjamin Wilson, b. in Leeds, England, came to America and m. Mary (b. Nov. 10, 1744) daughter of William Grimes. Children:
,

Samuel, d. in Canada. John, m. Lois Wheeloek. WilAbel, b. Oct. 10, 1766. liam, ra. Amy Wheeloek. Susan, ra. Solomon Philips and lived in Middlebury, Vt. Eunice. Olive. Mary,

Benjamin.

m. Joseph Whitcomb.

David,

b.

May

29, 1786.

498

HISTORY OF swanzey.
,
;

Benjamin- Wilson {Benjamin}) b. about 17G2 m. Dec. 19, 1790, Rachel Freeman; d. March 27, 1821. Lived in West Swanzey.

Abel2 Wilson {Benjamin^), h. Oct. 10, 17GG m. Feb. 10, 1789, Lucy (b. Feb. 26, 1764; d. Aug. 7, 1837), daughter of Benjamin 01;

cott.

He

d. Oct. 8, 1825.

Children

Lucy,

b. April,

1791

m. Wil-

liam Fail-brother; d. Feb. 21, 1855. Maiy, b. Oct. 14, 1792 m. Calvin Fail-brother; d. Nov. 18, 1881. Lois, b. Apr. 9, 1794 m. Oliver Capron d. Aug. 31, 1852. Sally, b. June 3, 1796 m. Feb. 9, 1820,
; ; ; ;

James Wheeler. Naomi,

b.

Feb. 21, 1801

;

1843. Dolly, b. Mar. 29, 1806

m. Eli Brooks d. Mar. 'IG,, m. Philemon Foster d. Jan. 24, 1862.

; ; ;

b. May 29, 1786; m. April 24, 1811, July 30, 1789; d. Feb. 20, 1875); d. Mar. 30, 1856. Children Horace, b. Sept. 16, 1813 d. Oct. 4, 1845, in 111. Charles, b. June 27, 1817; d. March 4, 1860, in Kansas. Mary, b.

David2 Wilson {Benjamin'^),

(b.
:

Sophia Graves

1, 1846, Willard Fairbrother, of Coventry, Susan, b. June 22, 1823; m. Charles Day, of Chesterfield; d. March 14, 1845. David, b. June 14, 1825. James, b. Aug. 20, 1827. Jane S., b. May 27, 1830; m. Charles Temple; resides in Buffalo,

Feb. 11,1821; m. Jan.

Vt.

N. Y.

Harriet, b. July

6,

1832

m. Salmon H. Fox.

David^ Wilson {Dav id, ^ Benjamin^), b. June 14, 1825; m. Sept. 5, 1848, Mary L. (b. Nov. 1, 1830; d. April 17, 1889), daughter of Luther Lakin. Children Julius E., b. July 16, 1849 lives in Lake Adella M., b. March 23, 1856 d. Dec. 13, 1864. Vara J., Village. m. Fred H. Dickerman. b. Feb. 13, 1860
:
; ; ;

Jahes^ Wilson ( David, ^ Benjamin^), b. Aug. 20, 1827; m. Feb. 9, 1857, Jane H., daughter of David Taylor; d. Oct. 16, 1889. Children Helen Augusta, b. Sept. 11, 1859 d. April 26, 1860. Alice
: ;

M.,

b.

Dec. 30, 1861.

,
;

Julius E.^ Wilson {David,^ David,- Benjamin^) b. July 16, 1849 m. June 12, 1873, Morgia M., daughter of Charles C. Porter, of Manchester.

Charles Wilson, a
;

brick mason,

came

to

Swanzoy
:

in

1825
-

m.

July 16, 1818, Lovina (d. June 17, 1883), daughter of Samuel Collins, of Marlhoro', N. H. d. May 5, 1845. Children Hiram B. Horace, b. in ]\iarlborough. Dorson, b. July 23, 1824. Dan, 1). Jan. 22,
1827.
Albert, b.

March

10, 1829.

Sarah Ann,
lives in 111.

b.

May

3,

1833

m.

William Fames. b. Aug. 29, 1835

All the above live in California.

;

Lydia Amanda,

m. C. C. Aldrich

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Clark
George,
"Wilson,
ra.

499
:

Mary Ann
Aaron,
b.

b.

June

28, 1825.

Feb. 14, 1836. Cliildren July 13, 1827 d. July 9, 1828.

;

d.

Sarah, b. Aug. 10, 1829. Aaron, b. June 12, 1831. Mary, b. April 18, 1833. Olive, b. Aug. 2, 1834. Clark, b. Jan. 10, 1836.

1824.

Stilman Wilson, m. Azubah. Children Lorinda W., b. Oct. 8, Lucy Elmina, b. Mar. 16, 1827. Francis Bowman, b. Mar.
:

12, 1829.

John Q. A. Wilson, m. Sarah, daughter

April 19, 1890.

of Joseph

Whitcomb

d.

Children: Lillian,

ni.

Williain Sebastian, of Keene.

Gertrude, m.,

1st,

Elmer Simonds

m., 2nd, Walter P. Farr.

;

JosiAja Wilson, m. Abigail (I). 1785 of Major Elisha Whiicomb. Cliildren

d. in

d.

May
;

18,

1851), daughter
:

Josiah, b. Feb. 25, 1816

An

Westmoreland. Cj^nthia, infant, d. June 8, 1814.

b.

June

19, 1823

m. Josiah Kellogg.

WINCH.

John
in

L.^

Winch

(Leonard^ of Hancock,
3, 1868,

JSf.

if.),b.

Nov.

19, 1847,

Hancock; m. July Richard Weeks.

Elba

(b.

March

8, 1844),

daughter of

WITHINGTON.

JoHN^ WiTHiNGTON (William^ of FitzwilUam) m. Betsey Children: Ziilah, b. 1817;

.

b.

March
Oct.
d.

7,

1779

d.

10,
4,

1851.

Wealthy,

b. April 6, 1820.

Asa,

b. Oct. 4,

1822;

April

1849.

WOOD.
b.

Abiel WooD,m. Phebe 1797. Amaziah, b. Feb.

d.

April 18, 1811.

-b.

Children
b.

Pliebe,
9,

23, 1799.

Washington,

May

1801.
b.

Abiel, b. May 29, 1803. Nov. 7, 1808.

William,

May

15, 1806.

Emery,

WOODCOCK.

Nathan Woodcock,
March
1806.
2,

b.

Jan. 20,

1749

d. Sept.,
;

1836)

d.

1738; m. Lovina Goodnow (b. about 1817. Children Martha,

:

b. Feb. 14, 17G8

m.
;

Farnswortli.

Azubah,

Nathan, b. 1772 d. July 3, 1777. m., 1st, David Starkey m., 2nd, Capt, Enoch Cummings d. Sept. 5, 1831. Levi, b. Dec. 1, 1780. Polly and Sally, b. March 1, 1783; ra. Isaiah Tovvnsend of Wiieelock, Vt. d. Nov., 1842. Natiian, Polly,
; ; ;

Nov., 1769 d. Lovina, b. Sept. 3, 1777

b.
;

b.
b.

March

19,

1786

d.

July 27, 1870, in

A legany

Cj.,

N. Y.

David,

Jan. 21, 1791.

500

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
b.

Lev i2 Woodcock {Nathan^),

RoxiiiHia Gale,
6,

Dec.

1,

1780; m. July 21, 1805,

;

who m. July

10, 1835,

1836.

Children:

Virgil, b.

jumin Mason.

Marilla, m. Levi L., d. Aug. 6, 1851. of Northfield, Mass.

David Stone of Surry d. ircli July 16, 1806. Almeda, m. BenjaEliza, m. Henry Wright Long.

Nathan^ Woodcock (Nathan^),

:

b.

March
;

19,

1786; m. Feb. 25,

d. July 27, 1870. Chil1808, Abigail Crossett (d. Oct. 27, 1852) Mass. d. b. in dren Oct. Prescott, 21, 1808, Adalinc, April 18, 1857. Albert C, b. July 22, 1810, in Swanzey m. Hannah Lee.
; ;

Lavina,

b. March 15, 1812; d. Sept. 19, 1813. 1814; m. Dec. 28, 1834, Stephen S. Clarke. 15, 1817; m. April 9, 1841, Rebecca Wilson.

S.

Azubali, b. April 18, Dennison, b. Jan.

Relief A., b. Fel). 6,

1819; m. Oct. 24, 1839, William B. Clarke. Nathan R., b. May 1, 1821 m. Jan. 13, 1847, Dt'lia C. Burrow. Lestina L., b. Aug. 30, 1823; ra. Oct. 14, 1840, Nicholas Fortune. Abigail L., b. Nov. 23, 1825 ni. Dec. 5, 1843, David Wilson. Sally M., b. Nov. 14, 1827 ;
;

m. Hubbard Griswold.

(The

last

two records from Gilsum history.)

b.

David^ Woodcock (Nathan^),

d.

Jan> 21, 1791

m. Patty Osgood
Rachel.

May

15, 18G0.

Hugh.

George. John, removed from town.

:

Children

Angelia.

Elijah.

Woodcock (Levi,^ Nathan^), b. July 16, 1806; m. Jan. Clarissa (b. May 2, 1812), daughter of Henry Sawyer; d. 31, 1830, d. May 8, 1849, 1875. Children: Virgil, b. March, 1831 July 18,
ViKGii.3
;

on the way to California.

1851, Silas L. Whitcomb.
Sept. 15, 1839; d.

Clarissa, b. Jan. 4, 1833; m.

March

20,

Volney,
1843.

b.

Nov. 24, 1835.

Verwell, b.

Dec,

VoLNEY^ Woodcock

{Virgil,^ Levi,

'^

NatJian^), b.

Nov. 24, 1835;

:

Amos
1861.

(b. Aug. 25, 1837), daughter of Jennie Children Mrs. Abbie Riciiardson; m., 2nd, Smiley. W., b. Nov. 28, 1858; d. April 2,1862. Leonora R., b. Jan. 16,

m., 1st, Jan. 29, 1858, Keziah

W.

Jonathan^ Woodcock, m. Meletiah

Children:

(d.

IMarch

28, 1777).

Jonathan.

Meletiah.

Elizabeth.

Lydia.

Elkanah.
Children:

Jonathan- Woodcock (Jonathan^), m. Abigail An infant, d. about Aug. 17, 1753. Sarah, b. Oct.
uel, b. Oct. 8, 1755.
gail, b.
b.

A son,

b.

Dec.

9,

1757

12, 1753. d. Dec. 31, 1757.

;

SamAbi-

Jonathan, b. Feb. 14, 1764 d. young. 7, 1758. 1766. Jonathan, b. Sept. 28, 1768. Sept. 26,
Dec.

Comfort,

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
"WOODWARD.

501

from Sudbury, Mass., b. 1734; vaParmenter; d. March 9, 1814. Children: Molly, m. Ona AlIsaac. Ichabod settled in drich of Richmond. Josiah, b. 1761.

IchabodI

Woodward came

Dummerston, Vt.
Josiah^ "Woodward (Ichabod^), b. 1761; m. Betsey Follett (b. Children d. Dec. 24, 1838), of Winchester d. Oct. 6, 1833.
;

1764

Susan, 1786; m. David Dwinnell; d. Oct. 6, 1861. Joseph, b. 1787. Luther, b. 1791 d. Oct. 27, 1837. Josiah, b. 1796; d. March Fanny, m. Jefferson 20, 1815. Betsey, m. Leonard Whitcomb.
b.
;

Taft.

Polly, m. Sept. 29, 1819, Alanson Skinner of Chesterfield.

IsAAC^

Woodward
;

Oct. 28, 1811) 1819. Children

ra.,
:

{Ichabod^), b. 1762 ra., 1st, Polly Brackett (d. 2nd, Oct. 5, 1814, Lucy Whitcomb; d. Aug. 12, Daniel, b. Oct. 14, 1788. David, b. Oct. 4,
;

John, b. July 23, 1792. Solomon, b. July April 23, 1797. William, b. April 8, 1799. Lucy, b. March Elizabeth, 10, 1801 d. Nov. 25, 1853.

1790

d.

Nov.

19, 1796.
b.

18, 1794.

Joseph^
Esther
dell
;

Woodward
1788;
4,

(Josiah,- IcJiabod^), b. 1787;

(b.

d. Sept. 28, 1849),

m. Nov., 1803, daughter of Aquila R. Rams-

d.

Nov.

1858.
(Isaac,- Ichabod^), b. Oct. 14, 1788;

Daniel^'
16, 1815,

Woodward
;

m. Feb.
b.

29,

Lucy Ball d. April 13, 1866. 1815. Mary, m. Jesse W. Murphy.

Children

David,

Sept.

JoHN^

Woodward

(Isaac,^ Ichabod^), b. July 23, 1792;

m. Jan.

3, (b. 1871), daughter of Children: Ezekiel P., b. July Ezekiel Osgood; d. Dec. 15, 1867. John B., b. Aug. 13, 1-825 resides in Penn. Elisha O., b. 7, 1822.
;

17, 1822, Rebecca

March

1797

d. Oct. 12,

Aug.

15, 1828, lives in Marlboro'.

Walter

Mann

villa A., b.

Dec. 15, 1870. April 4, 1840 d. Nov. 18, 1865.

;

d.

Ellen R., b. Sept. 8, 1834 m. Clara S., b. April 19, 1838. Ar;

(Isaac,- Ichabod^), b. April 8, 1799; m. of Joseph Starkey d. June 4, 1885. Children Betsey, daughter William D., lived and d. in Minn. Eliza, m. Sylvander L. Whit;
:

William^

Woodward

comb.

Rowena, m. Josephus Handy.

;

David^ Woodward (Daniel,^ Isaac,^ Ichabod^), h. Sept, 29, 1815 m. Lucretia Alexander (h. Sept. 11, 1818) of Troy; d. June, 1856.

502
Children:
1841.

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
Daniel E., b. Aug. 27, 1838. Charles F., b. Ang. IG, Joseph A., b. INLnrch 5, 1843 d. 1845. Mary E., b. Sept. 2, m. Frank A, Abbott. Lucy A.,b. July 28, 1854; ni. Charles
;

1851

H. Applin.

EzEKiEL P.^ Woodward {John,^ Isaac,^ Ichahod}), b. July 7, 1822 m. Nov. 28,- 1854, Mary W. Bradford (b. Feb. 18, 1824) of Acworth. Cliild Arthur A., b. Dec. 2, 1858.
;
:

Arthur
Dec.
2,

A.-''

Woodward
n).

1858
:

Chil(b-en

Leon

(Ezelciel P.,^ JoJin,'^ Isaac,^ Ichabod^), b, Oct. 17, 1883, Nancie, daughter of Chiron Ilolbrook. Arthur, b. April 13, 1886. Mary Eunice, b. June

20, 1890.

Aug.

Daniel E.^ Woodward (David,^ Daniel,'^ 27, 1838 m. a daughter of Ozial Ballou.
;

Isaac,'^

Ichahod^)^ b.

Charles F.5
Aug.
16, 1841
;

Woodward

(David,'^

DcmieU^
;

Isaac,'^

Ichabod^),h.

m., 1st, Louisa Sumner dard, daughter of Alfred Britton.

in.,

2nd, Mrs.

Nancy A. Stod-

Harvey^ Woodward {Samuel^ of Keene), b. July 18, 1841; ra. Mary Adelaide Spinney (b. Jan. 6, 1843, in Boston, Ciiildren Mabel Adelaide, b. Oct. 18, 1872. Leonard Mass.).
Oct. 19, 1870,
:

Samuel,

b. Oct. 24, 1876.

George Ernest,

b.

June

8, 1878.

Tjiokas Nelson- Woodward {Thomas L.^ of Marlboro'), b. July 1844 m., 1st, June 27, 1866, PZmma (d. June 5, 1880), daughter of Frank R. Peters of Winchester; m., 2nd, Clara Procter of Keene.
16,
;

Children

Jesse F., b. April 2, 1867.

Carl, b.

June

29, 1882.

WORCESTER.

Rkuben Worcester,
Mass.
:
;

b.

June

9,

1780,

came from
;

Boxborough,

(b. Dec. 20, 1779 d. Sept. 11, 1861). Children Sabra, b. Feb. 20, 1802 m. Calvin Newton of Marlborougii. Moses, b. Dec. 6, 1805. Emery, b. Nov. 6, 1807. Reuben, b. Sept. 2, 1809. Sally, b. July 21, 1813 m. April 13, 1843, Martin Wright,
; ;

m. Sarah Draper

of Chesterfield.
of
Chesterfield.

Tryphena,

b.

May

5,

1815

m. Benjamin F. Draper

Lydia, b. July 17, 1817; m. Darius E. Wrigiit. Abel, b. March 6, 1820, lives in Iowa. Selim, b. May 26, 1822 ra. Mar}' Ripley lives in Iowa.
;

Abel Worcester, b. 1781 ra. Feb. 20, 1809, Anna, daughter of John Grimes; d. Dec. 19, 1848. Child: Henry A., d. Sept. 4, 1849.
;

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
Emery^ Worckster {Reuben^),
b.

503
;

Nov.
;

6,

1807

m., 1st, April

1,

1830, Polly, daughter of William Griffllh Almira Olcott of Chesterfield.

m., 2nd, April 13, 1840,

MosES^ Worcester (Eeuben^), b. Dec. 6, 1805; m. Jan. 5, 1833, Susan, daughter of Nicholas Howes; d. Dec. 23, 1872. Children: Merrick, b. June 13, 1834. Susan E., ni. William Ripley.

Reuben^ Worcester (Reuhen^), b. Sept. 2, 1809; m. April 7, Lawson Moore; d. April 26, 1843. Children Reuben, b. Aug., 1838 d. March 16, 1841. Charles R., b. Nov. 6, 1840.
1836, Eliza A., daughter of
:
;

{Reuben,'^ Reuben'^), b. Nov. 6, 1840; of Calvin Parker; ra.,2nd, Oct. 26, 1873, Flora m., 1st, E., daughter Nancie P. (b. May 1, 1853), daughter of Elijah Hills.

Charles R.^ Worcester

VTRIGHT.

Darius E. 2 Wright {Remembrance'^ of Chesterfield), b. April 14, 1814; m. Lydia (b. July 17, 1817; d. Feb. 9, 1874), daughter of Reuben Worcester. Children: Calista L., b. Nov. 30, 1834; m. Sept. 26, 1854, John Hill. Mary 0., b. Aug. 15, 1837; m. Andrew m. James Litchfield of Winchester. Cordelia L., b. Oct. 25, 1838 Kirkpatrick of Keene. Park E., b. March 12, 1840. Sarali D., b. Nov. 16, 1842; d. Sept. 11, 1849. Reuben R., b. June 4, 1849; resides in Natick, Mass.
;

Park
m. Jan.

E.^

31, 1865,

Wright {Darius E.,^ Remembrance^)^ b. March 12, 1840 Mary E. (b. Oct. 6, 1841), daughter of Lincoln
;

Wiieelock.

Children

James
d.

George C.,b. June

R., b.

2, 1870.
;

L., b. Aug. 3, 1866 d. Dec. Minnie A., b. Sept. 8, 1872.

;

4, 1868.

Ritchie

March

5,

1876

April

15,-

1876.

8, 1758, Mehitable Graves Jan. 14, 1812. Children Mary, b. April 7, 1759. John, b. Nov. 15, 1762. Cyprian, b. M;vy 11, 1765. Calvin, Ali)ha, b. Dec. 14, 1767. Luther, b. April 9, 1770. b.

William Wright,
1735
;

1734; m. Aug.

(b.

d. April 6, 1812).

He

d.

b. Jan. 22, 1774.

JoHN^ Wright {William^),

b.

Nov.

15,

1762; m. Jan.

8,

1784,

Hannah

McAllister.
William^), b.

Cyprian^ Wright
Esther
(b.

May

11,

1765

m. Nov.

4, 1790,

Feb. 10, 1770), daughter of Elijah Belding.

504 Alpha- Wkight

m., 2n'l,
(

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
William^), b. Dec. 14, 1767
. ;

m.. 1st, Jaditha

;

Elizabeth

Cliil(h-en

28, 1816,

Moses T. Thompson.

April 16, 1790 m. March b. March 13, 1798. Paul, b. Alpha,

:

Sall^-, b.

Sept. 13,1800.

Luther2 Wright (William^),

Rhoda, (laughter of
1809;
d.

b. April 9,

P^lijah IJelding.

1770; m. Feb. 12, 1797, A child, b. Dec. 15, Children

:

Dec. 15, 1814.

;

Scott of Richmond

Laura, b. 1806; m. Oct. 1, 1832, John d. July 28, 1865. Samuel. Elliot. Charles.

William.

Calvin^ Wright {William^),

b. Jan. 22,

March 29, 1812. Hiram Underwood.

d.

Children

William.

1774; m. Capron Marilla, m. Feb. 6, 1825,

;

Betsey, m. March 31, 1831, Isaac Stratton.

William3 Wright (Calvin,^ William^), m. Dec. 81, 1827, Rachel, daughter of James Underwood d. June 17, 1843. Children Helen M., b. Nov. 23, 1828. Harriet A., b. May 15, 1830. Mary E., b.
; :

Nov.

1,

1832.
22, 1854,^Ellen

M. Edwin Wright, m. May

d. Oct. 7, 1874),

M.

(b.

Nov. 28, 1834

daughter of Carlton Parker.

,

Jamks L.3 Wright (Martin G.,- liememhrance^) b. July 13, 1849 m. Dec. 1, 1875, Hattie L. Ensigh or Ensign (b. May 3, 1845), of Canandaigua, N. Y. Children: Alice Stone, b. Aug. 22, 187-, in Toledo, Ohio. Mabel J., b. Aug. 8, 1879 lives in Spragueville.
;
;

Elliott^
(b.

Wright

Aug.
b.

5, 1815).

(Luther,^ William^), b. Jan. 12, 1808 m. Louisa Children Sarah L., b. Nov. 23, 1836. Harriet
; :

A.,
b.
8,

May

Oct. 5, 1838. Almiretta M., b. Dec. 3, 1840. Esther Jane, John E., b. June 16, 1848. George A., b. Feb. 16, 1843.

1851.

1856.

Frank P., b. April 5, 1853. Walter A., b. April 12, 1859.

YOUNG.

Charles L.,

b.

April

16,

Herbert O.- Yodng

21, 1848; m.

(Charles^ of Rochester)

b. in

Mad Inuy, Sept.

Nov.

25, 1872, Carrie E. (b. Sept. 12, 1852), daughter

of John H. Sparhawk.

CHAPTER
Biographical and

XII.

Supplementary.

THE

object of this chapter

is

to

supplement Chapter

XI by giving

tlie

residence, occupation,
citizens.

etc., as far as

may

be, of different

individuals, and short biographical

sketches of some of the more

are those given on the town-

prominent
ship maps.

The "places" named

Henry Abbott has

many important town

lived in
offices
;

Swanzey nearly

all liis life

has held

been engaged at different times and mercantile and manufacturing pursuits, and is in places agricultural, now proprietor of a livery establishment at West Swanzey. His son,
at

George H. a store West Swanzey.

cleric,

resides at

Keene and Frank

F., box-maker,

Rev. Stephen G. Abbott was born in Bridgewater, Mass., Nov. 9, 1819, and became pastor of the Baptist church in West Swanzey, In his boyhood he removed w^ith his father, Rev. Samuel July, 1873. Abbott, to Bedford, N. H., and afterwards to Antrim. He vras educated at Hancock and New Hampton institutions ordained to the gospel ministry at Campton, Feb. 7, 1849, and has since pursued his He was avocation in New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts. chaplain of the 1st Reg. N. H. Vols, in the war of the Rebellion, and has recently written a history of said regiment. He was also chaplain of the N. H. legislature in 1889. He represented the town of Windsor in the legislature of Vermont in 1863 and 1864. He re;

ceived the honorary degree of A.M. from Bates College, in 1869. Mr. Abbott married Sarah B., a sister of ex-U. S. Senator P. C. Cheney, of Manchester, by whom he had one son, .Tohn T. Abbott,

now U.

S. minister to the

Republic of Columbia.

Myron W. Adams,
years in Swanzey; a

son of Rev. Ezra and Alice

liis

born in Gilsum, but having

M.(Ware) Adams, home during most of his youthful graduate of Dartmouth College and Hartford
(505)

506

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
;

Theological Seminary, taking also a post graduate course at Andover pastor of Congregational church at Chatham, Conn., and Hopkinton,

N. H., two years each

University.

and now professor of Greek

in

Atlanta (Ga.)

Alice M. (Ware) Adams, born and reared in Swanzey graduated Mt. Holyoke Seminary a teacher for many 3'ears in our public now a resident schools, and at Wilberforce University, Xenia, Ohio
;

at

in

Gilsum.
;

Dr. "Willard Adams was born in New Salem, Mass. studied medicine with Dr. Jatres Batcheller two years spent one year at the medical school at Dartmouth College; graduated at Bovvdoin, Me.
;

practised his profession in Wells, Me., Woburn, Mass., and in this town; represented Swanzey in the legislature was county commis;

sioner three years and |)ostmaster ten years tational parsonage at L. Croucii place.

residence, Congregain

His son, Joseph

fornia
;

AV.,

has for

many

years been

business in Caliin

Thomas, a farmer, in Illinois and Nebraska, and Everett various employments in Keene and Swanzey .-

John B. Adams came from Rindge,Mived on

removed
in

J. E.

Long

place,

1890 to Hancock.
;

Hardin Alhek came from Westmoreland

lived

a fanner,

a selectman

on

J.

Conby

place.

Amasa Aldrich came from Mendon, Mass., about 1783, and what is now the J. E. Long farm, owning that and much He was a prominent and influential man in town. adjoining territor}'. Of his large family of children, Marmaduke early in life removed to
Capt.
settled on

Allegany Co., N. Y.

now

Phinehas occupied a part of his father's farm, the P. P. Carlton place. Amasa, to the close of his long life, remained on the homestead of his father a leading citizen in town, of an accommodating disposition, a Democrat in politics, a liberal in
;

religion.

Paine

liveil

awhile in Swanzey,

then in Richmond, and

afterwards in Worcester, becoming distinguished as a mechanic and Col. David Aldrich was a the inventor of the railroad turn-table.

farmer and prominent in military' affairs, living on F. Downing place. Paul Fisher lived at several places in town, a farmer and cattledrover for Providence, Brighton, and Watertown markets. His second
till

was from Watertown, and after his marriage he resided there John Langdon died comparativelv 3'oung; he kept a public house at the Jonathan Whitcomb place. William Aldrich
wife
his death.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY.

507

vicinity

leurned the tanner's trade of Capt. L. Blake, lived awhile in this and then went to Girard, Pa.

the next generation of this branch of Aldriches, Nathaniel learned the printer's trade, w^ent South, returned and soon died. Cyril resides at Spring Prairie, Wis., and is an extensive farmer.

Of

Harrison resides

Winchendon, Mass. married there and was extensivel}' engaged manufacturing woodenware, but is now a farmerAmasa for many years was a wooden ware manufacturer in Winchendon, Mass., and afterwards in Winchester, where he died. Simeon Cook, also in the same business, resides in Winchendon. Carlon C. acquired a good education in our public schools and academies manufactured pails two years in New York State; lumber and grain dealer five 3'ears in Dubuque, Iowa, and since 1860 has continued He deals very largely in grain and the same business in McLean, 111. extent in is to some flour, farming, is a bank officer and a engaged the citizen in his section of state. Phinehas L. resides in Pennleading lived at different O. places and died several years George sylvania.
in
;

in

ago unmarried. Paul Fisher, after being in trade at West Swanzey, removed to Somerville, Mass., where he now resides. John L. was in the mercantile business in Boston until his death. George Herman,
for a few years after his marriage, lived a pioneer's life at the West, teaching school and farming. For many years previous to 18<S9 he

lived in Tro}', having an oflice and doing an extensive busiiiess in Keene Two of his sons are associated with him, and as an insurance agent.

another son

merchant

is a prosperous ph3'sician in Marlboro. Cyril P., a Boston. Henry Hubbard resides in Keene, and follows the occupation of his father, a drover to the Brighton and Water-

in

town markets.
Key. Tristan Aldricii came from

New

Salem, Mass., not a

fin-

ished scholar, nor an eloquent sermonizer, but an acceptable preacher and a good man. For many years previous to his death he lived on

the farm

now owned by O.
railroad,

S.

Eaton, the house of which stood close

his death.

by the Ashuelot
son,

and was burned soon after

His

Adoniram

J., resides in Illinois,

a dealer in grain and lumber.

Saxds Aldrich, a member of the Society of Friends, came from

Douglass, Mass., lived on J.

M. Cole

place.

His son. Sands, resided

on

J.

D. Hale place.

David S. has lived

in California as well as in

Swanzey.
E. Ballou farm.

Ellery K. Aldrich came from Richmond His son, Frank S., resides

late in life, lived

in Somerville

on F. and does

business in Boston.

508

HISTORY OF SWANZET.
in

Anderson Aldricii, born

Swanzey.
His son, Geo.

Richmoncl, a painter, resides at East

B., also a painter, lives in AVinchester.

Fitzvvilliara

Philip D. Angier came from

represented Swanzey
In

the legislatnre.
is

abont 1865, a farmer His son, Walter E., educated

;

at the N. H. Agricultural College, the South in U. S, Coast Snrvej'.

a successful civil engineer at

3'oung

Gkorge W. Alexander, a farmer, came from Winchester Avhen a man and built the house in West Swanzey where his widow now

resides.

born

Calvin Alexander and his two brothers, Luther and Charles, were in Troy and came to East Swanzey where Luther still resides, the other two having died.

Walter
road.

S.

Alexander

resides at East

Swanzey

in the house built

by V. A. Woodcock Avest of A.
(Not on the map.)

W.

Banks', on the opposite side of the

LsAAC Applin, from Palmer, Mass.,

O. T.

in 1762,

bought the

lot

where
of his

Thomson now

lives.

He

sold to Caleb Sawyer.

None

descendants have lived iu Swanzey.

the

Deacon ThOiMas Applin came from Palmer, Mass., in 1763, and was first settler on the J. W. Murphy place, where he resided some
;

He was both blacksmith and farmer, and one of the most prominent men in the town deacon of the Congregational church, town clerk and selectman many years, and was often supported for Of his four sons, John other important positions by his townsmen. was a farmer and miller. He owned the E. W. Handy place, and afforty years.

terward that of Mrs. N. F. Newell.

life

Many

of the last years of his

he lived with his son Israel and at different times was the miller at the East Swanzey grist-mill. Timothy B. had at one time a farm He removed from town about 1796 south of the J. D. Hale place.

and settled in Cazeuovia, N. Y. Deacon Thomas was a farmer livIsaac had a homestead north of the ing on the N. F. Newell place. Of the third old Boston road near the foot of Chimney Stone hill.
generation of Applins,
in Sullivan

Thomas

settled iu Chelsea,

Vermont Ephraim
;

and Benjamin R., in Sparta, N. Y. Israel built and octhe house now owned by Geo. W. Willis, and afterwards lived cupied in that now owned by J. M. Pamsdell. Samuel Page was always in He taught school many j-ears delicate health and was never married. and was clerk in different stores in SAvanzey. Benjamin, after reachPie was a carpenter ing manhood, resided iu Boston and Cambridge.

and made a specialty of

stair building.

Perriu was also a carpenter

BIOGRAPHICAL AND SUPPLEMEXTAKY.

and lived most of
his married life in

509

Marlow.

Philo worked a num-

ber of years in a foundry in Portland, Me., afterwards on bis father's homestead in Swauze}'. He now lives with his second wife in Fitchburg, Mass.
aftei-wards

Wesson worked some years with his brothers in Boston, was a farmer in Townsend, Mass., and for some twenty Of Israel's children, Snnmer yeai-s past has resided in Swanzey. with his relatives in Bosafterwards when young was a pail turner,
ton a stair builder, and still later one of the principal partners of one of the largest furniture houses in Boston. Benjamin F. has spent

working in different pail shops in town. He is now his with son, Arthur F., in the box shop at Spragueville. employed

most of

his life

Henry S. Applin, pre^ious to enlisting in the a;.-my, was in the pail business either as emploj^e or manufacturer most of his life, in East Swanzey and Fitzwilliam. John is a machinist in Xewton, Mass. During the war he had an important position at the "Watertown Arsenal. Of the sous of Philo, Charles R. lives in Troy, an employe in the

wooden-ware business.

William

W.

I'esides in

Hinsdale, and Edgar

M. in Bratileborough, Vt. They have a fish market in Hinsdale. Oscar P. is a furniture painter in Keene. Herbert L. lives in NebrasCharles H. Appliu and Eugene E., sons of Henry, live at East ka.
Swanzey
shop.
;

the former

is

the

manager of Clark's

pail establishment in a

the
pail

latter, recently in the grocery business, is

now an employe

Noah Arnold owned and

1810 to 1822.

occupied William C. Belding place from

Atkinson, recently from Brooklyn, N. Y., resides on and does a successful business in keeping summer boardArthur and Herbert Atwood came from Hinsdale a few years ers. Arthur since and bought the Luther and Joseph Dickinson farms. Keene. to has now removed

Frank

P.

Maple

hill

Benoni Austin became a resident

early as 1812.

in the

west part of Swanzey as

1877. His son,

Hiram Avery lived on the Gates' place at Factory Village died in Edward H., built a house on Keene and Swanzey road,
;

and

is

employed
on
J.

in the pail shops.

Jonathan Babbitt, a
lived

W.

Ballon place Irom about

frugal and industrious man, from Dana, Mass., 1818 to 1838; a farmer

and brick-maker. Of his sous, Roswell was a carpenter, being somewhat noted for his taste for scientific studies, particularly astronomy.
3i

510

HISTORY OF SWANZET.

He

aftenvards settled in Iowa and became a man of distinction. Marceua was a school teacher. He went from this town to Girard, PaJonathan returned with his father to the vicinity of Dana.

the O. F.
iilso

Amos Bailky in Oakman

early

i)hice.

each of his sons, the ohl homestead, was a farmei-, preacher, and leader in the Baptist Amos was an extensive farmer and shoemaker, living where churcli.
his daughter-in-law,

manhood came from Pelham and located on He was a prominent man in town, as was Jonathan and Amos. Jonatlian resided on

Mrs. A. L. Bailey, now resides; an active mem-

hev in
{iffairs.
till

tlie

Congregational Society and a leading citizen in town Albert "NY. Bailey, a farmer, remained on the old homestead

Clark Bailey resides at West Swanzey. His eldest is a physician in Gardner, Mass., and his youngest in Keene. a clerk son, Edward,
his death.

son, Charles H.,

Charles L. Ball, a farmer, came from Leverett, Mass.

Silas Ballou came from Richmond about
located on the farm
fifty

years

ago and

now owned by his grandson, "Willard I. Ballou. His sons, Leonard, Willard, Amasa, Silas AY. and Lewis, all afterwards came to Swanzey, and have remained here, except Leonard, who died, and Lewis, who went to the West. Willard, till 1890, lived on John F. Ballou farm, and Silas W. has had his home both at of those two Westport and West Swanzey, and worked in the sho[)S

villages,
all

Willard's sons, Willard L, Joseph

W. and Frank

E. are

farmers.
are farmers, and likewise from

Lorenzo and William W. Ballou Richmond.

Russell Ballou came from Royalston, Mass., and Read place, living there some twenty years.

settled

on B.

East Swanzey, but built the resides, and lived there the last house where his son, G. O., His Charles R., a laborer and farmer, built son, years of his life.

Alonzo Ballou formerly

lived

at

now

his house a few years since near Spragueville.

Moses D. and Albert R. Ballou came from Troy when young men, Moses was a clerk in a store at P^ast lived and died in Swanzey, resides. a and fanner, Albert, living where his widow now Swanzey OziAL Ballou came from Richmond in 1848 and worked many in the shops at Westport, when he returned to Richmond again.
;

years

John F.
bouo-ht the

is

a farmer on C. B.

Holbrook place.

He

has recently

Lombard

stave- and saw-mill.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY.

511

William Banks, formerly of Roxbnry and Keene, bought the P. His son, P. Carlton place about 1838 and lived there till his death. Alanson W., from a youth, has been identified with the interests of
East Swanzey. He now owns the blacksmith shop there. 'Banks lives with his father-in-law, A. B. Cook.

H. W.
East

Charles A. Barden came from Richmond, employed

in

Swanzey shops.
hood
Capt. Sylvanus Bartlett has spent most of the 3'ears of his manin AVestport and has been prominent as a business man of the

village.

He

resided for a time in Kentucky, and also in Keene.

Jarvis Bates, with his three brothers, lived at Factory Village and
operated the factory.

Dk. Henry Baxter was for many j-ears a practising physician at West Swanzey, living where his grandson, H. Denman Tliompson, now resides. He was a "liberal" in religion and a Whig in politics,
though he rarely exercised the elective franchise.
for fourteen consecutive j^ears.

small part of his

manhood

in

He was town clerk Darwin D., his son, spent only a Swanzey. He was a merchant for a few
Chesterfield

years at Swanzey Centre.

The Beals
located at

families came from West Swanzey.

and Richmond and

of the

family has been prominent in Swanzey since the date settlement. Samuel and David, brothers, settled respecon the J. O. tively Gary and Charles R. Worcester places. David lived for a time also on the P. Hare place, at West Swanzey. Of
first

The Belding

the sons of these two brothers Samuel was a farmer and inherited his

Moses was a carpenter and lived on tiie road extending easterly from C. H. Rockwood's; he afterwards removed to
father's homestead.

Gilsuni.

Elijali

married

Riioda Carr, lived

with his father-in-law,

William Carr, and kept a public house (Zina Taft place). David J., a farmer, lived on C. R. Worcester place, and afterwards removed to

Wey bridge,
Of
tlie

Vt.

next generation, Seth (universally called "General" Beldreason of his untiring zeal and energy manifested in the ing, by temperance movement), was a farmer and lived his married life in a

house standing between the Worcester and Taft places. Hon. Elijah Belding lived on his father's homestead. He was a noted land surin the state legislature, a

veyor, actively engaged in town affairs, a representative and senator member of the governor's council, justice of
life.

the peace, and a citizen highly respected during his long

His

512
brother, AVilliam

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

war of 1812, showed his He was killetl at patriotism by enlisting in defence of his country. a He was the battle of Chippewa. very prominent young man. at Swanze^^ Centre and a merchant a school was teacher, Samuel at manufacturer woolen Ashuelot, and in Johnstown, Vt. Westport, He was a leading man in the INIethodist denomination and a pioneer His son, Delavan S., lives in Swanzey. in anti-slavery movements.

C, though opposed

to the

Elijah C. Beluing was a farmei', living at different times on the farms now occupied by Zina Taft, J. F. Ballon and Henry Hill. His son, "William C, previous to his marriage, was a wool dealer in Ver-

mont and
farmer
in

Swanzey.

a miner in California, and since that time a prominent W. C. Belding, jr., is a grocer in

Si)ringfield^

Mass.

Neiiemiah and David Bennett came from llichmond and located farmers. Of respectively on the T. Hanralian and J. Wilson places, in and settled a was shoemaker Nehemiah's children, Col. Amos and was a Richmond. Hiram clergyman. John, a physician, lawyer Asahel II., a lawand Hon. and Methodist teacher school minister, The latter practised many year's in "Winchester, was county
yer.

school commissioner and state senator.

He removed

to Davenport,

Iowa, and died there.

Luke and Capt. David, sons of David, were

town.

prominent citizens

in

Amos G. Bennett came from Richmond, owns the old jMoses Howard farm, tlie largest in town. His son, Otto P., resides at "West
Swanzey, and Oscar O.
is

an engineer at the west.

A. E. Bennett

resides in

Keene and

is

prominent as a musician.

His sons, a farmer, lived on P. E. Gay place. were proprietors of the George G. and Henry T., at ditterent times hotel at Swanzey Factory.

Gkove Bidwell,

Samuel Bishop
Orrin Black
mill.

is

a farmer.

lived for

many

years in the house north of Sprague's

citizen in town, lived

Levi Blake, a noted tanner and currier, and a leading and honored on the Henry Hill place. His son, Benjamin was associated with him in business. His on manhood, C, reaching

other son, Abijah, removed to "Woodstock, Vt.

Blake, a leading farmer, after his marriage, came from Keene, bought the A. B. Cook place and lived there several year^

Alfred

S.

previous to purchasing his present farm.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY.

Jonas Bi.odgett kept town treasurer.
store

513

aud hotel on Watson place and was

Bakney Bolles, a farmer, came from Eichmond and lived on William Ballon place. His son, Hiram O., soon after reaching manhood went to Springfield, 111., and became a successful physician,

Randall Bolles, a farmer, came from Eichmond and lived succesnow owned by sively on B. F. Lombard aud Cram places, aud on that his son Hiram H. Bolles.
The Bourns came many years ago from Eichmond to East Swanzey where John C. and Edmund A. now reside. Ansel lived in the old Ansel E. lives at West Swanbtreeter house by the picnic grounds. John C. is exceedingly handy in in box an the shop. employe zey, has obtained and celebrity especially in caring for occupations, many
the sick.

Charles A. Bouvier, a blacksmith

EuKUS BowEN came
late in life

at East

Swanzey.

from Eichmond where he had been

a prominent man, lived and died on the south farm F. E. Ballon.

now owned by

Hexry

E.

Bowen

also

came from Eichmond.

Benjamin F. Bowen

resides at

West Swanzey.

lis,

Charles Bowles, a brick mason, married a daughter of G. G. Wilresided several years at East Swanzey when he moved to Newfane, Vt., and became a hotel-keeper.
F. E. BoYCE Keeue market.
lives near

Factory Village and raises vegetables for

RoswELL Bragg,

a farmer, lived on L. Talbot place.

lived at Westpoi't.

John A. Breed formerly

James Brewer came from Marlborough and located on O. S. Eaton His son, Asa, lived on Jonathan Clark's place now in Troy. place. Silas, son of Asa, was for a time hotel keeper at West Swanzey.

William Bridge
to

lived

on E. Lane place by R. R. Ramsdell's

clothiers

came

town about 1816.

Chauncey and Calvin Bryant were

Hiram, a farmer.

Alfred Britton,
on O.
S.

a farmer, lived at various places in

town

died

Eaton place.

514

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
at

Geo. "W. Brooks, a merchant

post master
till

Westpoit and West Swanzey

and

his death.

Deacon Timothy Brown was

tlers.

a leading

man among

the

first set-

Benjamin Brown was

children were born here.

a resident here in 1738.

His three eldest

account of Indian troubles a permanent home was not established till 1770 when he located on the Charles Talbot place which was ever after the family home. Here lived also
his son Capt.

On

Benjamin Brown

till

near the close of his

went
in

to Claremont to live with his children.

life, when he The family had ever been

prominent in town. Claremont.

Luther Brown

in

middle

life

became a druggist

Eleazer Brown
removed

lived

to Sullivan

on the hill east of Volney Marcy place and where he became a prominent man.
on J.
S.

George BuCKLiN

lived

Sargent place, a farmer, went to

Marlboro, and then to

Illinois.

Edgar J. Bucklin is a wealthy salt manufacturer N. X. Fisher Bullard, a farmer and cooper, lived most of
life in

in

AVarsaw,

his

married

a house just west of J.

M.

Collier's

Elijah, being iu poor health, lived at

on the west road. Of his sons, various places and did light work

Marcus has been a successful farmer. Edwin M., of sundry kinds. on account of poor health, abandoned a course of study for the ministry, went to Wisconsin and then to Grand Rapids, Mich., where he now resides, a farmer and mechanic. Edwin M. Bullard, sou of MarElmer J., living cus, has been for many years a druggist in Kecne. on Mrs. E. Hill place, is an employe in pail shops, etc. Ervin M. has been a market gardener on his father's farm now a meat and pro;

vision dealer in Keeue.

Cass Bullock came from Richmond,

farm.

lived

and died on A. B. Cook

Jacob Bdmp

lived

many

years on
his

W.

C. Belding place.
resides at East

Patrick Burke lived where

zey.

widow now

Swan-

Michael Burke,

a meat and provision dealer at

West Swanzey.

Charles Burnham was a resident

Benj.

of East Swanzey.

W. Byam came

from Fitzwilliam a few years ago and located

at Factory Village.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY.

The Calkins families came from Winchester and port and West Swanzey.
interests of

515
West-

reside at

The Caprons have principally been farmers and identified with the West Swanzey. Oliver (a grandson of Col. Oliver, who lived in Richmond and died in Swanzey) and Jonathan W., who was a shoe maker, lived where their sons, Geo. O. and Henry W., now reside. Oliver W. is a clerk for the Goodnows in their store.
P. P. Caklton, a farmer, came from Wilton, where for many years he was overseer and manager of the poor farm. Harvey W. now lives on his father's homestead.

Rev. Ezra Carpenter, a graduate of Harvard, was the second minchurch in Swanzey. He was ordained at Hull, Mass., Nov. 24, 1725, and preached at that place tweuty-oue years; installed at Swanzey Oct. 4, 1753, and dismissed March 16, 1769. The following is the inscription on his tombstone in the cemetery at Walpole
ister of the
:

"In memory of the Rev. Ezra Carpenter, Born Attleboro April 1st, 1G98, Educated at the University of Cambridge, 36 years pastor of ye Cliurcli of Clirist 21 at Hull and 15 at Swanzey An able Divine, Sound in j'e faith, and a rational pi-eaclier of the Gospel Respectable for his erudition of manners easy, and polite iuhis conversation Pious and entertaining A faithful

Shepherd A kind husband, affectionate parent A lover of good men,, given to hospitality. As Christ was his hope of glory, so in the full assurance of ye mercy of God to eternal life, he died at Walpole Aug. 26th, 1785, ^Etatis
88."

His residence was on Meeting-house

hill

which has been

in posses-

sion of the Carpenter family ever since, the occupants in successive

generations having been Greenwood, Elijah and George. Hon. Elijah was sheriff of the county ten years, state senator, representative

and a prominent man

in town.

George, a farmer,

is

with his wife

much

Union Library, and in political matters. He has been the candidate of the Greenback party both for member of Congress and governor of the state. Consider Carpenter, a fai'mer, lived on C. R. Worcester place. John L. Carpenter is a farmer in Richmond. William Carpenter, sou of Greenwood, lived ou O. S. Eaton place. His son, Judge Gilbert Carpenter, graduated at Amherst College, studied theology and also law; moved to Akron, He was a prominent lawyer, a O., where he spent most of his life. judge of the Court of Common Pleas, a state senator and representative. Politically he was a stanch republican.
interested in the Mt. Csesar

William Carr, one of

the

first settlers,

lived

ou Ziua Taft place.

516

HISTOKY OF SWANZEY.
C. Caktkr, fanners at

Herbert E. and Nouris

West Swauzey.

came from Richmond about 1832 and East Swanzey. Francis B., his sou, lived at Keeue aud is uow at Luueuburir, Mass. Georaje H. resides in Ervino-, Mass.
JosiAii B. Cas!, a shoemaker,
lived at

a prominent manufacturer at Swauzey facand afterwards at Westport; and the last 3"ears of his life a tory merchant at ^wanzey Centre. Of his sons, Hon. William P. is an extensive dry goods dealer in Keene, with branch stores in Nashua, Fitchburg, Mass., Vergeunes and Burlington. Vt. He has been a member of both branches of the N. H. legislature. Herbert R. aud John S. reside at Swauzey Centre.

John Chamberlain was

The Clark
Daniel
si ill

brothers, Asa, Jounthan, "William, Henr}' C. and formerly lived at East Swanze}-, where the last named resides. Henry C. now lives in Lnngdon and William in Keene.

W.

Warren H., son of Asa

in

II.,

is

a manufacturer and prominent

man
died

Mailborongh.

Pkescott D. Coburn resided several years

in "Wijichester.

at "West

Swanzcy

Amos
Illinois.

D. Combs was a farmer at

West Swanzey

now

a resident in

Francis Cook lived

at

West

Swanze}'.

His son, Andrew B.,

is

successful farmer at the Centre.

EvERSON Cook, while in town, was a merchant and prominent in town affairs.
Simeon Cook, son of Caleb,
lived

at AYest

Swanzey,

on Joseph

W.

Ballon farm.

Most
was

of his large family of cliiUh-en removed from town, but l)ecaine

prominent men and women.

George graduated at Harvard College, quite successful in business (a shook manuraclurer) and travelled Simeon was associated with extensivel}' in this and foreign lands. and likewise successful.
Ilis son,

liim in business,

Silas P.,

is

prominent Congregational minister,

now

in Northliehl,
;

Mass.
died at

Bailey Corlis, a farmer, Swanzey.

lived on J. Prentice place

West

Amos

L.

Corey

is

a farmer and carpenter.

Thomas Crksson, one

of the earliest settlers, located near Sawyer's

crossing, by Cresson bridge. Although he was owner of one of the street lots, his residence was probably the west side of the river. His

SIMEON COOK.

518
Dr. Geo.
I.

HISTORY OF SAVANZEY.
Cutler was born

bis parents in Cliarlestown

in Keene and afterwards lived willi and Alstead attended the higli schools in Alstead and Brattleborough, Vt., and the seminary at Westminstudied medicine with Drs. D. L. M. Comings, of Swanzey, ster, Vt. and William M. French, of Alstead graduated at tlie medical de[)artment of the Universit}' of Vermont, at Burlington, in 1864, and has since practised his profession in tliis and adjoining towns, residing" at West Swanze^'. He has been town clerk since 1867, justice of tlie peace for many years, and a member of the school committee most of
; ; ;

the time since his residence here.

George Darling

lived in school district

No.

8,

and was a wheel-

life an officer in wright. the house of correction at Boston, and state prison at Charlestown.

His son, Elijah

B. Davidson

S., has been nearly

all his

Arthur

is

a clerk in

Goodnow's

store.

Tlie Days were farmers and lived in district No. 8, except Beriah, who resided on the Oliver farm, soutlieast of Edmund Stone's; and Enoch Day, who lived on B. & L. Hill farm. Israel Day bought 500

acres of land for himself and sons on

Day

hill.

Fred H. Dickerman
ster.

lives at

West

Swan-zey, a musician and team-

"Webster D. Derby has a vegetable and

zev.

fruit

farm at West Swan-

his son, Dea. Joseph, lived and died on H, built the brick house on the hill (A. Atwood Luther place. place)and lived there many years, when he removed to A. H. Freeman

Joseph Dickin^n and

Atwood

place,

and

dietl

May

3, 1870.

Nathaniel Dickinson and his son, Abel, and grandchildren, George and Cordelia, lived on Geo. Dickinson place. George, since Cordelia died April 9, 1S88, 1876, has been at the asylum at Concord. aged 57 years, 3 months, 2 days. William and his son, Nathaniel, lived on A. A. Morse place.

Asa built and lived on Ella Sparks place. which was burned R. the Ashuelot the brick house 11., occupied by about 1872. Aaron lived in a house southerly of Joseph Dickinson's.
AzARiAH Dickinson
Gen. Erastus Dickinson, David and Capt. Ansel located
quite wealthy.
in

Win-

chester and engaged in manufacturing pursuits, the latter becoming

Orrin Dickinson was also a successful manufacturer at the Factory His sou, Abbott W., continues his father's business. Village.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY.

Ansel B. Dickinson
Nathaniel
is

519

a farmer at

W.

and Daniel B. are residents of

West Swanzey. Joseph G., West Swanzey, and

employes

in the mills.

John W. Dickinson returned

several years ago.

to Harvard, Mass., where he died Daniel H. resides in Keene.

is

Frank O. Dodge

a blacksmith at

West Swanzey.

Franklin and Fayette F. Downing, farmers at Swanzey Centre, came from Marlovv in 1<S72. Clarence W. is a physician in Manchester.

Abraham Draper,
place.

a wheelwright, lived on Mrs.

A. D. Draper

G.

W. Draper

is

a farmer, carpenter and painter. places;

Horace Drewry lived on J. L. Starkey and E, W. Handy moved from town some forty-five years ago.

Levi Durant, a prominent citizen, lived on C. H. Rockwood Jethko Fames was one of the first proprietors.

place.

man and

the farms now occupied by Elhan I. InHis son, Jotham, inherited the former, and William G. the latter, and their sons, James C. and Henry, Avere the all farmers and respective occupants of their father's homesteads Of the sons of James C. and Henry, Clarence active business men.

JoTHAM Fames owned

B. Porter.

J. resides in

West Swanzey Village, an employe in the shops Frank H. went West George H. is a grain dealer in Keene, and Freil B. is
;

in business in Wichita,

Kan.
raises vegetables very extensively
for the

George W. Eastman Keene market.

Erdix
.

S.

Eastman, a carpenter
lived on L.

at

West Swanzey.

Joel"^

Eaton

veteran scliool teacher.

in

Leach and H. Carter places. He was a His sons, F. Lloyd and JoelM., are lawyers

Michigan.

O. S. Eaton

is

a farmer.
is

Humphrey G. Eaton
Geo.
resides.

an employe

in the mills at

Factory Village.

W.

Ellis, for man}' years a

prominent farmer where he

resi<les in

now

His sons, D. Warren and

in

J. Lucius, are successful

dealers in Boston.

Elbridge C. also

Boston.

produce Geo. S. has

been a farmer

Swanzey and Marlborough.

520

HISTORY OF SWANZET.
in horses, lived at

Luke Ellor, farmer and dealer more recently at Athol, Mass.

Ezra Emerson was a
tre,

West Swanzey,

millwright, lived at Westport, Swanzey Cenand East Swanzey, where he died. He was a nice worianan and a prominent Free Mason. His son, Jerome, is a farmer in Framingham, Mass.

Gkorge
shops.

E. and

Edgar
of the

C.

Emerv

are employes in

West Swanzey

John Evans, one

first settlers,

went to Northfield about 1743.

Homer W. P^vans was a hotel keeper at AVest Swanzej-. Since his death his widow and son, Ned, have continued the business.
Henry
B. Evans keeps a livery stable and deals in coal.

Charles E. Eveleth, a farmer and teamster, on Mrs. A. R. Ballou

place.

Luther and Calvin Fairbanks, it and resided near F. A. Watson place.

selectman.

is

supposed, were blacksmiths,

Alonzo Farr, a farmer near Westport, has been

assessor and

Henky

I.

Farr came from Vermont,

returned to Vermont.

lived on J. Hand}- place, has His sons, Oscar R., a farmer, and AValter P.,

a laborer, live at East Swanze}'.

Fred M. Farr, a

carpenter, born in Chesterfield, lived on

in

W.

B. Hill place but now resides

Keene.

Samuel S. Farris, a farmer, lived and died on E. Lane place, near E. P. AVoodward's.

Henry

Fassett, a farmer, lives on Geo. Dickinson place.

for

Stephen Faulkner was

on Ashuelot R. R.
;

many

years station agent at Westport,

justice of the peace, selectman, delegate to constitutional convention, etc. Since his death, his son, Frank S., has

been station agent, selectman and postmaster. His daughter, Addie J., is postmistress at AVest Swanze^', and Miss A. Gertrude Faulkner,
the deputy at AVestport.

Geo.

AA'.

Faulkner has been a farmer and

peddler, and

is

now

manufacturer of wire spring beds.

Calvin Field was a farmer in AVestport, also manufacturer of shoe where his son, AVillai-d, now resides. AA^'illard has been an assessor of the town at two different times.
lasts, living

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BIOGRAPHICAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY.

521

Mark
the

Ferry,

meadow

hermit, lived in a cave or dug-out in the bank of But little is known of westerly of Geo. W. Eastman's.
tlie

him.

In the great freshet of 1739 he was driven from his quarters, and several years after this he left town. "Mark" meadovv is supposed to take its name from him. Lyman Field, father and son, were employes in the shops at

Westport.
J. C.

Field has been lumber dealer and manufacturer

in

Westport,

and
ter,

is

now

proprietor of the steam mill there, but resides in Worces-

Mass.
Fifield, son of Stillman, lived several years on J. Parsons

Horace
place, but

removed

to Sullivan.

ness

Faknum Fish, a farmer, justice of man in church and town affairs,

Most

lived

the peace, and an active busiand died on F. P. Atkinson

farm.

the house on

Amasa

of his daughters were school teachers. Nathaniel built Ballon place and lived thei'e. Amos F. leinained

on

his father's

homestead most of his

life,

a successful farmer.

P^zraT.

engaged emplo^'ments previous to emigrating to Meadville, where he became Penn., wealthy in the coal raining business.

in several

resides.

John Fitzgerald, The latter is

farmer, lived where his son, T. J., a farmer and dealer in milk.
is

now

Timothy Fitzgerald

a fc'irmer and dairy

man.

Bknjamin Flint came from Winchester and lived on a now abandoned farm southeast of Edmund Stone's. He was a land surveyor.

William R. Flint built the house where F. Downing now lives and resided there several years; lived also at other places in town. He was an active, stirring man died in Roj-alston, Mass. Royal M.
;

removed from town

are very prominent

has been hotel keeper in several places; now resides in Leominster, Mass. Wilson and Daniel, sons of Benjamin,
;

men

in California.

H. Forbush and son were farmers.

Franklin B. and Joseph N. Forristall lived at Factory Village, The latter for manj'^ years was manager for
jr.

emi)loyes in the mills.

E. Murdock,

The Fosters were farmers and

town.
is

lived in the northwest part of the

Philemon W. removed to West Swanzey Village.

Fred

W.

a musician.

522

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
a,

Rkv. Thomas L. Fowler,

M.

E. clerg3'maii ami wooden-ware

mannfactMrer, recently came from Cliesterfiekl and resides at WestHis sons, Eugene A. and IlerscUell J., are in business at Facport.
tory Village.

Salmon H. Fox came from Bernardston, Mass., was a farmer on Alonzo Farr place, then a merchant in West Swanzey till his death
in 1891.

Asa Fueeman, a
blacksmith at

resident of East Swanzey,

removed

to New" York.

Amos H. Freeman, ouce a blacksmith and merchant in Keeue, West Swanzey and now at Swanzey Centre.
A..

Albert

French, a farmer and blacksmith

at

Westport.

lived on F. Downing place and was one of the men the leading among early settlers both in municipal and ecclesiastical matters. He was surgeon in the army of the revolutionary war.

Dr. Calvin Frink

JoTHAM W. Frink,
postmaster, etc.

a leading citizen at

West Swanzey, merchant,

Orlando Frink was

a shoemaker in Westport.
lived

Dr. Epiiraim K. Frost

on F. A. Watson place, and was prom-

inent in educational matters in towni.

Charles Frost was a painter and

lived in Westport.

Amasa Fuller,
lived a
resides.

a carpenter,
S.

few years on Mrs.

came late in life from Marlborough, Davis place and died where his widow now
and shoemaker, lived both
in

Joseph O. Gart,

a farmer

Massa-

chusetts and Vermont; on L. N. Hewes' east farm, and in AVas supervisor of the check-list. Centre.

Swanzey
old

WiLLARD Gay, a farmer, spent forty years of his manhood and age on the farm now owned by his daughter Mrs. Zina G. Taft.

Dr. George W. Gay received his academic education at Mt. Caesar Seminary, and Powers' Institute, Bernardson, Mass., being at one time a teacher of mathematics in the latter school. In 1863, being
twenty-one years of age, he commenced the study of medicine in the office of Dr. Geo. B. Twitchell of Keene. In 1864 he entered the Harvard Medical school, spent a year in the hospital at Rainsford
Island,
in obtaining, after a competitive exthe of house amination, position surgeon at the Boston City Hospital

and was then successful

BIOGRAPHICAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY.

and took

523

He immediately began prachis degree of M.D. iu 1868. Boston, and in 1869 was appointed surgeon to out patients in the City Hospital and, in 1872, visiting surgeon to the same instituHe stands at the head of his tion, which position he has since held.
tice in

His practice has been very extensive and vaprofession iu Boston. of his ried, many surgical operations having been of the most difficult
of many medical societies in this coimtry and has contributed a variety of valuable articles England, to medical science. To obtain much needed rest he has several times torn himself away from his business and visited Europe and the Pa-

nature.

He

is

member

and one

in

cific

coast.

B. F. and E.

Dr. Gaj^ married for his first wife Mary E., daughter of C. Hutchinson of Milford, who died Feb. 22, 1873.

His present wife is a daughter of Mr. J. H. Hathorn, of Boston, proprietor of the Citizens' line of coaches.

Rev. Edward Goddard, the third settled minister in town, lived on the David Parsons place which, until quite recently, has been the home of his descendants. He preached the election sermon at Concord in 1795. His son, Edward, was a farmer and an influential man in town affairs. Edward H., also a farmer, lived and died on Ella

Spark place.

Elbridge G. Goodell, a mechanic, lived several years at the foot Swanzey pond, and afterwards in Winchester and Richmond. Wyman J. is a farmer and teamster.
of
-

Francis Goodhue, father and son, lived on F. A. Watson place. The son was a prominent man, merchant, surveyor, etc. removed to
;

Rutland, Vt.

Franklin Goodnow lived on George Ballon place, kept hotel at Factory Village, then went to Hinsdale and manufactured wooden ware.
WiLT-TAM
but

W. Goodnow,
lived in

a farmer, lived

on A.

S.

Whitcomb

place,

now

resides in

Richmond.
town a few years, married Thankful Sethe original founders of the church, was His sons were early history of the town.

Charles Gove
bastian,

now

lives in

Troy.

Abraham Graves, one of an active business man in the

mauufacturers at the Factory Village and Graves' place as narrated Chapter IX. The grandsons were mostly farmers and mill owners

and residents of the easterly part of the

tOAvn.

524

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
lived

Charles Green, a farmer,

on L. Leach place.
lived

Danikl Greenleaf came from Winchester and now occnpied by his son Charles.

on the place

William Griffith was a mill owner at Factory Villn<>o, and afterwards lived near E. Wilcox farm. His sons, Samuel and Barney, lived successively on the E. Ilolbrook farm. Both moved to Keene some fifty years ago. William Grimed, one of the original grantees of the town, located where Mrs. Susan Johnson, his great granddaughter, now resides. The place has always been in the Grimes family, Dea. John living there
during his long
life.

Samukl, Nathaniel and Wyot Gunn, brothers, were among the original settlers of the town, Samuel and Nathaniel living on C. Whit-

comb

place and

South Branch.
siding in laborers.

Wyot near the Iron Bridge on the east side of the Wyot was the ancestor of all of the name since reThe descendants have been mostly farmers and on the farm now occupied by his sou PhilFI.

Swanzey.

Israel H. lived

ander W., and Daniel

lives in

Winchester.

Jeremiah Hale and

ers, lived at

his

East Swanzey.

two brothers John D. and Otis D., all farmJeremiah removed to East Alstead.

John

their last years

IIaile and Eunice his wife, came from Chesterfield aud spent on the J. Harper farm. They were the parents of
;

William Haile, ex-governor of New Hampshire and grandparents of William Haile, the present Lieut-Governor of Massachusetts.

Ecssell B. Hall, a carpenter,

lives at

West Swanzey.

Rev. Jeremiah Hall, D.D., son of Arnd and Hannah (Bailey) was born in this town May 21, 1805; studied at Brattleboro' Academy and Newton Theological Seminary pastor at Fairfax, Westfield and Bennington, Vt., Granville, Ohio, and other places founded
Hall,
; ;

several institutions of learning was principal of Ohio, and president of Denison University, Ohio. ron, Mich., May 30, 1881.
;

Norwalk Academy, Died at Fort Hu-

Josiah Hamblet, son of Josiah, spent most of his life where his father settled, in the northwest corner of the town, but he lived his
last years at the

Mrs. Wellington place

in

West Swanzey.

Dea. John A. Hamblet, a farmer, lived on D. B. C. Hill place, then iu Keene and now resides iu West Swanzey.

M/rj<

BIOGRAPHICAL AND SUPPLEMEXTAEY.

525

his son

Phixeas HAJtBLET locatecl on the B. Nadow farm from which place Benjamin and his family removed to Keeue. In the annals of Swanzey no name has been more prominent or Nathaniel Hammond was the ofteuer named than that of Hammond. moderator of the first proprietors' meeting and the acknowledged

leader in every good enterprise in the infant settlement.

He

built the

Of his sons, first house standing where Mrs. Woodcock now lives. Dea, Jonathan located on Sylvauder Stone place Dea. Thonuis near where Geo. AY- Eastman now lives, and Col. Joseph on A. B. Cook farm. Of the next generation, Jonathan retained the homestead of Dr. Nathaniel lived on W. C. his father; Aaron removed to Gilsnm E. Hill on Mrs. farm Isaac Joseph on Robert Hovey place Belding place, and Benjamin on D. B. C. Hill farm. Coming down to the next generation we find Aaron in Gilsum, Josiah on A. B. Cook farm, Dea.
;

Joseph on D. B. C. Hill place and Benjamin on Pine Hill above the Nadow farm. Still another remove places Joseph S. in Maine, Col. Allen on A. B. Cook f;irm, Horace in Waltham, Mass., Willard and Hiram in Iowa, Capt. Joseph, Joel and Aaron in West Swanzey and The Hammonds were mostly Elliot in West Swanzey and Westport. Nathaniel Hammond and four of his athletic men. farmers, strong,
sons at one time owned about 3000 acres of land in Swanzey.
all

In

these generations they filled important public positions, civil, milCapt. Joseph Hammond, in addition to itary and ecclesiastical.

the various

town

offices

he has held, was a noted school teacher for

years, has been a justice of the peace forty-eight years and a land surveyor for a large part of his life. Joel was station agent at

many

West Swanzey seventeen

years. Lowell

W. Hammond has been

freight

agent at Keene more than twenty years. Loron U. Hammond is a merchant in Worcester, Mass., Joseph B., a clerk in Fitchburg, Mass.,

and Orville IL, a clerk

in

Gardner, Mass.

P. Hammond, an ex-sea captain, lived at West Swanzey. Martin and Josephus Handy, farmers, came from Richmond. James E. resides at West Swanzey, an employe in the mills and se-

LoRON

lectman

in 1891.

Frank E.

resides at

Framingham, Mass.

The Hanrahans, IIardys and Patrick Hare ai-e all farmers at West Swanzey, except Martin Hanrahan who is a weaver in the mills.
The Harris families David W. now resides The Harveys were
which was
set off to

lived in
;

Swanzey and Richmond near where

all

farmers.

thriving farmers and lived in that part of

Swanzey

Marlborough.

35

526
O. L.

HISTORY OF SWANZET.
Haskell came from Troy,
J.
is a painter, and with and George H., resides at Factor}^ Village.

bis

two sous,

Andrew

Garintek Hastings,

a shoemaker, lived at
lost

West Swanzey.
the Rebellion
otlice at

Allen

B.

Hayward

an arm

in the

war of

and for

many
ton.

years after he was employed in the Pension

Washing-

Edward Hazex,

a farmer, lived

on

J.

W.

Ballon place.
little

Davis Mealey lived on a now abandoned farm a ney A. Marcy's.

east of Vol-

Asa Healey,
solicitor

Blake farm. His son, Daniel,

necticut.

the present postmaster, lived many years on A. S. is a lawyer in Keene and has been countj^

and county treasurer.

C. Wallace

is

a manufacturer in Con-

James Heaton was one of the

original grantees of the town,

and

he and his sons were large land owuers.

The Heffrons were

E. and

early settlers in District

No.

8.

James Henry and James Henry, jr., were prominent men living on M. Henry place. John P. Henry, a farmer, on L. and E. Crouch farm.
Benjamin Hewes lived on JMrs. C. Holbrook farm; Samuel on a farm now abandoned, south of N. Collier's, the house on which was burned many years ago. William^ Hewes built the house now occupied by Mrs. A. Fuller having previously lived at several other places. Lorenzo N. is a farmer; Franklin N. and Walter R. are engineers.

Arza a. Higgins
The
Hill

is

a teamster in Westport.

and laborers. George and early Joseph lived near Westport; Jonathan on B. an L. Hill place David
families were farmers
I
;

in various localities in

Bradley on his Swanzey Centre D. B. C. is proprietor of a hotel in Surry David, a machinist, in Massachusetts George, son of David, is conductor on Boston and Maine railroad from Keene.
in
; ;

Keene
;

John P.

West Swanzey. at West Swanzey

;

Of

their children,

Joseph lives father's home-

stead

Henry, a farmer, near

David A. Hill
wealtliy.

lives in

New York

and

is

reported to be

quite

Samuel Hills was one of the founders of the church and a ver}' prominent man in town located where Geo. W. Draper now lives.
;

BIOGRAPHICAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY.

527

Dea. Samuel Hills lived on Mis. D. Twitcliell place. Ebenezer Hills was the second child bovn in Swanze}', and lived when a man on Volney A. Marcy place. Samuel Hills, son of Nathaniel, lived on Willard
I.

Ballon farm.
i)lace.

Nathaniel^ Hills lived on a farm east of V. A.

in

Marcy

Dea. William Hills located

lived

Richmond.

Moses and

his son, Elijah, carpenters,

lived in Shrewsbury, Vt.

B. Hills place. Asa Hills Calvin Hills and his son, Charles N., lived

on

W.

on V. A. Marcy place. Charles N. removed to B. F. Mead place, Fbenezer^ and was a prominent auctioneer in Cheshire county.
Hills, a clothier, lived at the outlet of

Swanzey pond.

Reuben Hills

was a prominent school teacher.

John Hills,
resides.

a farmci', stone-cutter and miller, lived on

l)uilt

W.

I.

Bal-

lon farm, and afterwards

the house where his son, Geo. H.,

now

Geo. H.

is

a butcher. a farmer and carpenter.

Calvin E. Hills

is

Capt. Pktkr^ Holbrook, a farmer and mason, settled where Ozro T. Thompson now resides, and his brother, Seth, on the Mrs. C. Holbrook place. Seth was a farmer, drover and nail maker.

Hklon Holbrook was

Clark
B.

a merchant at East Swanze}^, and Chiron, a

lives.

farmer and butcher, where his widow now

Holbrook,

a farmer and carpenter,

came with

his father,

After his marriage he settled Capt. Peter, from Bellingham, Mass. on the farm which has since remained in the Holbrook family, and
there reared his large family of children, most of whom became emiMellen R. was a student two years at Lawrence nently successful.

Academy, Groton, Mass., and one 3'ear at the academy' in Keene; studied medicine with Dr. Hosea Pierce, of Winchester, and afterwards with Dr. Childs, of Pittstield, Mass., and Dr. Palmer, of Woodstock, Vt., and graduated at the Vermont Medical College June 19^
1850. He practised his profession about ten years at Fulton, N. Y., and nearly twice that time at Ponghkeei)sie. He was studious, industrious, and deserving of the success he gained. Lyman lived on the Frank E. Ballou farm afterwards went to Springfield, Mass.,. and engaged in the meat and provision business, from which he retired a fevv j-ears since. Charles attended Mt. Ctesar Seminary two and at the of fifteen went to Springfield, Mass., where he age years, attended the public school two years, and then learned the trade of In the spring of 1850, with other adventurers, he went to machinist. California, via Isthmus route, and worked in the mines for eighteen
;

528
months.
In
llie

HISTOUY OF SWAXZEY.
siiinmer of 1853 Mr.

Holbrook engaged

in

the lum-

ber business in El Dorado count3', since whieli lie lias been in the mercantile business, first at Sacramento and later at San Francisco.

Though

lire

and flood have

at several times

made havoc

with

his

property, Mr. Holbrook has surmounted every obstacle and steadily pressed his way onward and upward. He is president of the incor-

porated company of Holbrook, Merrill and Stetson, and its financial manager; he is owner of the block where tlieir business is carried on,
finest buildings

corner of IVIarket and Beale streets, one of the niost substantial and on the Pacific coast. Hehasjust conipleted an elegant

residence in San Francisco, and has a pretty, country, summer residence at Menlo Park, about thirty miles south of the city. Until the
trouble in

Kansas Mr.
tlie

IIoll)rook

was a Democrat, but then became

an advocate of

doctrine that no more slave states should be added

to the American Union. In the war of the Rebellion liis influence was exerted to the utmost to induce California to stand by the flag

and the government. Wljile doing business in Sacramento, a branch house was operated in Austin, Nevada, and Mr. Holbrook was its mauager for two years. While in Austiji, such was his [jopulaiit}'^, that he was chosen the first mayor of the cit}', although his political

was largely in the minority*. It was during his election canvass for mayor that the exciting incident occurred of selling the GridJey sack of flour bver and over from town to town for the benefit of
,party

the government sanitary commission until more than S100,0U0 were .realized, a detailed account of which sale can be seen in Harper's Magazine for June, 18G6. '-Mr. Holbrook's success from a |)oor l)oy
rto

adopted by him

a leading merchant of the United States is due to a few rules in early life, viz. to be strictly temperate, of good
:

habits, industrious, performing every duty faithfully, always striving to do his part in ever}' station in life, economical, yet hel[)ing liberally the charitable, religious

and public work of every community where is the owner of the old homestead where he was born, and which he delights to visit when he can get away from his business in Springfield, Mass. He is also owner of extensive real estate in his adoi)ted cit}', where he has been a prominent
he has resided."
Clark B.

meat and provision dealer

Isaac
ley's,
"\V.

for

many

years.

Holbrook

lived

ou the small farm east of G.

W.

Stan-

from which he removed to Marlborough.

lives.

John Holbrook, of Uxbridge, located where C. H. Holbrook now Of his sons, Aaron and Joshua were successful farmers ou the

BIOGRAPHICAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY.

529

same farm. The latter, by his eccentricities, furnished one of the names and characters for Denman Thompson in his celebrated play of the "Old Homestead." John, a carpenter and farmer, reared his
family on G. B. Holbrook farm. Daniel H., a farmer and lumberman, lived on B. F. Lombard place till his removal to Keeue in 1865.

His son, John

J.,

Brown

University and

was a graduate of New London L. & S. Institution, Newton, Mass., Theological Institute. He

fitted for a

his last years to civil engineering

Baptist minister, but preached only occasionally, devoting and surveying. He died March 24,

1884.

Peter- Holbrook lived on Sylvamis INI. Cram place, succeeded by his son, Samuel, who later in life went to Westport, where his son, Henry, now lives. The place now occupied b}' Mi'S. L. W. Holbrook and her son, Abijah, was formerly the residence of Peter^ and Leonard

W.

LIoll)rook.

Peter was a hatter by trade.

lived on

Jonathan Holbrook

son, Samuel, and grandsons, Leonard "W. removed to Winchester and died there.

H. O. BoUes place, as did also his and Edward. The latter

Jonathan^ Holbrook
lage.

lived

on the

hill

east of

West Swanzey

vil-

Henry Holbrook

lived

where

his son,
in

eon H. has lived at various places

Frank, now resides. SimWest Swanzey and Westport.

David Holbrook, from Rhode

were farmers on

removed to West on P. P. Carlton place, and his son, H. D., on G. B. Holbrook place. G. B. Holbrook is a wealthy paper manufacturer in Holyoke, Mass.

Island, and his son, Virgil A., C. Belding place. Virgil A. and Lorenzo R. died. Millins Holbrook lived where they Swanzey,

W.

brother,

Alvin Holman was a mechanic at Westport and Ashuelot. His Franklin, was a woodenw"iire manufacturer at Westport, Factory Village, and Wisconsin.

Amos Houghton was a cooper. dents of the old homestead.

Curtis E. and Clark

H. are

resi-

R. HovKY was a farmer, first on C. Whitcomb place and then on His four sous died in early the farm where he died April 13, 1891.

manhood.

George Howe was

son,

a noted blacksmith at Factory Village.

His

Geo.

W. Howe,

a hotel-keeper at

Swanzey Centre, and Albert N.

at Factory Village.

530

HISTORY OF SWAXZEY.

Capp. Aiiaz Howard, a farmer and carpenter, on Webster D.

Derby

place.

MosKs Howard, a prominent farmer, business man, overseer of poor, road and bridge builder, lived on L. & E. Crouch place and A. G. Bennett farm. Of his sons, Charles H. was station agent at
"West Swanzey Daniel C, train dispatcher at Keene, on the Fitchburg R. R. Oscar J. is furniture dealer in Keene. Both Daniel C, and
;

Oscar have been aldermen and members of the

Julius F., a railroad conductor.

city council in

Keene.

John 0. Howard has been Frank L. Snow.

clerk in the stores of S.

H. Fox and

Samuel E. Howard was

a carpenter at

West

Sw^anzey.

Simeon Howks was a cooper, living on E. O. Whitcomb place; Luther and Silas, Nicholas, a farmer, on Geo. W. Oliver place farmers on E. O. Whitcomb place. Enoch was a successful shoe;

maker nearly the whole of

resides.

his life at

Swanzey Centre, and Lyman N.

place,

a prominent farmer on Mrs. S. Davis

V

and where he now

Henry

C.

Howes

is in

business near Boston, and Charles L.

is

box

manufacturer
jNL'VNNiNG

at Spragueville.

Hunt was a blacksmith and lived at the foot of Swanzey at East Swanzey. afterwards and Pond,
Charles G. Hunt
hanger and decorator,
the
is

a farmer in

Vermont

lives at Springfield,

Norman, a paper Mass., and Lenuiel 0. in

;

same business

in

Omaha, Neb.

J. T.

Jerome place

G. HuNTLY was a resident of Marlow, Richmond, and Jonathan G. has been financially successin Swanzey.

ful as a travelling salesman.

C. S.

Jonathan Jackson, a farmer, lived on Talbot place, and Asa on Whitcomb place. William S., a laborer, has lived both in Swanzey and Winchester; George H., a butcher, in Keene, and now

a resident in Walpole, and Charles D. has been an agent in various kinds of business in Swanzey and Winchester.

Cyrene Johnson
Hon. Asa
1814.
rier's

lived

where

his

widow now

resides.
,

S. Kendall was born in Burlington, Mass April 27, In early life he taught school and learned the tanner and curIn 1840, with his brother Joel, he moved to Groton, trade.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND SUPPLEMEXTA-RY.

531

Mass., and pursued his avocations there till 1848, wheu he went to Medford, Mass., to superintend a large establishment; remained there till 1851, when lie came to Fitzwilliam and carried on an extensive
business in tanning and currying till 1867, when his property was destroyed by fire. In November of the same year he removed to'
Swaiize}^ and with persistent zeal fitted up another establishment and successfully continued his business there till 1882, when there was a general revulsion in the tanning business in New EngThe remainder of his life, after land and it ceased to be profitable. Mr. Kendall Avas ^.n active temperance this, was spent in farming. man, and was several times the prohibition candidate for governor of New Hampshire, and also for representative to congress.

West

Moses Kinney was a blacksmith

H. L. KiBLiN
is

at "West

Swanzey.

a painter in

West Swanzey.
laborer in the southwest part of

John

F.

Kidder was a farmer and

the town.

Jethro Kimball, and his son, Joseph Kimball, lived on A. S. Benjamin Kimball was a lawyer. Daniel Kimball was owner of the Underwood hotel at Factory Village.
Blake farm.

moved

Dr. Samuel D. King lived at Congregational parsonage. to Lunenburg, Mass.

Re-

Shepley W. Knight

lived in District
is

No.

5.

William H. Knight

a farmer and employe in pail shops.

AsAPii Lane lived on the road east of E. and L. Stone's.

Elkanah Lank,
ever since been the
lived on E.

the ancestor, lived on C. L.

Lane

place, which has

home

of some of the family.

His son, Elkanah,

homestead.
Ezekiel as

Lane place by Bridge brook, and Samuel on the old Here also lived Elijah with his brothers Elisha and neighbors on the north. Ezekiel built the house where E.
lives,

Wilcox now
west of

having previously lived on the

olil

road a

little

Dr. Samuel Lane practised his profession a short time at Swanzey Centre, with brilliant prospects before him. but he died in early manhood. In 1811, while travelling on horseback in the
this place.

on the road between Troy and Fitzwilliam, he had a savage encounter with a robber named Ryan, who snapped his pistol at him and rushed upon him with a dirk. Dr. Lane was stabbed in the shoulder but threw the robber and held him until help arrived.
wooils,

Elkanah went

to

Maine and Alziny

to Massachusetts.

532

HISTORY OF SAVAXZEY.

Passing to the next generation we find Luther S. witli his famil}- at Swanzey Centre, Lowell, Mass., and on the old homestead, a manufacturer and farmer, Elliot W. married Eleanor, d:iughter of Jolm Slratton, and died about 1S62. Ebenezer F., a fanner at East Swanzey.

Capt. Samuel Lane had

for

iiis

home

in Northfield,

Mass.

He was

many

years employed in the whale fishery, becoming

commander

of the vessel.
eric

Ephraim removed to Ncav Haven. Elkanah and FredA. have been in various employments now residents of Cleve;

land, 0.

Lane fitted for college at Hancock and New Ipswich but was obliged to give up a collegiate education. He Academies, studied law with T. M. Edwards, of Keene was admitted to the bar in 1843, practised law in AVinchester from '43 to '4G, in AValpole from
F.
;

Farnum

He was a memHe was county treasurer one year and county solicitor ten years. He was twice offered the position of justice of the supreme court of New HampHe wa not a fluent speaker, but as a shire, but declined to accept. judge of law he probably had no superior in the state. As an illus'46 to '49,

and

in

Keene the remainder of

his life.

ber of the state legislature in '47, '48, '62 and '63.

tration, he

was

referee in an important lumber case, in the northern

part of the state, which lasted a month, and in which such

men

as

Gilmau Marston, Hairy Bingham, Henry W. Blair. Ossian Ray and H. W. Parker were engaged as counsel. Twenty-two exceptions to Mr. Lane's rulings upon points of law were carried up to the full bench, and he was sustained upon every one, a record, it is said,
without a parallel iu

New

Hampshire.

Geo. F. Lane & Sons, pail and bucket makers, as already stated. Geo. E. died in 1888. Alonzo F. and Alpheus located in Vineland, N. J. Elisha F. has lived in Marlborough and Keene, engaged in various occupations and been successful in nearly all. He has one of the finest farms in Keene, and probably owns more land in Swanzey than any one else. He has been sheriff of the county and is a prominent bank director in Keene. Solon H. and Henry C. reside iu Syracuse, N. Y. Martin L., since leaving Swanzey, has been a merchant in Ware, Mass. Hubert E. has been engaged in manufacturing buckets at the Graves' mills. Ezekiel F. is in California and
F^zia in Missouri.

Nathaniel Lawrence was

a cattle drover living near Westport.

in

His son, Solomon R., was a successful butcher

Palmer, Mass.

Benjamin

F,

Lombard.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY.

533

Justin Lawrence aud Paddock, bis son, lived on a now abandoned farm west of Everelt Holbrook place.

JosiAH Leach, a farmer on D. B. C. Hill place.

Lyman Leach

lived

on Mrs.

S.

Seaver place.

Lyndall

W.

is

farmer and peddler.

John Lebourveau and Aaron were farmers on M.

Ellery lives at

Fluff place.

East Swanzey.
lived

George Leonard
Alonzo Leonard
of Westport,
is

farmer and borse tamer.

on D. B. C. Hill place. Henry George A. lives in Winchester.

W.

is

Robert P., formerly died wben a young man. a clock repairer, aud a decidedly inventive genius.

His poetical effusions bave interested mau}^ persons.

in caring for bis unfortunate brotber,

He

is

truly loyal

Welcome.
in tovN^,

Levi Lewis, for many years a sboemaker Vermont.

removed to

Herman L. Lincoln is an employe in tbe mills at East Swanzey. His sons, Fred C. aud Frank L., are in tbe same employment at West
Swanzey.

Aaron Lombard, a farmer and blacksmith, in middle life on H. Holbrook place in Westport, and later on T. Nayloii place. His son, Benjamin F., a farmer, carpenter and millwright, was honored by Flavins F. was assobis townsmen with most of tbe town offices.
ciated awhile with his father in tbe mill
;

has lived at other times in

various localities.

Thomas Lonergan

is

an operative

in the

West SAvanzey

mills.

Captain John Long

in early

manhood

lived at

West Swanzey, was

afterwards a boatman on Connecticut river, and a farmer in NorthHis brother, Joseph, was a farmer in various places in field, Mass.

town.
J. E.

He

built tbe house

is

where P. E. Gay resides.

Long

a farmer and carpenter. a shoemaker at East Swanzey.

George Lord was

Bemsley Lord, a

hotel keeper at Factory Village.

lived
at

Maj. Chester Lyman

place. into tbe

East Swanzey on

J. C.

Bourn

When

party disbanded in 1855 and merged itself American or Republican party, he cast a solitary vote for his
the

Whig

old party, and

was proud of the distinction

to vote tbe

ticket

on

534

IIISTOUY OF SWANZET.

which was inscribed the motto "Don't give np the ship." He was a His son, Leonard, Avent to Grand level-headed, well-read man. Rapids, Midi., and is a pail maker.

Rev. Sullivan Holman M'Colmstkr, D.D., though a native and a resident of jMarlborough, has been for many years of his life closely identified with the people and interests of Swanze}- n student and teacher in her seminary, a supervisor of her schools, a minister and consoler to scores of Iier people in the hour of bereavement, being highly esteemed as a preacher by those of his own denomina-

now

by all. He was born December 18, 1826; 1851 from Vermont graduated University, and completed a course in the divinity school of Harvard University, 1853. He taught two four years was principal of Mt. years in the Academy at Walpole
tion, and, as a citizen,
;

commissioner of Cheshire county three years, and president of the State Board of Education for the same time; was in charge of Westbrook Seminary (Me.) eight years, and
CjBsar

Seminar}'

school

president of liuchtel College (Ohio) six years.

He

has preached in

Swanzey, Westmoreland, Nashua, Dover, Bellows Falls, Xt., and in Ohio has visited Europe five times, sailed round the globe once, and He has been an extenspent more than four years in foreign lands.
;

sive correspondent for religious, educational

and

local ]iapers,

and

is

the author of several works on foreign travel. Mr. M'CoUister married Miss Sophia F. Knight, of Dummerston, Vt. Of their four
children only one survives, Rev. Lee S. M'CoUister, a prominent Universalist clergyman; settled in Detroit, Mich.

Edward A. McFarland is associated Denman Thompson, in the management

His home
is in

with his father-in-law, H.

of the

"Old Homestead."

Philadelphia, Pa.

lived and died on the J. 0. Gary Dea. Alfred Marble, also a blacksmith, lived awhile with his Uncle Erasmus, then on the A. S. Whitcomb place, from which he removed to Winchester, and afterwards to Hinsdale.
place.

Erasmus Marble, a blacksmith,

Silas R. Marcy, a farmer at West Swanzey.

Volney a. Marcy came

George Marsh
Charles Marsh,

to

town about 1868

died in 1891.
place.

lived in 1848

soon after killed on the railroad

in

on the A. A. Ware Keene.

He was

a farmer near picnic grounds,

by Swanzey Pond.

Amasa a. and Walter E. Marsh

are associated with their father.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND SUPPLEMn:NTARY.

James Marsh, of Keene,
port.
iu the pail aucl mercantile business at

535
West-

Jonathan Martin was a miller at Factory Village. His son Jonathan moved to Springtield, Vt., and operated a factoiy there. Laton was a veteran teamster to Boston in ante-railroad times. For many
5'ears past

he has won success was also a teamster.

in a livery stable in

Keene.

James M.

David R. Marshall was

a stave manufacturer at Sprague's pond.

at

Benjamin Marvin was a manufacturer

zey.

Westport and West Swan-

Eliezkr Mason lived on the Oscar Farr and Virgil Woodcock His son Hale was a carpenter and lived in a house that stood places. Maitin was a miller employed at iiearl}' opposite L. Talbot's place. sundry places. Benjamin lived his last years on C. Britton place at Factory Village. Frank M. lives at Cambridge, Mass., and Martin

M., a carpenter,
Providence, R.

at

West Swanzey.
is

Frank E. Mason
I.

a successful carpenter and stair builder at

Herbert W. Mason was

a pail manufacturer at East

Swanzey but

novv runs a boarding house at Glens' Falls, N. Y.

Tlie early home of the Swanzey Matthews was where T. Fitzgerald resides. Here lived Solomon, John H. and Levi. They made

now

brick on the farm.

smith,
aliso lives

Levi removed to Marlboio'.

Marlboro'.

in

Edwin B., a blackJames H. has been a hotel keoi)er in

Brattleboro', Vt., and in several towns in Mass.

He now

resides in

Milford, Mass.

Benja:min
sons,

Mead

and

his son

came from Marlow

in lS8-i.

to

Benjamin F., farmers and brick-maKeene, thence in 1862 to Swanze}', locatBenjamin F. bought
his

ing on R. R. RauisdcU,

ji'.,

place.

present

home

Joel INIellen came from Fitzwilliam and became an extensive land owner and farmer in Swanzey. His home was tlie Benjamin Read One Saturday as he was riding place, the house on which he Iniilt.
from Keene towards home he overtook Rev. Z. S. Barstow, then a young man who had recently been settled in that town, and was walking with umbrella in hand to make an exclianoe with a nei"hborinof minister on the morrow. Mr. Mt-llen, not knowing him, asked the
stranger to ride, which invitation was gladly accepted.

Learning that

536
his

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

companion was from Keene, Mr. M. referred to the fact that they had a new minister there. "All !" said tlie Reverend, "How do they
like Iiini?

What

kind of a

man

is

he?"

"Well," replied Mr. M., "I

haven't lieaid him myself, but they say lie is a regular spouter." The re[)ly was interesting to the future D.D., and the story was often told

by him

in after years.

Jonas H. Mkrriam, a basket maker, came to this town from Atliol, Mass., about 1836, and lived at several places in East Swanzey. He was fife major nine months in the war of 1812, and stationed at Black Rook. His son William learned the tanner's trade in Swanzey and
has since resided
in Springfield

and Palmer, Mass.

Irus MKTCAtF, a farmer, died where Hannah Read lives in WestJohn W. has been a hotel keeper in Troy and other places. port.

William

II.

and Charles N. reside

in a

in

Winchester.

Caleb H. Metcalf

was a mechanic and died

western state.

Lawson Mooke, son of Lawson, a farmer, live<l where his grandson Frank now resides and at other places in town. William Moore died He was a farmer and laborer, and [)iobably threshed Jul}' 12, 1887. more grain than an}' other Swanzey man. Jonas L. is a farmer and broom maker. George H. lived on C. R. Worcester place, removed to California and now with his two sons and a daughter resides there.
Frakcis Morse, a manufacturer at West Swanzej' man}- j-ears ago, removed to Keene, thence to Winchester where he still lives.
a noted hotel keeper on the "Jonathan Clark" His son Isaac was a tanner and a prominent man in Winchendon, Mass.

Hknry Morse was

farm.

Hekry^ Morse was an

on Levi Crouch place.

active

man

in

town

affairs,

and a hotel keeper

Ansil a. Morse was born in Stoddard, spent his youthful da3's in Mallow, taught school at the west and is now a farmer and lumber
dealer in Swanzey*
.

Elisha Munseix was a vvheelwriglit and lived on E. A, McFarHis sons, Robert B. and Elisha, live in Keene, the former a manufacturer of sash and blinds, and the latter a wooden-ware
land place.

manuracturer at Swanzey Factoiy.

Baxter Murdock and

his son

chester line and were millwrights.

Jacob B. lived in Westport on WinTlie son removed to Winchester.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY.

Jesse

537

W. Murpht

has been a farmer, schoolteacher and prominent

pail manufacturer.

Benjamin Nadow, a farmer and teamster.

Nathan F. Newell was born in Richmond, became a machinist, was master workman nine years in a R. R. shop in Worcester. Worked also in Piermont, N. Y., and Bloomington, III. Returned to Riciimond in 1866, and came to East Swanzey in 1880. He was a Mason, a member of tlie Grand Army, and of the order of the Golden
Cross.

His son, Leonard A.,

F.

is

an employe

in the mills.

George

Newell

lives at Swanzey Centre.

Has

recently pur-

chased the G. H. Rockwood place.

Calvin Newton was a farmer in Marlborough, then lived on High street, West Swanzey, and then went to Marlborough again.
with Mrs. G.

Ripley Nittrowr, a teamster, hotel keeper, etc., has his home W. Alexander. His son, John S., is a teamster and
in the mills at

employe

West Swanzey.

Orrin F. Oakman, when a young man, bought the J. Handy farm and lived there several years. He then removed to his present residence in West Swanzey. His son, Walter F., is an operative in the.

box shop.

William C. Oakman went from

prominent farmer and
legislator.

this

town to Iowa and became a

has

He

now returned

to

Swanzey.

The Olcotts were residents of West Swanzey, and except Otis, were well-to-do farmers. Benjamin, James and James II. were L. Ball the Charles of residents place. James H. removed to Illinois.

Georgk Oliver was

manager

in

cotton mills in several places, a

farmer on C. L. Lane place and a merchant at East Swaiize^'.

establishment

His son, George W., has been remarkably successful in Syracuse, N, Y.

lived on

in a

pottery

Daniel Osborn

Mrs.

J.

D. Hale place.

Was

a farmer.

The OsGOODS came from Lancaster, Mass., and settled in the south removed to Sullivan. P^zekiel part of the town. Elijali and Oliver was a farmer. Of his chiland located on the Mrs. Twitchell place N. Howes now lives; afterwards where L. a store dren, Elisha had
was a
well S.

Rosand merchant at Westport where he died. was a farmer on Josephus Handy place. He subsequently removed to Saxton's river, Vt. Ezekiel and Elliot, sons of Elisha,
hotel keeper

538

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

also went to Saxton's river and were merchants and dealers in horses, carriages, etc.

son Leander

Samuel Page came from Hudson, and located where now lives. Of his sons Ephraim lived on a
;

his grand-

old homesteail, the

Alonzo Ballon place Major inent farmer where his father lived; David was a machinist, lived at Factoiy Vilhige and other places. Of the third generation Benjamin

part of the EzeUiel was a prom-

was prominent as a manufactiiier at E. Swanzey and as a merchant and postmaster, etc., at the centre. He was the [)rime mover in founding and building the Ml. Coe^^ar Seminary and Swanzey Acadenu'. Ira and Orlando reCalvin was a speculator, de[)nty sheriti, elc. moved to Vienna, New Yoik, and were millers. AniI)rose was a PLzekiel T. was a hotel keeper near tanner, died in New York City. Boston, and afterwards went to Omaha, Neb. Meranda operated a hotel in Slowe, Mass. Leander, a reliable farmer, has recently celegolden wedding on the old homestead. Of the children of is an employe in the mills at W. Swanzey-; Henry L. is a meat and provision dealer in Marlboro, and George G. a farmer and teamster on his father's farm.
biated
liis

the latter, Charles E.

W. Alexander Palmer is a maker of biush handles in Brooklyn, N. Y.,and iiis brother D. Sanford, a runner for Babbitt's so:\p lives
:

in Franklin

Park, Mass.

Their mother

still

resides at

W.

Swanze}'.

Lorenzo Ballon place. removed to Marlboro', Mass., Of and was a teamster; Benjamin went to Vermont Eliza was a good After her marriage she removed to the west. school teacher.
his son

Amasa Parker and

Joshua

lived on

the children of the latter, Joshua

in Keene but spent most of his life in a carpenter, miller and farmer, lived an active businessman, Swanzey, He built and successively occupied at E. Swanzey and at the Centre. the houses where A. B. Read, J. G. Huntley and Geo. W. Draper

LvMAN Parker was born

now

reside.

RoswELL Parker
and removed

sold his manufacturing interests at E.

Swanzey

to Oneida,

N. Y.
where
his

Carlton Parker

lived

widow

still

resides.
at the Centre

W.

Joseph L. was a manufacturer of wooden ware Swanze}', also a merchant at the latter place.

and

Benjamin F,
Swanzej'.

lives in

Penn.

Clarence A.

is

a pail painter at

W.

BIOGEArHICAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY.

539

Dea. Aarox Parsons came from Palmer, Mass., and located on the farm which has since been successively occupied by his son Josiah and grandson Josiali. Benjamin Parsons the fatiier of Dea. Aaron came
to spend his remaining days with his son. All these made farming their principal business. Josiah, the present occupant of the farm, was chairman of the board of selectmen during the war of the Rebellion,

and with

his associates safely engineered our finances

through

all

those trying years.

Silas Parsons, son of Aaron, lived on Mrs. A. R. Ballou and

M.

C. Stone places. He was a celebrated maker of clocks, some of which were so constructed as to pla}' a regular psalm tune on Sunday and

He gave laigely secular tunes on other days of the week. and Foreign missionary objects, about 820,000 in all.

for

Home

Silas Parsons, jr., was an ingeniousmechanic, but delicate in health and died in early manhood, Oct. 7, 1839.

David Parsons was a farmer and carpenter, living most of his manhood on A. S. Whitcomb and D. Parsons places. The latter farm
he sold a short time previous to his death. His son, Orlow E., deut of "NV. Swanzey and a box manufacturer.
is

a lesi-

A.

Benjamin Parsons, of another family, had a tannery a S. Whitcomb's.

little

west of

Jacob Patch was

a stove dealer
in

a laborer at

W. Swanzey.

His son L3'man

is

Fitchburg, Mass.

tory Village and

S.

Silas B. Partridge has been a pail and bucket maker both at FacW. Swanzey. Has also been selectman. His sons,

Emerson and C. Edward,

are also manufacturers, the former over-

seer in Clark's factory in Marlboro', and the latter in a pail shoi) in

Winchester.

AVarren H. Peasley was an

lage.

operative in the mills at Factory Vil-

"WiLLARD S. Perham has for many j-ears been enployed Was selectman two years. Village shops.

in

Factory

About 1840 and previous

inent farmer on E.

to that time

Alexander Perry was a prom-

W. Handy

place.

Another family' of Perrys lived in the south part of the town. John and Nahum where Walter H. now resides. They were farmers and lumber men. Alpheus owned the place where P. Gunn now lives.

540

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
a farmer.

He was

His son Edward was a

scliool tenclier, farmer,

meicliaiit, etc., living at various places in

Swanzey.

Martin and Jo-

soph lived successively on S. Bishop place. farmer in Richmond. Byron D. also lives

Noah is now a prosperous in Richmond and Geor^-e

rest of
;

W.

in Winciiester.

Jairus, after leaving

his life in

Richmond.

Oliver B. lives in

Swanzey, si)ent the Keene a laborer.

Jesse and Barnabas C. Peters were prominent men in Westport, the former a hotel keeper, the latter a tailor, removed to Winchester.
Francis R.
is

a jeweller in Winchester.

James Pierce was a ftirmer on W. H. Leonard place. His son. Gen. James Pierce, went with his family to Pennsylvania and identified himself with the coal mining and iron business, and became very He flied recently and is said to have been a millionaire. wealthy. Both he and his wife gave largely for religious and educational objects.

William Pierce and

Missouri.

his son,

Job W., are well-to-do farmers

in

John Pierce,
town.

a farmer, lived on the P. Hare place.

is

Mike G. Pluff

a teamster and farmer

in

the eastern part of the

James Plummer, a laborer

chester.

living in Westport,

came from Win-

Mrs. McFarland place, and Pomeroy place. Nathaniel B. has been a prosperous tanner in Towns^nd, Vt. David A. was killed in Vermont. Albert is a mechanic in i\Iass.
Setii Pomeroy, son of Seth, lived on his son Benjamin, a laborer, on Mrs. B.

Reuben Porter was a school teacher, a merchant at the Centre and Removed to Chesterfield. Francis J. Porter lived at the Centre in steam-mill times and then at West J. Sn'anzey.
other localities.

Byron

is

a farmer.

STF.riiEN

and John Potter were cloth dressers and farmers

at the

outlet of

Swanzey pond.
John M.
is

Er.BRiuGE G. Prentice was a laborer in Westport.

farmer living on A. Ballon place.

Joshua J. Prime was a farmer and lived on J. L. Winch place. His brother, Josiah, lived in a house that stood in the lota little east
of Joshua's.

JOSIAH PARSONS.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY.

541

Thomas Prime,
liis

a farmer, lived on

Frank H. Moore place and spent

in

last years in

Maine.
jr.,

JosiAH Prime,

was a carpenter, living

West Svvanzey

until

his removal to Pennsylvania.

George H. Prime
Thompson.

lives at

West

Svvanzey, an employe of H. D.

The QuiNNS

are employes in the

West Swanzey

mills.

Abraham Randall settled in the east and tlien moved to J. W. Marphy place.

A also, and built the house now remained unmarried with their father till about 1830, when most of them went to Oneida, New York. Rosvvell vvasaclothier at E. Swanzey
when he removed
Dr. Paul
died young.
to the

part of Swanzey (now T;oy) Asahel, his son, lived there large family of his sons standing.

West.
Centre and

Raymond

vfas a practising physician at the

Aquila Ramsdell,
place.

He

the ancestor, lived first on Mrs. C. Holbrook then removed to the farm which lias since been successively

occupied by his son Elisha, grandson Aquila and novv by Mrs. Ramsdell and Henry A. They were farmers and carpenters. Capt. James

M. Ramsdell removed
latter

to Penn.
his son

Charles G. Ramsdell and

Eugene C. excel

as musicians

the
is

standing preeminently high.

He resides at Music

Hall, Boston,

a dealer in musical instruments and one of the most accomplished band Richard R., James M., as well as Charles leaders in New England.

G., are
jr., is

wooden-ware manufacturers at East Svvanzey. Richard R., Edgar E. is a watch dealer at West Svvanzey. Henry A. is a farmer and clock repairer.
all

both farmer and brick mason.

fii^t of the family in Swanzey, Farr remained there a few years when he on Oscar located place, built a house on the hill about a mile east where he lived the rest of His sons located as follows: Joel, a farmer, on Thomas his life. Naylon's place. John, a shoemaker, on A. G. Read place. Josiah

Timothy Read, a shoemaker, the

first

P., a farmer,

on Oscar Farr place.

Benjamin, a farmer,

in

Shrews-

Robert, a carpenter in Allegany Co., N. Y. bury, Vt. Passing to the next generation, most of the daughters of Joel, as factor^'^ operatives, acquired a

handsome

fortune.

the sons of John, Abel W., a farmer and mechanic, lived on his father's homestead where also resides his son Albert G.

Of

36

542

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Timothy was an extensive farmer in Danby, Vt. A daughter of bis was deaf, dumb and blind, but quite intelliji'ent. John was a hotel keeper in Fitzwilliain. Daniel accumulated quite a fortune as a stone mason, but losing it went to California where he died. Ruwson, a carpenCharles, a cooper, located in Hartford, Conn. ter, also went to Hartford and became a dealer in finniture, but returned to the old homestead.

Dka. William Read had his home and died on T. W. Parkinson He was a farmer, was fifty-six years clerk of the Congregational society was actively engaged in town, church and educational He was for many years a justice of the peace. matters.
place.
;

Dka. Josiah Miles Read has spent most of

his

manhood near Bos-

ton, doing successful business in that city, first as a patentee, manufacturer and dealer in boot forms, and later as a patentee and dealer
in stoves

and stove

furniture.

His home

is

now

in

Everett.

Hon. Benjamin Read, popularly known as "Col. Read," or simply, "The Colonel," has been an extensive farmer, a, merchant, lumber
dealer, pail manufacturer, school officer

peace and town

liistorian.

He

and teacher, justice of the has, with the exception of a few years

in early manhood, resided in East Swanzey and been identified with He was one of the first, if not the first, the interests of that village. in this

town

to ally himself with the interests of the AI)olition or Lib-

erty party, vvhicli at that time vvas anything but popular; and he has ever been actively engaged in political matters. Bt'.ing a modest man

and disliking

to speak about himself, this

paragraph

is

written by one

of the coujmittee on town history.

Edwin

F.

Read, a manufacturer most of

vicinity.

his

life,

has been at differ-

ent times a resident of East and

West Swanzey, Westport, Keene,

lived he has been public of moralit3% education, temspirited, actively engaged He has been too or etc. too confiding in others to generous perance, He now resides with his daughter, Mrs. I. A. get or retain wealth.
in the interests

Boston and

Wherever he has

Whitcomb,

in Somerville,
II.

Mass.
in the

George
and
for

Read was

sanitary commission during the war,

in the

many

He now
man

years afterwards resides in Baltimore.

pension

office at

Washington.

Joel Read, son of William, lived several years on G. W. Eastplace, then in Keene an employe on the railroad, and is now in

a restaurant in Chicago.

ALBERT

B.

READ.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY.

Francis Read Keene.
is

543

an employe

in

the railroad shops and resides in

merchant and post Swanzey, bnt now (1892) has purchased a bakery in Winchendon, Mass., and removed tiiitlier. Willie F. was an employe in tlie mills till 1886, when he removed to Fitchbnrg, Mass., and went into a grocery store. Edwin M. is a grocer in Fitchburg, and
the sons of Benjamin, AUiert B. has been
in Elast

or

master

Josiah Warren was a teamster but

the

now

is in

a coal establishment in

same

city.

RuFUs AND JosiAH Read, farmers, lived respectively on Marshall W. Rixford and Mrs. A. Read places in West[)ort. Of the children of
the former, David was a farmer on the old homestead, killed in the woods; Joel was a brick maker in Albany, N. Y. Josiah an extensive farmer in 111. Alanson, a farmer and laborer in Westport Henry P. has been pail maker and painter in Westport and Winchester.
; ;
;

Allen Read, son

also his son

of Josiah, was a farmer on his father's place as

is

George A.
J.

Adoniham

Read was an

emplo^'e in the Westport Mills.

Joseph Mason Read has been an extensive box manufacturer in Westport and Keene, His sons, J. Carlon and George M., are now associated with him in the business.

Peter Rice was a farmer

living

on Alfred Talbot place.

Nelson W. Rice was

John
S.

a farmer at E.

Swanzey now resides

;

in

Troy.

Rice

is

a teamster at E. Swanzey.
J. Otis

Jacob E. Rich and

Rich

are pail turners at

W.

Swanzey.

Richardson, the ancestor, located on E. W. Handy place, a farmer, sickle maker, etc. His son Wyman was a blacksmith and lived on L. N. Hewes place. Elkanah was a school teacher and be-

Wyman

came a prominent man in Ohio. The sons of Wyman were all mechanics and prosperous m business. Wyman, Nathaniel and Luna were machinists in Athol, Mass. Wyman afterwards removed to Fitchburg, Mass., and died there. Nathan
Henr}' learned the machinist's trade in Athol where he worked about eight years when he was emi)loyed by the American Rattan Co. of

Fitchburg as sui)erintendent of their works at that place. He continued here during the existence of the comi)any some twenty-five years, when he removed to Brooklyn, N. Y., being employed by the Union Rattan Co. of that city. He was very successful in both places, mak-

544
ing

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
wliicli

many improvements, and patenting several inventions given him a competency. He now resides in Atliol.
William Carr Belding Richardson
dealer in Clucago.
is

have

now an extensive

coal

Erie, son of Dr.

Amos
line.

Keene on Swanzey

Richardson, lived in the southwest part of His son Amos, "the Giant," lived on the ad-

As an illustration of iiis great strength the joining farm in Swanzey. following incident is vouched for as true. At tlie "raisin;^" of tiie
Baptist meeting house iu 1804, on the frame about 20 feet from the ground a stick of timber was placed which was 36 feet lojig, 8 by 13 inches in the centre and tapering uniformly to each end where it was 8 by 8 inches. It was necessary to turn tliis stick so tiiat the north end should be at the soutli. The "Giant" was asked l)y his companions to assist in the performance. stand aside and I will do it alone."

He

replied, '"Gentlemen please

to the task and accomplished the featamid

the

His son Capt. Amos lived many hill farms were l)eing deserted he al)an(loned his and removed to the centre of the town there keeping a^ boarding house, running a His son, Lloyd D., has been an employe and manager for store, etc.
railroad companies in

8am[)son-like, he bowed himself tiie plaudits of the spectators. years on tiie old homestead, but as

New

England,

in

Chicago and now

in

Arkansas,

Most of his

brothers, and in fact,

in

many

of the descendants of Dr.

Amos
all

Richardson were

business connected with railroads, and nearly

tiiey

have been quite successful.

athletic, the sons

spike with telling effect, or the business intrusted to them to satisfaction of tiieir emmanage any It is that one of the said daughters would readily take a ployers.
barrel of cider from the ground and
lift it

As a family how to drive a knowing

have been strong and

into a cart.

Benjamin H. Richardson lived many years on A. B. Dickinson farm, then at Spragueville, a dealer in ice for the Keene market.
Geo. W. Richardson
Swanzey.
is

a farmer, carpenter and ice dealer at

W.

William Rider was a manufacturer

at

Swanzey Factory, and at

E. Swanzey. His daughter, Jane C, a very noted somnambulist, was born in this town in 1816. In 1833, she performed in Worcester, Mass., some of the most remarkable somnambulistic feats knovyn to
the medical profession.

William N. Ripley and Charles W.,

Swanzey.

his son, are laborers at E.

N.

HENRY RICHARDSON.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY.

545
is

Marshall W. Rixford came from

'Westi)ort.

"Winchester and

a farmer in

His
is

Artemas W.

Epliraim an employe in tlie West Svvanzey mills.

brotlier,

P., is a stone

mason atW. Svvanzey.

Patrick H. and George Robbins are stone masons and contractors

at

West Svvanzey.

Matthew Roblet, a brick maker, w^as a deserter from the English army, into whicli service he had been impressed. He removed to Northfield, Muss.
Nathan C. Rogers was a shoemaker living at W. son, Amasa S., was a farmer on P. Hare place.
Svvanzey'.

His

Justice Rogers was a farmer on A. G.Bennett place, but for years past has lived in Keene.

many

George W. Robinson,

a laborer, lived at

West

Svvanzey.

Rev. Elisha Rockwood, D.D.

(See Cliap. V.)

Samuel Rockwood came from Fitzvvilliam, built the house marked G. H. Rockwood on the map, and which is now owned by G. F. Newell, a farmer and employe in the mills. His son, Charles H., lived several years in Troy before locating as a farmer where he novv resides. George H. is a school teacher, as were also all his sisters. He fitted for college atBernardston, Mass., graduated at Dartmouth College, and has taught very successfully the
higher grades of school
in Jaffrey, Medway, Mass., Portsmouth, Brookfield, Mass., Marlboro', Mass., and Chicago, 111.

North

The RuGG family

place.

in

Revolutionary times lived near Volney A. Marcy

Charles

L. Russell, of the firm of C. L. Russell

&

Co.,

is

one of

the most extensive pail and bucket manufacturers in Svvanzey, or in the county.

He was
in

born

in

Keene, but theycarsof

his

manhood have been spent

is

West Svvanzey, with which fied. He owns and operates a

of other real estate in that city. in wood and timber.

village his interests are closely identi-

brick yard in Keene, and

the

owner

He was
first

formerly an extensive dealer

John

S.

Sargeant spent the

half of his

life

in

Marlboro', the

last half in E. Svvanzey; a farmer, painter, paper hanger, clock reHis son, Harvey, resides with his father a farmer, mupairer, etc.
;

sician, etc.

Geo. H., son of Harvey,

is

a store clerk in Greenwich,

R.

1.

546

HISTORY OF swanzey.

Calep. Sawyer, a farmer, lived on Ozro T. Tliomnson place. TTis son Abijali, a cooper, on E. Davis' place at Sawyer's Crossing. or the sons of the latter, Joshua and Caleb lived on their fatiier's

homestead, while Henry resided on G. W. Ellis place Caleb removed with his family to the west.

all

farmers.

Joshua B., son of Henry, an able and influential man, was killed on the railroad at Winchendon, Mass.

Amos Sawyer was

an employe in the East Swanzey mills.

Dr. Isuakl Sawyer was a practising physician in town, living on Josephus Handy place. His son Elijah was for many years a justice of the peace and clerk of the probate court for Cheshire county. He was also for a time He was postmaster, and was lionored with most of the town offices. a leader in the Democratic party and a somewhat noted versifier and writer of poetry. It is supposed he was the author of "Col. Hammond's
Ride."
JosiAii

He

resided at various places in town.

Sawyer was

a hotel-keeper at

West Keene.

As
family

already stated the early Skavers were a race of blacksmiths, the home being at West Swanzey, otj'High street, wliere genera-

tion after generation resided.

Alfred Seaver was also a tanner and

B. are wooden-ware manufacin

stone mason.

Luman W. and Luman

The
latter has
is

turers in Winchester.

been a blacksmith

W. SwanHis sons,

zey and Winchester.

George A.

a painter at

W.

Swanzey.

William Sebastian was a resident by Spragne's pond. William and Edward P., are hotel employes in Keene.

Andrew Sherman
son Andrew located
there.

The

latter

east of E. Swanzey village. His His grandson Timothy also resides was formerly a sash and blind maker at Swanzey
lived
in
hill

on the

Keene.

Factory, but

now

is in

the

same business

at Marlboro' Depot.
lived on S.

Edward
place.

R. Simonds came from Langdou and Elmer P. is an employe in the mills.

Davis

The Slates
port, hence the

resided on Aslmelot river north of the bridge at Westname, "Slate's farm" and "Slate's bridge."

Joseph Smead, a blacksmith, built a house and barn (the cellar only He hammered out all the iron used remains) north of Z. G. Tafts.
in its construction, even the shingle nails. His son, Joseph B,, fora is a now farmer in peddler, merly Eitchbuig, Mass. Ephraim A.

resides in Peun.

BIOaRAPHICAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY.

Timothy Smith, a farmer,
lived near Alfred Talbot place.

547

Hector A. Smith
mills.

is

a painter and an employe in the Westport

Ivory Snow was born in Mattapoisett, Mass., came to Richmond, thence to Svvanzey, locating in the west part of the town near Chesterfield line. His sons Peter and Joseph settled in the same neighborhood
;

James, Joshua and Ivory

in

Winchester,

all

farmers.

Joshua

afterwards removed to P.

when

place where he remained till old age, he married for his second wife the widow of Josiah Hamblet and

Hare

lived with her on Mrs. Wellington place till his death, Edwin and Oramon in middle life followed the prevalent custom and left the old

farms on
Solon

tlie

hill

W.

and Pliineas H.

and removed to West Swanzey village. the all removed to W. Swanzey

;

Daniel,
first

two

being box manufacturers, and the

latter a carpenter.

Benjamin C. Snow
teamster.

is

the

West

Svvanze}^

sexton, a farmer and

L. Snow is the owner of the steam mill by the railroad in Swanzey, a manufacturer of pails, dealer in dry -goods and groHis father is asceries, a miller and dealer in flour, grain and meal.

Frank

W.

sociated with him in the business.

Georgk

S.

and

Edward H. Snow
Charles T.
in
is

are engaged with their father in

the box business.

a graduate of a Boston University.

John H. Sparhawk lived West Swanzey. He was a

His sons
J. Willie

Richmond, on C. Marsh place, and at farmer, laborer and employe in the mills.

and Ciiarles B. also located at

W.

Swanze}'.

Abram Spofford
lon farm, whence he

lived several years after marriage

on Amasa Bal-

removed

to

Lowell, Mass.
his

Obadiah Sprague commenced

business career as a dealer in

He has since been merchant in Keene, palm-leaf hats in Richmond. an associate with C. Bridgman, cashier of the Winchester National
manager and prime mover in all the changes and moves of the and West Swanzey Manufacturing Companies, and builder and owner of tlie mills at Spragueville. Though his life has
Baidv
;

Stratton Mills

been exceedingly bus}' he is ever interested in the good order, improvement and welfare of the village where he resides.

SiMKON A. Spring

is

a brick-mason at

West Swanzey.

Pentecost Stanley of ALtleborough, Mass., located on the farm

548

HISTORY OF SWANZET.

which has since been owned and occnpied by his descendants, Israel, Alonzo A., after the deatli of Alonzo A. and Geo. W., all farmers. his wife, sold the farm and resides witli his children. Geo. W. is an

extensive farmer and lumberman in Langdon.

Nathaniel Stanley, son of Israel, lived

Stanley place.

in the

small houseeast of the

His son Cyrus W.

lives at

W.

Swanzey.

Daniel Stanton, a tanner, resided

at

W. Swanzey.
in

John Stakkey came from Attleborough, Mass., and

;

1771 bought

one lot of which four lots of land in the southeast part of the town to Troy. a of the three others have since been setoff His and part
son
Peter settled
in

L. Bailey. The east end of the four lots constitutes a large part of the Luther Whittemore farm. John Starkey was the ancestor of nearly all of the family name in

The Swanzey part original purchase. F. Lane and Mrs. A. E. principally by

Fitzwilliam, and John, I-Cnoch and Joseph on the of these lots is now owned

Richmond, Svvanzey and Tioy. Of tlie next generation Peter lived near Graves' mills, Laban in E. Swanzey, John in Richmond, and
Calvin and

Luna

in

Troy.

CoL. Henry Starkey came from Richmond and lived where his grandson J. Leroy now resides. He was a genial, |)rosperous farmer. A large number of his friends and townspeople called on him Sept.

Of his sons 1885, to celebrate the 90th anniversary of his birth. in and in John W. was a well-to-do farmer Richmond, Svvanzey on the
1,

Keene. Alvin

A. B. Cook farm, and afterwards proprietor of the City Hotel in s[)eut much of his life in Winchester as a business man, but died in Buffalo, N. Y. He loaned tlie town a large sum during the war. Henry was a iiotel-keeper at W. Swanzey, Brattleboro, Vt., and other places. Joseph lived in Richmond. William W. was a shook maker and lumber dealer in Michigan and other places.
Isaac Starkey lived on the old turnpike road in the east part of town; Horace at Factory Village, Cyrus in Shrewsbury, Vt., Miles in Wallingford, Vt., and Lemuel was a hotel-keeper in BratLewis Starkey lived at E. Svvanzey. J. Leroy has been tleboro', Vt.
the

selectman for three successive

j'ears.

The Stearns
its

family has been prominent in Swanze}' and wherever

a resident of

branches have located.

Abraham was

and Asaph went

ham

in

West Swanze3^ Of his sons, Al)ijah, John was a merchant in Boston, and AbraSwanzey Centre and Woodstock, Vt. Samuel, a farmer, lived
to

Ohio

c^n-O^-f^

BIOGRAPHICAL AND SUPPLEMENTAEY.

at "West

549

Swanzey where
all

his son

Abraham now
for

resides.

erator at nearly

town meetings

many

years.

He was modHe was also a

merchant and Inmber dealer. Hanrnhan place. Arba was a siu^cessfiil farmer at W. Swanzey on He was popularly known as "Uncle Arba." Some of the children of these two families reside in Oregon, and have been highly prosperous.

Of the sons of William Stevenson (or Stephenson, as a part of the descendants spell the name), Enos was a shoemaker and lived at Svvanzey Centre, died at John A. Rand place. William, a farmer on H. Stephenson place in the west part of the town. Ira lived many years
Chesterfield in 1891.

on a now abandoned farm west of Everett Holbrook place, died Eli lived and died on J. L. Winch place.

in

Of the next generation Farnum Hiram is a shoemaker and resides in Ellas G. is a farBrattleboro', Vt. Leonard L. removed to the west. mer and shoemaker, also an expert as a tra[)per and hunter of foxes.
Sumner B. engaged
in various

employments

in

various places.

He

died in Keene a few years since. Hiram W. lived and died in HinsCharles P^. resides in Massachusetts. dale.

Jacob M. Stoddakd was a laborer

in

Westport.

brothers and substantial farmers, came from Fitzwilliam and spent their lives respectively on the Edmund Stone and C. H. Rockwood [)laces. Capt. Edmund Stone has been
successful as a farmer, lumber dealer and in other occupations. He was town collector many years. Lyman M. resides on his father's homestead a farmer, teamster and lumber man. Seamon does busi-

Martin and Samuel Stone,

ness in Chicago.
Col. Phineas Stone came from Lancaster, Mass., and located on the farm since occupied by his son, Capt. Phineas and grandson Marcus C, all prominent farmers. Phineas, sen., was also a hotel keei)er

many years. Joseph and Henry were successful merchants in Boston. Marcus C. adds lumbering to his other employment. Solon H. runs a
portable steam saw-mill in neighboring towns.

Sylvander Stone was

a fanner

most of

his life in

Swanzey Centre.

He
D.

died Feb.
is

His son, Dcmeritt, died in the army. George 1, a farmer and owner of Mrs. C. Wiiitcomb place. He is one
1891.

of the town sextons.

Charles N. Stone

is

an employe

in

the East

Swanzey

pail shops.
is

RoswELL Stowell was

vision dealer in

a farmer in Westport.

FAcs C.

a pro-

Keene (Bullard

&

Stowell).

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
is

No name
lage than

more prominently connected

of 8thatton.

witii

West Swanzey

Vilto

tliat

town and located on the st)ot tlie residence of George E. Whitcomb. He was a dyer and dresser of clotli, anil dnring his life was extensively engaged in tiiat business. His son Jolin inlierited his father's homestead, and dnring nearly the wliole of his long life was largely engaged as a manufacturer of and dealer in lnml)er. He was also an extensive farmer. In tlie latter part of his life he relinquished tlie "old mansion" to his daugiiter, Mrs. Frinl<,and built another house immediately east of
it

About 1790, which is now

llicluud Stratton

came

which, at his decease, he bequeathed

to his daughters Mrs. Tliayer and Mrs.

Wardner.
iiis

Hon. Isaac Stratton learned

cessfully

the trade of

grandfather and suc-

managed

that and other kinds of business as narrated in

He has been active in temperance and educational movein and ments, promoting the interests of his native village. Since his more active employments, he has resided much of relinquishing His son, Menzies, is a jeweller in Springlield, the time in Keene. Mass. Emer}' W. was station agent at West Swanzey at the time of William Stratton lived on Maple street and was noted as his death.
Cha[)ter IX.

a player on musical instruments. Alfred lived on C. L. Russell place, a farmer and manufacturer. John was not only an extensive manufacturer at West Swanzey, but

His house in West Swanzey was that now occupied by R. Whitcomb. His sons .John and Byron, by nntiring energy, have become very wealthy clothing dealers in
in later life a hotel keeper at Boston.

New York

City.
in Sterling,

Oscar Stratton was a tanner

with his son
in

Mass., but now resides

Denver, Col.

was born
to allow

Gkorge William Stratton, son of William and Mary F. Stratton, At the age of in West Swanzey, N. H., Aug. 1, 1830.

in music, and begged his father him to learn the clarionet. In a few weeks he was able to play one or two airs with considerable correctness and he was encouraged to go on. With a steady perseverance he continued practising the next two years, at the expiration of which time he could perform all

seven he displayed a lively interest

the popular melodies of the day in such a musician-like inanner,that his father organized a little band, with George as leader with hisE Hat clarionet, his brother John F. with his
ers, to

make up
all

years, nearly ued success.

trombone, and with one or two singa respectable concert troupe, travelling during three the time in the N. E. states, giving concerts with contin-

At Ihe age of nine the young clarionetist had studied the

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rudiments of music sufficiently to be able to read tolerably well, At ten years of age he was seized waltzes, quicksteps, marches, etc. with the idea of composing some music, and appealed for assistance

something about harmony, but with very poor success from the wisest musicians within his reach he received only the information that a third above or a third below any given tone would be
in learning
;

pretty sure always to chord ! He experimented a little with this profound knowledge of harmony, but found it too monotonous and simple
to be interesting. Then he tried his hand at writing a melody, filling out a few bars with properly timed notes, but without mucli calculation

how they would sound,

and

trial

was

to prove that
off.
;

so after finish-

it a bad and after trying his second effort with the clarionet, took the sheet upon which experiments were wi'itten, tore them into pieces, saying, "Before a fellow can compose music I believe he's got to learn how !" This ended his attempts at
tuii.e,

ing he took his clarionet and read them

tried again in a similar

He pronounced

manner

composition for a considerable time. At twelve years of age, when he had been travelling giving concerts most of the time during three years, playing nearly the same pieces
over and over again, George became very tired of the business and prevailed upon his father to discontinue travelling and so the concertizing was brought to an end and his clarionet packed away for quite
a long time. He remained in his native village from twelve to fourteen from fourteen to eighteen he was in Boston and Lowell most of
;

it was at the age of sixteen that he heard for the first the great masters, which revealed a new world of hapmusic of time, for him, and which, in his own words, "so stirred my soul that piness there seemed to be no possibilitj'^ for argument about what I had bet-

the time, and

my vocation for life I must be a musician, an educated He aimed high at the start, and musician, a composer of operas!" went to work with a will and a tenacity which he well understood were He necessary in order to accomplish what he had set his heart upon.
ter choose as

cut loose from

little else

astronomy,

all comrades, and for six years he could think of but than his studies, which comprised many things besides music

geology, phj^siology, philosophy, the French language as well as English and other school studies, for his early education
it

had been much neglected, and

was

his determination to

be a good

It was, then, at the ao-e scholar in other things as well as in music. of sixteen that he really commenced studying music what he had
;

before learned should go for merely a trifle, as it was only a triflinopart of Avhat one must learn to be an opera composer when he has to

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

write for a largo oi'chestra, at least from sixteen to twenty clifFeront He took parts (instruments) and solo voices and chorus combined.
his

clarionet in

hand again, and

in

two years was a concert solo

At the same time he began performer as a 7/ia/t, not as a boy. with the violin and practised it with great energy for five years, studying the other stringed and brass instruments of the orchestra a
along Avith these went harmony and the theory of music, and the piano and organ, and the higher branches of harmony, soon very counterpoint and composition under some of the most able teachers In Mancliester, N. H., at the age of twenty, by advice in Boston.
little
;

of some good friends he had made there, he announced himself as "teacher of music," and held the position there during the next sixteen

In this same year he was elected director of the orchestra of years. the Choral Society. It was about 1852 that the young composer felt, not without reason,
that he
tions,

was able

to strike out freely for himself in original composi-

and after producing quite a number of marches, waltzes, jKjlkas, songs, duets and other light pieces, the most of which were published, and about a hundred pieces of church music, he composed his first piece of length and importance Concert Ovei'ture No. 1, for full orchestra. During the four yeax's, from 1852 to 1856, he was teaching a great deal, and was applying himself with renewed energy to stud}', In the so that much of the time his labors went far into the night. autumn of 1856 he got together an orcliestra of twenty- two performers, quite a large orchestra for those times, and gave two orchestra He had both concerts, the first of the kind ever given in the state. vocal and instrumental assistants from Boston. It was at the first of these two concerts that his Concert Overture No. 1, for full orchestra, was first performed, and it was received with loud and prolonged applause by a very large audience, and had to be repeated. Its success was so decided that it was put upon the programme of the next concert, and iigain the audience would not relax in their applause until a repetition was granted. These orchestra concerts so delighted the

music lovers of the city that in the following year, by subscription, funds were raised to insure the expenses of a series of four concerts on precisely the same scale, and they were given with the same sucThe cess, the lai'ge hall always being packed, seats and standing. had met inOverture his first Concert with which success flattering
the year, spired Mr. Stratton to compose another, which he did during and at these concerts Concert Overture No. 2 was performed twice,

and was well received.

No.

was

also given

on two evenings, and,

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as before, loudly cheered, and repetitions always demanded. ing these came Concert Overtures No. 3 and Ko. 4.

553
Follow-

In 1857 he felt ready to take in hand the large work which he had for over ten years been working for, a grand opera, and in four months it was completed covering a little less than five hundred large pages

was entitled " The Buccaneer," a gTand tragic Soon after its completion, two public perfoi'mopera ances were given, with Boston solo singers for the difficult parts, of portions of the opera; and the Manchester papers spoke in high praise of the music. Because there were no American or English opera comof music paper.
It

in three acts.

panies in the country to perform large operas, the opera eutu'e has never been performed. Mr. Stratton now said, he would compose some operatic music which could be sung in America, in the towns and small villages; they
little operas on the same plan as the large Italian operas, with a regular story carried through in detail, giving him an opportunity to exercise himself in writing graceful, well-formed melodies, and en-

shall be

abling him to produce dramatic effects, though in a somewhat limited form. The plan was entirely 7iew, none similar having previously ap-

peared, and the London (England) Morning Post said in a review of Mr. Stratton's operettas, as late as 1872, that no better works of the kind could be selected, because no others exist. So, in a few months after "The Buccaneer" had been laid aside, and his miud entirely free from it, he was at work upon an operetta for young people, entitled '^ The Fairy Grotto," and soon after its completion was brought out by a class of one hundred singers all belonging to the city. In the course of two weeks it was performed five times in the largest hall in Manchester, and on every occasion to a closely-packed enthusiastic audience. It was a great success. Everybody seemed astonished to see what beautiful and dramatic effects could be produced by a class of young folks w'^ho had never before appeared upon
the operatic stage Notwithstanding the decided success of this first the operetta, composer was not satisfied with it for one or two reasons.
!

He knew

that he could write

some

better ones,

and decided to set

"The Fairy Grotto" aside, and write a new one. In a short time, then, he had his new work in hand, and in three weeks' time it was finished. The actual time occupied in composing this operetta
^'Laila,"

was

less than

teri

hours! It was written in pencil sketches at

various times during the days and evenings of these three weeks, between music lessons, a melody sometimes being taken down on the

way from one house

to another.

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niSTOuY of savanzey.

For these, less than ten hours' work, the composer has received a clear profit, above all the expenses of makhig the books, advertising them and selling them, of fully $5,000. Over 20.000 books have been
sold
!

On

its

completion

it

was performed with the expected success

entertained by the composer, night after night, and, like "The Fairy Grotto," had to be discontinued, because man}'^ of the young singers

and fatigue. more years of constant teaching, he began seriously to think that an end must come to it, and what must follow occupied his mind for a long time, being naturally rather cautious. He became restive for many years he had longed for travel he
tired out with excitement
five

became so

After four or

wished to go to Germany, not merely to see

it,

but to remain for a

length of time in the land of the great artists, the great composers of music who had given him so much happiness through the study of
their great masterpieces.

forsake a professional

"For months
up

The question came through this, must he Again we will give his own words was very nnhappy. It was a struggle for me to make
life.
:

my mind

to tear

myself from

my

art which
!

loved so well, and go

into the miserable business of

But to carry out my getting plans of life I must live in Europe several years, and to do it I must have money, and 1 must have a business to bring in money while I

money

am

away." In 1866, Mr. Strattou moved to Boston and established himself in

the general musical merchandise trade, as a wholesale house, which has been his principal business from that time to the summer of 1891, when he retired from business to enjoy a few years of rest.

For two years he was editor and proprietor of a Musical Journal, which added to his care^, and the labor on which was most entirely done at night. But when he went to P^urope to remain for a time, this enterprise was thrown up because there was no one in his concern
to take care of
it.

was fairly settled in business he published his operOrders etta "Laila," the first edition being one thousand copies.
Soon
after he

came
tions,

in

edition

very rapidly from all directions, and in a few weeks the first was exhausted and then followed the second and third ediand so it went on neither of which lasted so long as the first
; ;

for a long time, the particulars of which it is not necessary to give. Every one knowing about the success of the little opera seemed sur-

prised that it should get such a lively start without any apparent reaMr. Stratton says that he was probably the most astonished of son.

any one at the manner

in

which the musical public took hold of

it

and

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555

it. It was written for children from five to fifteen years of and the heroine, Laila, intended to be a girl of about a dozen age, One of the first things he heard was that it was being brought years. out in academies and seminaries by grown-up young ladies, in chui'ches by Sunday-school classes, in theatres and opera houses, married ladies sometimes taking the part of Laila " Jn about a year after " Laila had been published the composer began to receive letters from those who had brought it out, strongly urging him to give them another operetta of similar style. 'I'he appeals seemed to be so earnest that Mr. Strattou says he scarcely knew what to do. He was now a business man, overwhelmed with work and anxiety about his young musical-instrument establishment, had thought but little about musical composition for several years, and had no mind nor time for it, and very much feared he should not write so good a work as he ought if he should, under the unfavorable circumstances, make the attempt. But as the appeals continued to come in, he decided to write one, and in about a year " Genevieve " was completed and proved to be a success like "Laila," it went from Maine to California, Texas and Florida, being played in all the states and some of the territories, and the opinions expressed almost invariably were, that the music was superior to that of "Laila." No sooner had "Genevieve" gone the rounds, following "Laila," than letters began to come in almost as rapidly as two years before, which caused "Genevieve" to come into existence, saying, "We want
! ;

another operetta, with fairies in it, a fairy operetta !" Mr. Strattou's business had been growing larger and larger all the time, and he was naturally enough of a business man to know that he

must not allow his business to go to ruin from neglect by giving too of his mind to operatic compositions and again it was diflftcult to decide exactly what to do. "The Fairy Grotto" was a very pretty name, and that was the first thing^decided upon that it should be so named. An entirely new story was written, so the libretto was entirely new, and all that is in the book of "The Fairy Grotto," as it now stands, that was in the first work of the same title, is the name and six or seven of the best pieces of the music. Work was immediately commenced upon it, and when about in the middle of the second act, Mr. Strattou suddenly started for Europe, to remain quite a time, and the operetta was finished in Germany, printed there and sent to Boston for sale. It is in four acts, and considerably larger than "Genevieve," and requiring brilliant costumes and scenery.

much

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

"The Fairy Grotto" was considerable of an advance upon "Laila" and "Genevieve," being larger and more difficult in performance and therefore could not be brought out in every little town where the other operettas had been given, but it was a genuine success and has been given in all parts of the country. The reader has seen by what has been recorded tluit Mr. Stratton
for several years has been

workingvery hard, nuicli beyond liis strength, and he was warned during the time by his friends, that it was dangerous for him to continue his lalorsday and nigiit, and he had better be on his guard but being a pretty strong, licalthy nuin, of strict
;

teini)erate habits, he thought tliere was.no

danger hut tlie crash came, and he liad to bear tlie consequences, wliich were indeed very severe. His sensitive nervous organization, an indispensable requisite to an
;

artist, hilt

an obstacle to a business

man who has

to fight battles with

And here is the great misforthe cold-hearted world, broke down. tune of iiis life. He had a severe partial congestion of the brain and
prostration of the nervous system, and nearly lost his life! For two years he was a very weak man, able to do scarcely anything, sleep-

These ing only one, two and three hours out of the twenty-four. two years he spent mostly in Europe ancl rested all he thought he
could, but having so much business on his hands, much instruction had continually to be sent to Boston. Could he have had something like unbroken rest for two or three years he thinks he could have become pretty strong again, but the busy world seemed determined to keep him at work about his business matters. But musical composiHis head was so weak, nervous tion could no more be thought of! and excitable, that fifteen minutes study over a musical idea would entirely exhaust him and throw him into distress from which he could

not recover for hours.

Since then (1874), he has resided most of the time in Euroi)e, and has been under the care of several distinguished physicians vvho have allowed him even to practise the piano but very little on account
ot the

excitement which
all

it

produces.

during

these years had, as before,

His business house in Boston gone on steadily and prosper;

happened to it and, except one when he had a and about two years when he was a very partner, year sick man, he has been the chief manager, sending his orders every week to Boston from Europe or Africa or wherever he happened to be, and having detailed reports sent from the store to him also every week. He has resided and travelled most of the time in Europe
ously, no misfortune ever having
;

Wav...

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passing the summers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and winters in southern France, Italy, Sicily, and two winters in Egypt, for the
benefit of his health, which required a

He went

warm, even and sunny climate. up the Nile 550 miles, to Luxor, Thebes and Karnak, where

are the grandest ruins in Egypt, During these years he has partly recovered the strength he lost so suddenly in 1874, but is not yet strong enough to undertake a musical composition of any length.
It

has been seen that he has been an extensive traveller, has crossed

the Atlantic ocean twenty-six times. In 1885 he established a Free Public Library and Art Gallery in his native village at a cost of little over ten thousand dollars. The

building

is

not a large structure, but a very solid one built to last

years.
It
is

many hundred

Roman

architecture designed
;

by

Mr

of architecture in Italy is 40 feet long, 25 feet wide with arched ceiling 22 feet high has four large windows arranged to give the most perfect light for the pictures.
;

Stratton from studies

made by him

The two pillars of the portico are of red granite, highly polished, made in Aberdeen, Scotland, especially for the building; the foundation
is

of large piece of squared stone sunk

It is thoroughly fire-proof, being

two feet below hard pan. almost entirely of brick, stone and

iron

the lloor

the walls are eighteen inches thick of brick of the best quality ; is of large slabs of marble resting upon piers which are sunk At the opposite end of the room from the as deep as the foundation.
;

entrance, in a niche made for the purpose, is an excellent marble bust of Mr. Stratton, made by the distinguished American artist in Rome, Italy, Mr. Franklin Simmons, at a cost of over $550.00, including the pedestal.

The library contains over 2,400 volumes, most of them the best in the English language. Being an educational institution, care was taken to have good selections of works on the sciences, books of
travel, biographies of great

men,

his-tories,

several volumes in differ-

ent languages; there are two large volumes, a German publication on art and architecture giving over two thousand illustrations, excellent engravings of celebrated paintings, statuary and architecture of every description, almost everything of importance back to the great

temples and pyramids of Egypt 4,000 years ago. There are over two hundred pieces of sheet music, carefully selected as teaching pieces for young people, which are given out for two weeks, the same as
books, and according to a Boston reviewer no other institution in our country has done this. The Art Gallery contains 220 pictures which

Mr. Stratton
37

collected during his travels in

Europe and Africa.

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

They are most interesting and instructive, exhibiting the great cathedrals, palaces and towers of Europe the ruins of the old aqueducts, Colosseum, baths, tombs, etc., of Rome; the temples, mosques and
;

pyramids of Egypt are among the collection. Onthe2<Sth and 30th of Sept. and 2nd of Oct., 1886, Mr. Strattongave three lectures on Europe and recitals of classical music for the piano in the Library building which were well attended and proved interesting and instructive. The following is the list of the music which Mr. Stratton played, without the assistance of notes, during the three evenings Beethoven. Grand Sonata Pathetique Andante from Symphony

No.

Sonata

in

G, No.

10,

Opus

14,

No.

2,

lirst

and second move-

ments.

MozAKT. Sonata in B flat. No. 4, Andante Gloria from 12th Mass. Schubert. Serenade. Mendelssohn. Priest's March, from "Athalia ;" Rondo Capriccioso in E minor, Opus 14 Concerto in D minor, No. 2, second and third movements. At the close of the last evening a unanimous vote of thanks was given Mr. Stratton for his interesting entertainments, and an earnest invitation given him to give another coutse as soon as his health and convenience would permit.
;

It

has been said of large styles of musical compositions that to be

their

known out of

own country they must

possess real merit. Taking

this as the severe test of

an operetta, it must be conceded that those of Mr. Stratton's are musical compositions of a high order. They have been published by three different music houses in London, and

have been extensively performed in England, Ireland and Scotland, and calls have been made for a German translation for Germany. About Mr. Stratton's business career he does not give much infor-

He says, however, mation, as he considers it of little public interest. that he thinks it will be a satisfaction to the people of Swanze3', at
least, to

this Library building

money which went to pay for made out of any "operawas contents, tions" in mining, real estate, railroad stocks or speculation, or in any but that the funds were sort of gambling whatever, of any kind
that not one dollar of the

know

and

its

earned from

fair profits

made

in his

legitimate business, through hard

work and study and patient waiting.

John Fhanklin Stratton, sou of William and Mary F. Stratton, was born in West Swanzej^, N. II., Sept. 13, 1832. At the age of
six he displayed an earnest inclination to practise music,

and begged

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his father to get him a trombone, not wishing his brother George, who had been practising the chirionet a year, to make all the music in the house. His wish was gratified and soon there were two young music

students in the house. About a year later, both boys having made such unexpected progress on their instruments, the father organized a little band, and with a couple of singers, set out on a concert tour

which was so successful that for nearly three years they continued to
travel, giving concerts in nearly all the cities and towns of any considerable size in the York state, England states and some in

New

New

with good success, many places being visited two or three times. In those days, 1839 to 1842, when prodigies were scarce, the two boys

were considered quite wonders to perform so well upon

ments.

their instru-

The monotony

of playing the

same pieces

nearly, for such a

long time night after night, even in a concert room, became wearisome and in the summer of 1842 the boys prevailed upon their father
to give up the concert business and it ended here. From tliis time until he was seventeen he resided in his native village, in Lowell and

North Chelmsford, Mass, had become an expert performer on the flat bugle and cornet, and before eighteen years of age was leader of the Worcester brass band and a year later was leader of the HartIn Hartford, he had, for a time, a music ford, Conn., cornet band. store and some other business, but soon took up his residence in New York and became conductor of the Staten Island Philharmonic Society, an amateur orchestra, and had an orchestra of his own known as Stratton's Palace Garden Orchestra. At the breaking out of our great war, 1861, lie went into the manufacturing of band instruments which continued several years and he had little more to do with bands or orchestras or with the practice of music in any way. In 1867 he located in Maiden Lane and added to his business tlie general musical merchandise trade, importing from Europe where most of these goods -are made. Soon after he began the manufacture of violins in Leipsic, Germany, and later built a factory in Gohlis, a suburb of Leipsic, which was visited by King John, of Saxony, on July 30, 1872. After a few years the factory was sold and was occupied by a manufacturer of other goods, and Mr. Stratton
;

returned to

New York

sale importing house of musical merchandise, to

taking the general management of his wholewhich he has contin-

ued to give his attention up to the present time. Barzillai Streeter was born in Cumberland, R. I., in 1760 married when about nineteen years of age; moved with his family from place to place during the next twenty-five years twenty-five times,
;

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

and came to Swanzey about 1805, purchasing a small farm and house near Swanze^^ Poiul, on the east side of the road opposite the picnic shoemaker. grounds, where he lived the rest of his life, a farmer and His four sons
all

lived to old age

and became eminent

in their several

Barzillai was professions, a remarkable example of self-made men. a lawyer. Josepli B., a physician in Hartford, Pa., lived to be ninety-

Sebastian and Russell were clergymen, pioneers six years of age. and leaders in the Universalist denomination. part of their edu-

cation was obtained at the

common

schools and at Chesterfield Acad-

farm emy, but the larger part was wrought out as they labored on the The two clergymen (and perhaps the or at the shoemaker's bench. scholars. Tliey were the comothers) were eminent Latin and Greek in the used book denomination, writing extensively pilers of a hymn

many

of the

hymns themselves.

In early

life

they were Baptists as

were also their parents before them. Sebastian was a minister in Weare, Hopkinton and Portsmouth, N. H., also in Haverhill and In the latter place he was pastor of the churcli on Boston, Mass.

Hanover

street for forty years. During his ministry he united more than 4,000 couples in marriage. Russell was a i)astor in Portland, Maine, Watertown and Shirley, Mass., and Woodstock, Vt. He was the founder of the "Trumpet"

denominewspaper, which afterwards became the great organ of the

nation.

John H. Streetek

is

an employe

in

the mills of East Swanzey.

place, but has re-

Stephen Streeter lived on Frank H. Moore's moved to Westmoreland.

Rev. Clement Sumner was one of the early miuisters in Keene, but afterwards removed to Arba Stearns' place in West Swanzey.

William A. Sumner
mill.

lived at

West Swanzey and worked

in the

Aaron H. Sumner works

The Taft
than Taft lived south of L.

in a

saw-mill and lives in Hinsdale.

Nafamily have been noted carpenters and mechanics. W. Holbrook place on a now discontin-

ued road. James Sibley lived on Warren Harris place, removed to East Swanzey and went into the mill business. Zadoc L. lived on E. K. Aldrich place. He built the covered bridge at West Swanzey. T. J. Taft and James went to New York state. luA Taft, a while at Graves' mills, went to Vermont.

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561

A. R. Taft, both carpenter and farmer, lived on H. Bowen place. to Keene, then to Worcester, Mass., and then to the "West." Giles, Lovell, Farris and Bezaleel were all carpenters and mechanics. The first two were life-long residents of Swanzey. Farris lived on J. W. Ballon place and worked for the Colonys in their mill at Keene.

Removed

Bezaleel lived in Alstead.

Don Carlos was

a graduate of

Amherst

College and Union Theological Seminary, N. Y., was licensed to preach, became a teacher and preacher, and later a successful banker in Kansas. Of the sons of Lovell, Edward is foreman in Hay ward's chair facFred has charge of a large carriage shop in tory in Gardner, Mass. Mass., and Don Carlos is a head carpenter for Bowdich in Framingbam, Mass.

George W. Taft
Zadoc Taft

is

a teamster at East Swanzey.

lived in this town,

Keene and Richmond.

He was

manufacturer of mill stones.

Peleg Taft came from Richmond and bought

place where he died.

the A. G. Bennett

Rufus Taft, son of Rufus,

in the mills.

resides at

West Swanzey, an employe

EphZina

has represented the town in the legislature. raim F. also lived at West Swanze}', but removed to Keene.

He

G. was
he now

for several years a farmer in Illinois previous to locating resides.

where

John W. Taggard was moved thence to Walpole.

The Talbots,
laborers.

a farmer on the P. E.

Gay

place.

Re-

Charles, Alfred, Wesley and Lewis, are farmers and Wesley resides with his father on the old "Brown" farm.
lived

George Talbot

on Josephu Handy's place went west several

;

years previous to his death.

David Taylor and

Charles

family, laborers, lived in School District,

is

No.

8.

W. Taylor

a farmer at

West Swanzey.
hill

Elias Thatcher

was a farmer on the

near Marlborough

line.

Benjamin Thatcher lived at East Swanzey and at Factory Village. His son George was a prominent lumber man at Factory Village. He

now

resides in Marlborough.
little

Dr. Ezra Thayer, a practising physician, lived in a house a east of No. 8 School house, which was torn down about 1840.

His

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

son Moses located on a

now abandoned farm on Winchester

line

west of E. Ilolbrook place. Aaron lived in No. 8 and was killed l)y a wagon passing over his body. Alexander, son of Moses, was a Moses, jr., went to California. jeweller in "Winchester and Keene.

John

S.

Thayer was a

tailor in

West Swanzey.
I., liad

Benjamin Thompson of
ted in
:

Smithfield, R.

fonr sons

who

loca-

Roger and Ebenezer. vSamuel on C. Swanzey H. Ilolbrook place; Roger on J. L. Starkey place, and Ebenezer on Oscar Farr place. Of the sons of Sanuiel, Timothy lived on C. S.
Sanniel, John,

Whitcomb

John, place, and Jesse, a carpenter, at East Swanzey. son of John, located first at Factory village and was one of the corporate members of the Manufacturing Co., at that place, and then became an extensive farmer on II. Forbush place, where he was suc-

and grandson Mowry A. The latter was a l)y his son Alvah land surveyor and carpenter. Both he and his father removed to Marlboro', about 1860. Of the sons of Roger, David was a graduate of Dartmouth college, a noted school teacher and lawyer; went to the Ezekiel was a farmer on his fatljer's homestead, and Moses a south.
ceeded

farmer where his son Tliayer now resides. Ozro T., son of the latter, Samuel Thompson, son of John, was a farmer on is also a farmer. J. M. Cole place, as was also his sou Satnuel.
Capt. RuFDS, a carpenter, has lived in Girard, Pa., in West Swanzej\ and other places. Of the sons of Jesse, Russell F. removed to Iowa and became an
Jesse was a car builder, and died in AVorcester David is a farmer in Girard, Pa. F. resides in Spring Prairie, Iowa, a farmer and carpenter. Lysander, a master mechanic, died at South Boston, April 9, 1884.
extensive farmer.

about 1864.

Joshua Chandler

Henry Denman Thompson, son of Rufus, or as he is generally "Den Thompson," or "Uncle Josh," is probably more widely known than any other Swanzey man. Although he was born in Pennin Swanzey sylvania enough of his youth and riper years were spent
called,

and New P^ngland to enable him to study the yankee character .'iiid His plays delineate the same as few other men liave been able to do. were written by himself and have been rehearsed in the princi|)al cities of all parts of the

country with i-emarkable success.

its

His dwell-

surroundings are very attractive it being Mr. the homestead of his maternal grandTMlher, Dr. Henry Baxter. Thompson is genial as a companion and liberal in his benefactions.
ing at

West Swanzey and

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563

Amasa Thompson
lumberman.

lived at

Westport and was a shoemaker and

Dea. Martin Thompson, a farmer, lived on the Martin Mason place and at Westport.

Nathaniel Thompson
a noted ditcher.
bert

lived on the William Ballon place.

He was
;

He

built the saw-mill near his house.

in

was a merchant and prominent man

His son AlEast Westmorelanti

died in 1891.

of her early

Susanna Thompson was born in Boston, Mass. spent many years womanhood in Keene was actively engaged in the sancommission itary during the War of the Rebellion came to Swan; ;

zey soon after that event and has since resided here, having been engaged in literary pursuits, writing for the press and preaching a part
of the time.

William H. Thorning
lage.

is

an employe

in the mills at

Factory

vil-

Ephraim F. Towne, a
years on G.
there.

farmer,

W.

Richardson place

came from Keene and lived several removed to Rindge and died
;

Nicholas Trask was a large land owner

the town.

in the

southwest part of

Ezra Trask
town.

lived near

A. Talbot place

in the west part of the

His sons Willard and David lived near him. Ezra and his sons for honesty was not good.

The reputation of

Thomas'* Trowbridgk a farmer lived on or near J. O. Gary place. His son Tliomas^ lived on his father's homestead. Col. Thomas''' Trowbridge was a farmer and lived on C. E. Hill's place.

farm and were prominent farmers. terwards lived in Northfield, Mass.

CoL. Jonas Twitchell and his son David lived on A. G. Bennett The family or descendants af-

Daniel Twitchell came from Richmond and

and other places. at East Swanzey.

lived on J. M. Cole His sons Orison and William are laborers living

James Underwood was a

where
his

hotel keeper and a leading

resides.

man

at Fac-

tory village, also an extensive drover.

son,

George L., now

Hiram was a farmer living James E. is a prominent

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
in

man

Toronto, Canada,
mill

Elmer A.

is

a hotel employe at Factory

also a farmer near

village.

Danikl Verky was a

owner and operator,

His son Horace lived near Chesterfield, in the west part of the town. Mrs. Johnson's place. Oratus J. is a wheelwright at West Swanzey.

Ward before going to Westmoreland late in life, lived at and other places, a farmer. His son, Harrison R., Centre Swanzey lived at East Swanzey and Keene. George W. resides at West
Ithamer
Swanzey.

Nahum W. Ward
His
son, Henry,
is

for

many

years has lived at Factory village.

a hotel keeper in Keene.

for

George

P.

Ward

many years

at

West Swanzey went

to Troy.

He

is

a pail maker.

Zknas Ware, whose ancestors came to Winchester from Franklin,

Mass., moved to the Marcns Ballard place in the southwest part of His son, Dea. the town in 1796, where he remained till his death.

Jonathan D., remained on the same plac6 as a fanner till J 848, when he removed to the Col. Elisha Whitcomh farm, where his son, Alonzo
A., now resides. Joel, youngest son of Zenas, was a prominent school teacher in town in his early years, after which he was a farmer in New

York, and

later in Illinois.
;

Alonzo A. Ware has been school teacher, land surveyor and farmer has been largely engaged in probate business and in addition to the town and county offices he has held, which have been already named,
;

has been a justice of the peace since 1860. Security Savings bank, in Winchester.

He

is

now

president of

ai'e

ZiBA and Phineas A. Ware, farmers, though living in Winchester, closely identified with West Swanzey by church and social rela-

tions.

Joseph has been merchant and peddler

lives at

West

Sw'an-

zey.

Dea. Daniel Warner lived about midway between V. IMarcy and A. G. Read places. He was a prominent man in the early history of His sou, Daniel, went to Washington, N. H. the tow^n.

Edward Watson,
son place, but

a brick mason, lived several years on F. A.

Wat-

left his

family and went "West."

the last of his
life

Richard Weeks was a farmer

place.

on J. L. Winch

Charles R.

is

a laborer, living at Westport.

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Capt. Thomas T. "Wetherbee was a farmer and blacksmith
;

565
lived

on C. E.

Hills place.

of the peace.

A
in

selectman, representative and justice few of his last years were spent with relatives in

He was

Vermont and

Westmoreland.

Daniel Wetherbee came from Stowe, Mass., and located on a farm, about a mile east of E. Swanzey Village; was a justice of the
peace, land surveyor, and a leading

man

in

town.

Elijah Wetherbee, a mill-wright, lived and died in Marlow. in Marlborough. Calvin H. lived in Boston went early to California and became a wealthy lumberman. John lives in Charlestown, and has been a furniture dealer in Boston.
Daniel lived
;

Silas before him.

Aaron Wheeler lived on O. S. Eaton place, as did his He was a farmer and a noted fox hunter.
James AVheelock, a farmer, to Vermont.
lived

father

on the

hill

east of East Swanzey.

Removed

William Wheelock lived near H. W. Leonard place, a stirring farmer and actively engaged in temperance movements. All the family have died or removed from town. George D. lives in Keene and
is

associated with C.

Gouyou

in the

marble business.

Lincoln Wheelock has lived both at East and West Swanzey.

Capt. Joseph Whitcomb was at the head of a very numerous and intelligent branch of the Whitcomb family that settled in Swanzey. He first located on R. R. Ramsdell, jr., place, and then went to West

Swanzey, and with

his son, Joseph, built the

saw and

grist mill

on the

Joseph, the son, afterwards went to Grafton, Of the sous of Capt. Joseph, Col. Vt., where his descendants live. Jonathan located on M. C. Stone farm, in a house remembered by our
east side of the river.
oldest citizens as standing a
little north of J. G. Huntley's. He was a farmer and merchant and active in military alfairs. He was bui'ied with military honors. His favorite horse which he had rode, being

richly caparisoned, followed him to the grave, heading a procession of friends and citizens which extended the entire distance from his house to his grave in the northwest part of the old cemetery. Col. Elisha, a farmer and extensive land owner, lived on the farm noAv owned by A.

A. Ware. He was

state senator

and an honored citizen; was likewise

a manufacturer at East Swanzey. Gen. Philemon came later to town and occupied the Ramsdell farm, which his father vacated when he went to West Swanzey. About twenty years after he exchanged with
his brother. Abijah,

going himself to the mills at West Swanzey, while

566

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

Abijah returned to the farm, remaining there a while and then removing to the Deacon

Warner

place.

Joseph Whitcomb, of the next generation, inherited his father's mills at West Swanzey, which soon passed into the Strattons' hands. Jonathan, son of Jonathan, lived on Mrs. S. Davis place. He was a
farmer,

made lamp-black, etc. John moved to Rockingham, Vt. Nathan took his father's homestead and built the house now occupied by Mrs. P. Stone. He also resided awhile at Saxton's river, Vt. Ephraim
lived in various localities, the last of his life at H. S. Wliitney place. He was a harness maker. The youngest daughter of Col. Jonathan

married

Amos

Bailey.

Of

the sons of P^lisha, his

namesake went

to

Vermont, but returned to his father's homestead, where he died. Here also his grandson, P^lisha, lived and died. David, Solomon and Asa also
Vermont. Joseph lived at East Swanzey, owning the saw and carding mills. Philemon's sons, Jotham, Abijah, Maj. Benjamin and Job all lived at West Swanzey, and all were millers. Philemon settled in Faystown, Vt. Benjamin, son of Maj. Benjamin, was a farmer on the old homestead and his son, Charles S., is a farmer and team-

went

to

ster.
dell,

Capt. Abijah Whitcomb, son of Abijah, lived on R. R. Ramsjr., farm, and afterwards removed to Claremont, where he died.

place.

His son, Benjamin F., was an overseer in one of the factories at that Joseph lived on Dea. Warner farm till he bought the Watson

place, where the remainder of his life was spent. Of the sons of Jonathan, Willard located in Westfield,
in Charlevoix,

N. Y.

Col.

Jonathan Sandy Creek, Roswell remained a few years at his father's homestead, then lived on F. P. Atkinson place, and for a score of years past has been at West Swanzey, a farmer, manufacturer of staves and lumber, and uniformly successful in all his ventures in business. His son, Hiram, is a wholesale dealer in clothes and furnishing goods in Lock Haven, Pa. George E. Whitcomb was associated with his father in farming, lumat
INIich.

Mich., and Hiram

bering, and in the saw-mill till their removal to West Swanzey. Since that time he has been in the firm of C. L. Russell & Co. manufact-

urers of pails, with several others in the box business, by himself, and with C. L. Russell in buying and selling timber and other estate.

He has had a

in the acquisition of wealth.

and by energy and determination has succeeded He has been a member of the New Artinir is at town meetings. and moderator Hampshire legislature now in tlie box business at West Swanzey. Geo. E. Whitcomb, jr.,
busy
life
is

Of

with his father in manufacturing. the sons of Nathan, Leonard lived in Vermont, on the

F.

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567

Mead
tion.

place,

and

at

West Swauzey, keeping

S.,

a hotel at the latter loca-

His son, Alansou

has manufactured brush handles at West-

West Swauzey and Keene. Col. Carter Whitcomb was a clothand farmer. He lived at Rockingham, Vt., and on the R. Hovey and Mrs. C. Whitcomb places, buildiug the house at the last-named He took an active part in political and municipal matters. place.
port,
ier

Capt. Otis, with his large family, lived at various places, but the last He was a farmer aud maker years of his life with his son Leonard.

Nathan died in Fitchburg. Capt. Alva was brought up by Nehemiah Cummiugs on L. W. Leach place. He was a store keeper on L. N. Howe place. Lyman went to Worcester, Mass. Jarvis, son of Ephraim, went to Peterborough; George was a conductor on railroads. The last part of his life he lived in Swauzey on H. S. Whitney place. He was a farmer, and for many years town sexand died in Rutland, Vt. Elmer and Joseph, ton. lived Eplu'aim sons of Joseph, went west. The latter was a musician. Calvin is a mechanic in Worcester, Mass.
of axe handles.

Jonas Whitcomb, son of Abijah, travelled extensively in Europe, and on his return went into the Treinont House in Boston, continuing At the time of his death he was one of its proprietors. there ten years. Elbridge was for many years a prosperous clothing dealer in Keene. He went to California but has now returned. His sons, J. F. and

New York
J.

F. H., succeed their father in business in Keene. F^mer}' is in Idaho. city.

Charles A.

is

in

Page Whitcomb, son

of Joseph, remained on the old homestead

several years after his marriage, but soon removed to Keene, where he has since lived, having been the principal clerk in some of the leading stores in that citv.

Whitcomb in early life went into business in a book and He was in Lawrence, Mass.,., but was not successful. store variety soon after employed to conduct excursion parties from Boston to the
Irvine A.

White mountains and other points of

the firm of

interest in

New

England.
wlii(;h

Soon

Raymond and Whitcomb was

established

has con-

tinued to the present time, doing a large and constantly increasing business.

In this firm JMr.

tire

Whitcomb

is

time and Their '-Vacation P^xcursions," as they are called, are sent out from
attention to the outlines

the principal manager, giving his enand details of the business.

Boston to all the princii)al points of interest in New England, New York and Canada; to the National Capital, Mt. Vernon and the bat-

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tie fields

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
of the South
;

to Colorado, Texas and Mexico; to Califorand the Islands to the National Park and the Sandwich Oregon wonders of the northwest and now an excursion is planned, and soon to be carried into execution, to Europe, In these excursions all arnia,
; ;

rangements are previously made

lers,

for the

entertainment of

tiie

travel-

Mr. Wliitoorab is a man board, lodging, carriage drives, etc. of great executive abilit3^as he necessarily must be to manage so extensive a business.

He

is

which he occasionally conducts. Winter Hill, Somerville, Mass.

personally very popular in those expeditions He has a pleasant residence on

Carter, have been

Alonzo Whitcomb and Carter, sons of Colonel

very successful as machinists, and popular as citizens in Worcester, Mass. J. Baker is a dealer in real estate, in San Francisco, Cal.,

having a pleasant home across the

in the Flat-lands,

l)ay in

Berkeley.

Byron

is

a farmer

nia

Long Island. Clement has lived both and Nevada. H. Homer lives in New Haven, Conn.

in Califor-

Nkhemiah C,

son of Captain Alvah, lives in Pennsylvania.

Sylvander L. Whitcomb, was the eldest son of Captain Otis. He commenced life as a peddler. Since his^ marriage he has resided continuously on the farm now occupied by him and his son Henr}' F.
Thrift
ally.

pictured on their buildings, fences and surroundings generThey are of the number of those that make a good living and
is

some money besides by pure farming.

farmer.

Otis died in South America.

of the rebellion,

Nathan was a painter and in the war went from Fitzvvilliam. Charles was a laborer.
Lucius was killed

Chauncey kept a livery stable at Saxlon's river, Vt. Lyman located in Claremont, was killed in the army. Andrew was a painter. Sellick is a painter and keeper of a livery stable in Springfield, Mass.
is a painter and farmer are likewise painters.

Leonard

Clarence, and Otis, sons of Leonard,

tliam lives in Suxton's river, Vt., and runs a

in Pennsylvania.

Joel Whitcomb was a farmer and merchant. saw

Ezekiel O.
is

Of
mill.

his

sons, Jolives

George

a farmer, blacicsmith, jobber, etc.

John Whitcomb was

the Methuselah of Swanzey, living to be

;

more

than 103 years old. He came from Bolton, Mass. lived on Henry R. Boweu place, and built the first mills at East Swanzej'. When quite old he imagined that silver could be found on Gardner's mountain,
it that the Indians had carried He made anininl i)ilgrimages from that place. away large quantities At one tijne he to the mountain, searching for the coveted treasure.
ill

Winchester, as tradition had

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569

found, as he supposed, the place and the hidden silver, when his attention was diverted from the spot by a headless partridge hovering and circling around him. In watching the partridge he lost the place

and was never able

to find it again. His son, Thomas, succeeded his father as a farmer and miller. He removed to Richmond, Vt. John, a farmer, lived on J. W. Goodell place, and Silas on a farm south of

John D. Hale place. Of the sons of John, David

both farmers.

lived where his son, David,

now resides

Of the sons of Silas, his namesake and also his grandson of the same name, were farmers and laborers, residing in various places. Calvin was a truckman in Boston Luther, a farmer and laborer in Swanzey; Sylvester A., a farmer in Richmond (his son, Franklin C, went to Illinois, and George A. is a butcher in Framiugham) Roswell went to Ohio Cyrel, a mechanic, resided in Marlboro and Swanzey, and died in Westmoreland.
;

Anthony
mond.

S.

Whitcomb, a

farmer, came in middle

life

from Rich-

Jehiel White, a farmer, by a falling tree.

lived

on Mrs.

W. H.

Knight place

killed

Sanfokd

S.

Wilber, a blacksmith, came from Massachusetts and

lived at the Centre,

He
youth

died in the army.

P^DWAUD Wilcox, a farmer and wooden-ware manufacturer, was

born and spent
his
in

Gilsum.

Since his marriage he has been

at the easterly part of Swanzey. He has been representative and selectman. Allen C. is now associated with him in the box business.

Du. Abel Wilder, as appears by the records, was a physician, and

the second postmaster in Swanzey.

George H. Wilder, a carpenter, lived several years about 1850 at He removed to Hinsdale and was Westport and West Swanzey. drowned in the Connecticut river at Holyoke.
Levi Willard came to Swanzey from Dublin
in

1815 and located

at Factory Village, building the house now occupied by Gates. He was a shrewd business man, wealthy, but benevolent; a justice of the peace, a leading member of the Baptist denomination in Cheshire

county

was treasurer of the Dublin Baptist Association for thirty ; He died with his daughter in Lynn, Mass., but was buried in years. His son, Curtis E., the family vault on his homestead in Swanzey. removed to Keeue, where he lived and died. He was at one time assistant cashier in Cheshire bank, Keene.

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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.

The original home of the Williams family was the J. Prentice place, in the south part of the town. Here lived John and his son, Moses B.,
farmers.

Of

the children of the latter,

Benjamin
till

lived
life

middle

John went to Richmond, Vt. and died on L. R. Ballon place; Hubbard remained on the old homestead, and then removed to J. W.
;

Goodell farm; Boardman located in Charlestown, Mass., one of his sons becoming a distinguished civil engineer; Benjamin O. lived sev-

Richmond, when he removed to Iowa David, as a farmer and lumber manufacturer, lived at Warwick, Mass., Swanzey and North Richmond.
eral years in
;

Of the sons of David, Benjamin and John live at South Ashburnham, Mass.; Hubbard lives on Josiah Parsons place; Willie and David in North Richmond.
GiDKON Willis came from Framingham and located in that part of Swanzey now in Troy, and died in early manhood. His widow married Daniel

Osborne and lived where Mrs.

J.

D. Hale now

lives.

His son, William AV., was a shoemaker where his son, Geo. W., now resides. Gideon G. was also a slioemaker, but abandoned the
business, built the shop and houses where Geo. F. now located and manufactured pails and buckets.
build East

Lane

&

Son are

He

did more to

Willis

Swanzey than any otlier man in recent years. Geo. W. a farmer :nid merchant, has been selectman, representative, anil member of con.stitiitional convention.
is

history of the

Benjamin Wii son came from Leeds, England, quite early in the town and lived on the Canllin farm. He Avas a dealer
in real estate in this

and adjoining towns. Abel was a prominent man at West Swanzey; William and John went to Vermont; David had a farm in Winchester, but sold it and bought the T. Hanrahan place, where he lived the last of his life. He was a shrewd and successful farmer and an extensive sheep raiser Clark was a mechanic, quite an inventive genius, and His tables for log measure were considered quite lived in Westport. accurate, and were extensively used in those days when custom sawand broker

Of

his sons,

ing was so generally practised.

He was

the inventor of Wilson's

spiral water wheel, the first to operate under water.

David Wilson, a farmer,

his farm near Westport.

etc., at

West Swanzey.

James died on

Chaklks Wilson, a farmer and brick mason, came from Marlboro and lived on William L Sawyer place. His sons Horace, Dorson, Dan and Albert are extensive farmers in or near Gilroy, Cal. Most
of them were also brick masons.

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571

Stilman Wilson was a mechanic and blacksmith living on B. H. Richardson place, and having a shop near the same. He afterwards removed to the east part of the town.
son Josiah

JosiAH Wilson lived at East Swanzej^ and was a sash maker. is at Westmoreland.

His

John Withington came from Fitzwilliam, located on Marsh place and spent the greater part of his life there.

the Charles

Wlien old his farm and awhile at him he sold lived the Centre age crept upon and the last of his days in Richmond. He was a good farmer, a fair scliolar, a decided utilitarian, homespun in his tastes, opposed to show and fashion, scrupulously honest and conscientious, odd and eccentric. He would in warm weather walk barefoot to church, carr3'ing iiis shoes in his hand and put them on before entering. He disliked mats or rugs in his house, and would not enter a church where the aisles were carpeted. He was witty as illustrated by the following anecdote W^hile living at the Centre he had his milk of Rev. T. E. Roberts who was the minister at the time, and kept a cow. Going for his daily suppl}' one morning, he found that Mr. R, was not up, and he was obliged to wait for his milk. When it was ready Mr. Roberts handed it to him accompanied with an apology, saying he was sorry to keep him waiting so long. Mr. W. replied with a peculiar twinkle in his eye as he edged towards the door in departing, "1 don't mind
:

The

waiting for the milk, but I do hate to have such shiftless neighbors." story was related with much glee by Mr. Roberts. Mr. Withing-

ton accumulated several thousand dollars and bequeathed most of it to four indigent old ladies. Originally a stern democrat, he cast the
first

1840, for James G. Birney, the aboliHis son Asa, a fine scholar in bojdiood at the common school, received his academical education at the Hancock Literary and Scientific Institution, and prepared for the Baptist
solitary vote in

Swanzey

in

tion candidate for president.

ministry at the

New Hampton

Institution.

but died soon after entering the ministry.

poetry.

He was licensed to preach He was a good writer of

to locate in

Jonathan Woodcock was one

its

of the

first

Swanzey

after

where Edgar Handy now resides. He came from Attleborough, Mass. His sons Elkanah and Jonathan lived with him awhile but went awaj'.

abandonment.

He

probably lived

Nathan Woodcock from Attleborough, owned what are now the farms of S. L. Wiiitcoinb and C. B. Hoi brook. His son Nathan occupied the same place and he with his entire family, sons and daugh-

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ters, at different
tiieiice

HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
times near 1835, removed to Allej^aiiy Co., N. Y., to Pa. Tlie sons were farmers and me-

some of them

chanics.
also removed to western New York. His son became a at Levi Woodcocif lived Harry Presbyterian cleigyman. various places in town. His sou Virgil was an enterprising carpenter, house builder and gold miner, both in California and Vermont. His home was at Swanzey Centre where his widow still lives. He built the City hotel in Keene, the Congregational meetinghouse at Swanze}' and also that in Troy. Addison Woodcock was a carpenter in Keene.

David Woodcock

Virgil

Woodcock,

ji-.,

plains in 1849 with

liis

died en route to California while crossing the father and otliers. Volney Woodcock is a car-

penter, newspai)er correspondent and justice of the peace, living on

his father's homestead.

IcHAiJOD

Woodward, came

from Sudbury, Mass., about 1780 and

located south of the old Clark place now in Troy. His son Josiah remained there awhile, then went to Richmond and afterwards to B. F.
]\Iea(l

place.

Ichabod went

to

Isaac located in the southeast part of the town and Duminerston, Vt.

Joseph, son of Josiah lived on Mrs. D. R. Marshall place and late on J. F. Hunt place. Daniel, son of Isaac lived on J. W. Muipiiy place; John, on M. Handy farm; Solomon went to Wallingford, Vt. William lived awhile in Richmond, but the latter part of his life on E.
in life

Hand}^ place. David, son of Daniel, lived at East Swanzey was killed on the railHis son Daniel E. was a pail mtmufacturer at East Swanzey road.
;

W.

and afterwards
in

Fitchburg.

in Michigan. Charles F. is salesman for a marble firm Ezekiel P., son of John, is a farmer and cobbler. His

son Arthur A., a merchant at East Swanzey and the present postmaster. John Bradford, son of John, removed to Pennsylvania. Elisha has

been a successful business man, merchant, postmaster,

borough.

etc., in

Marl-

Dennison Woodward, son of William, went to Minnesota and died

there.

T. Nklson

been

Woodward, son of T. L. Woodward of Marlboro, has many years an employe on railroads. Reuukn Worcester lived on a now abandoned farm near Chesterfield
for

line.

Of

his sons,

Moses

lived awhile in a house east of

Volney A.

Marcy place, which has since been burned, and afterwards near Graves'

BIOGRAPHICAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY.

mills.

573

His son Merrick M.

is

a laborer in the east part of the town.

Emery

lived at various places in town.

Abel and Selim emigrated

to

the west.

a large

Charles R. Worcester is a prominent farmer and teamster keeps number of cows and furnishes milk for the Keene market.
;

AViLLiAM Wright, one of the first to resettle the town after its abandonment, lived on Asa Healey place. Of his sons, Cyprian went to Pennsylvania, Alpha located on Lorenzo Ballou place, Luther on his father's homestead, and Calvin on G. W. Eastman place. Paul, son of Alpha, located in Old Marlborough, Mass. Elliot, son of Luther,
;

on a now abandoned farm south of Edmund Stone's, and William in Richmond where for many years he was one of the leading citizens. Captain William, son of Calvin, lived on Geo. W. Eastman place and

made pumps.
Darius E. and ParkE. Wright are residents of West Swanzey, the
former a farmer and the latter an employe in the shops.

College, teacher in Mt. Caesar Seminary and other schools;

sides in Marlborough.

MosES E. Wright came from Vermont, a graduate of Dartmouth now re-

Rev. N. R. Wright was for several years a Universalist minister West Swanzey. His son Carroll D. Wright was a scholar and teacher in our schools, and is now perhaps the most eminent statistician in the country, having been for many j'^ears at the head of the Massachusetts statistical department, and now at the head of that of
at

the United States.

Fred Young was

laborer,

a resident of East

Swanzey

for several years, a

His wife S. Lizzie Lane Young was a writer of poetry, several pieces of which may be found in the "Poets of New Hampshire."

and teacher in writing.

Herbert O. Young
88

is

an employe

In the

West Swanzey

mills.

APPENDIX

I.

THOMAS CRESSON'S WILL.

In the name of God Amen. I Thomas Cresson of Swanzey in the County of Cheshire in the Province of New Hampshire in New England yeoman, being advanced in Age, & exercised with many Infermities, but of perfect mind & Memory, Thanks be given unto God But calling k) Mind the Mortality of my Body & knowing therefor

appointed for all Men once to die, Do make & ordain this my Will & Testament, that is to Say, Principally & first of all, I give & recommend my Soul into the Hands of God who gave it, humbly begging the Remifsion of all my Sins thro' the Merit & Intercefit is

last

sion of the Great Redeemer,

& my Body

to the

Earth to be buried

with a decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executor, nothing doubting but at the General Refurection I fhall receive the

fame again by the Mighty Power of God, And touching fuch worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleafed God to blefs me in this Life, I give Demise & Dispose of in the following Mannor & Form Imprimis I give & bequeath to Mary my dearly beloved Wife the following Things (She accepting of the fame in Lieu of her Right of

of Thirds out of my Estate) viz. my dwelling house during her Natural Life, and all my Houfehold Stuff, Fire wood ready cut at the Door to keep one fire all the year, during her Natural Life, alio two Cows to be well kept for her. Summer & Winter and four Ewes,

Dower

and fhe fhall have the Priviledge of Selling the Increase of faid Stock above mentioned for her own use, also fhe fhall have a Hog provided yearly for her that shall weigh Ten Score, & Salt to fait the same, also fhe fhall have provided for her yearly Six Bushels of Indian Meal four Bushels of Rye meal and two Bushels of Wheat meal,

two Bushels

of Malt a Garden four Rods Square well tended, also one third of the apples that grow in my Orchard yearly, and a horse to ride where fhe wants to travel, & Eighteen Shillings of Money and good attendance yearly, & Ten Pounds of drefsed Flax yearly

(575)

576

HISTORY OF SAVANZEY.

in fickness, all these above mentioned Bequeathmeuts to my beloved Wife shall be fully Performed by my Executor hereafter to be named, She accepting the fame as above mentioned, and alfo to give her a

decent Christian Burial after death.

Item

give to

my

beloved Son

Thomas Cresson

jr.

of

Swanzey

above said yeoman, all my Homestead Lands & Twenty acres to be laid out adjoining to the lame, and all my Buildings of all
Sorts (excepting
ural Life) and all

&
Item

to his afsigns
I

my dwelling House during my Wife's natmy husbandry Tools of all Sorts, to him freely to be possessed & enjoyed by them,
acres of

give to

my grandson Nathan Cresson one Hundred

Land, being a Hundred acre Division faid Land lies joining on the South fide of Nathaniel & Joseph Dickinson's Land in

Swanzey abovefaid, butted

ever.

&

bounded as the Plan of

faid

Lot on Record fhoweth to him

&

to his Heirs

&

assigns for-

Item

give to

to be paid

Decease

my grand Daughter Anna Beverftock Seven I'ounds by my Executor in a year after mine and my Wife's
my
by
grand Daughter Hannah Tubbs Seven Pounds Executor in a j^ear after mine & my Wife's

Item

give to

to be paid

Deceases

my

Item

give

Mary

& bequeath to Chloe Roason Child to my Daughter Fish deceased Two Meadow Lots lying in the Great

in Swanzey No. Thirty six & Thirty Seven and Pounds Twenty Money to be paid by my Executor hereafter to be named, in the space of a year after mine and my Wife's

Meadow

Decease

item

give to
in

my

Gi'and Child William

of

Gunn Son

to

my

Daughter

Sarah
Forty

Gunn

Swanzey deceased a Me-idow Lot No. the Great Meadow & Six Pounds in Money to be
late

paid unto him by my Executor of Twenty one years

when he

fhall arrive to the age

"Item

I give and bequeath to my two Grand Children Mary Gunn and Tirza Gunn Children of my Daughter Sarah Gunn above Mentioned, Eight Pounds each of them to be paid unto them bj" my Executor hereafter to be named, when they arrive at

the Age of Twenty one years Moreover it is my AVill that if any of my Grand Children above mentioned die before they have Received the Legacies bequeathed to them above that the surviving lirother or Sister shall have the Sums bequeathed to them that are deceased

APPENDIX
Item
I

I.

577
to

Hews

give to Elizabeth the Sum of Six

Hews

of
in

Swanzey Wife

Benjamin

Pounds

cutor hereafter to be

&
Item

jny Wife's Decease

named

Money to be paid by Exein the space of a year after mine

I give & bequeath to Elisabeth Balch, Wife to Benjamin Balch of Keene, the Sum of Six Pounds in Money to be paid unto her by my Executor hereafter to be named in the space of a year after mine & my Wife's Decease Finally if there be any of my Estate Real or Personal which T have not willed away in this my last Will & Testament above, I give and

bequeath to

my beloved Son Tho*

;

Cresson above mentioned and to his

assigns forever and I do hereby constitute make and ordain my above said Son Thomas Cresson jr sole Executor of this my last Will

and Testament Impowering him hereby to receive all my Dues from all persons whether due by Note of hand & Book Debts or any otherwise due, & to pay all my Lawful Debts and I here by utterly disallow Revoke & Difannul all and every other former Testaments Wills Legacies and Bequefts & Executors by me in any wise befoi'e named Willed and Bequeathed, Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will & Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal this Twenty first Day of July Anno Domini 1775 Signed Sealed pronounced and declared by the said Thomas
Cresson to be his last Will
Subfcribers

&

Testament, in tbe Presence of us the

Simeon Clark Ju"" David Foster Ju"" David Foster

Thomas Cresson

(L. S.)

APPENDIX

II.

ADDITIONS.
Page Work.
m.,
305, line 19 from top, after Elizabeth, read Oliver m.

Hannah

Page 305, line 33 from top read Oliver^ {Oliver,^ Oliver,^ BcnifielcU), 2*^, widow Mary Jane Howard, dau. of Calvin White.

Page 306, read George O.^ {Oliver,'^ Oliver,^ Oliver,- Banjield^). Page 306, read Carroll F.^ {George O.,^ Oliver,'^ Oliver,^ Oliver,^
BariJielcV).

Page 306, read Oliver W.e {George

Bavjield^).

0.,^

Oliver,"^

Oliver,^

Oliver,^

from top, after 1782 read William, Ralph, Sarah, b. Sept. 7, 1799, Gilbert, Clement, James. Page 313, Mary E. Cook, dau. of Andrew B. Cook, m. Henry Banks.

Page 308,

line 6

Samuel, Augustus,

Page 335, Page 343,

ses Kinney.

line 7
line 5

from top, Irena Emerson m. Oscar Scott. from top, after Jothan W., read Isabel m.
from top, after 1876, read Arthur Levi,
b.

MoJuly

Page 344,
2, 1882.

line 16

Page 348, Warren Starkey m. Sarah Graves, dau. of James M.

Graves.

Page 348, Ellen M. Graves, dau. of Edwin B. Graves, m., 1st, Charles S. Whitcomb; m., 2nd, AVilliam F. Carkin. Page 349, Mrs. Sophia Stevenson, m., 2nd, Ricliard Weeks. Page 351, Lydia, dau. of John Guild, m. Elisha Siraonds.

Page 351, Emeline Guild m. Dexter Howard. Page 353, Daniel H. Gunn m., 1st, Jennie E. Bishop. Page 359, Hiram Hammond m., 2nd, Matilda Park of Camden, N. Y., and the dau, of Augusta L. m. G. G. Chandler of Tipton, N. Y.
Page 361, line 25 from top read children of William Edgar Hand}': Dennis W., b. July 10, 1874. Carrie Josephine, b. Oct. 10, 1875. Wallace E., b. Jan. 5, 1877. Percy C, b. Nov. 8, 1881.
(578)

APENDIX

II.

579

Page 367, Samuel^ Hewes m., 1st, Matilda Norwood. Page 368, sons of William Hewes: Omer, Olan. Page 375, Cliarles H. Holbiook, son of Lyman Holbiook,
Springfield, 1850.

b. in

Clark B. Holbrook Mary E, b. 1862. m. Jolin F. Ballon. Clark B., b. 1880. Page 385, dans, of Norman Hnnt Hattie, m. Fred Flavor. Carrie, m. Charles Flavor.

Page 375,

cliildren of
;

Emma

L., b. 1871

Page 385, dan. of

J.

G. Huntly

Arabella, b. July 30, 1860

sister of

d.

May

31, 1871.

Page 388, Benjamin Kimball, m. a

wards.

Hon. Thomas M. Edb.

Page 393, children of Chester L. Lane: L.Agnes,

Chester E., b. March 17, 1887.

Aug.

15,

1885.

Earl E., b. April 5, 1890. line 21 from after Carl S. add b. Feb. 18, 1877. top, Page 393, Leach Josiah 1st had Laura, m. Ira Page. Lywife, 394, by Page man, Lewis, m. Emily Hill, dau. of Jonathan Hill.

Page 418, Jane, dan. of Jairus Perry, m. John F. Hunt. Page 428, son of Abel W. Read, George H., b. Oct. 9, 1834. Page 433, children of John S. Rice: Anna, b. Nov. 1, 1874. Sarah L., b. Oct. 17, 1875. George J., b. June 12, 1878. Harry, b.
Sept. 5, 1880.

Page 472, SamueF Thompson, m,, 2nd, Sally Bennett.

Susanna, m.

Children

Amasa

Aldrich.

Samuel,

b.

1805.

Sally, m. Horace

Drewry.

Page 483, children of James Wheelock Amy, m. William Wilm. 1804. John Feb. Feb. Lois, Wilson, 12, 16, 1808. son, m. B. dau. of Otis WhitA., 488, Collins, Lyman Page Augusta
:

comb.

Page 502, Daniel E. Woodward m. Mary Ballon. Children

iel

Dan-

E.

Charles F.

Page 504, P^sther, dau. of Calvin Wright, m. Henry R. Morse. John C. Webber, b. in Germany, Nov., 1819 m. Helen A. Handy, Children: Henry C, b. March 1, Sept., 1864; d. June 9, 1889. 1867. Whitney Dickinson, m. Grace M., dau. of Ranson O. Tay;

lor.

Henry3 AVakd (Nahnm W.,~

Louisa

Calvin^), b. July 13, 1840

m. Nancy
1834: m.
:

(b. April 13, 1843), dau, of Philo Applin. Mkrrick^ Worcester (Moses,^ Reuhen^)^ b. June 13, (b.

Betsy R.
Lizzie, b.

Dec. 17, 1837), dau. of Sands Aldrich. Nov. 6, 1866 m. William Murdough.
;

Children

S.

580

HISTORY OF SWANZET.

Benjamin C. Smith, m. Lovisa Read (d. Sept., 1876), came from Had one dau., m. Eliliu, March, 1871 d. July, 1877 she Burnliain, who came from Montague, Mass., and d. Jan. ,.1875
Plainfield in
; : ;

d.

May, 1875. Hon. Elkanah Richardson, brother of Wyraan, was a prominent

and honored citizen in this town before emigrating to Ohio, whither he went in middle life. In his adopted state he was Countj^ Commissioner, State Senator and Associate Judge of Court.

INDEX.

Note.This index covers only

M'ith the

the principal

names and subjects mentioned

in the text,

exception of tlo chap^^ on tlie early settlement and Indian troubles, every name is indexed. The list of genealogies will be found in the Contents. Chapter XII, Biographical and Supplementary, being arranged alphabetically, dexed. See also list of soldiers in Military Chapter.

in vvhich

is

not

in-

Accidents, 249.

Boston,
,

82, 83.

Alarm

list,

144.
26.

Alexander, Capt

Boundary line, Bounds, 56.

Bounties, 128,

47.

Amherst, Geu.,

34.

130.-

Animals, 7. Appleton, Aaron, 230.

Artillery

Box- factory,
Bridges, 205.

225, 226.

company,
1.

151.

river, Upper, 25, 39. Lower,

39.

Ashuelot, 29.

Bridge Brook, 244. Bridgman, Capt., 26.

Brown,

Rev. Clark, 159. Samuel, 237.

Bullard, John, 16.

Capt., 19.

Avery, Oliver,

26.

Bunker
Bacon, Rev. Mr., 25. Baker, Robert, 15. Ballou, Hosea, 182. Baptist Church, 1G4. Barker, Jonas, 19. Beaman, John, 19.

Hill, 103, 105.

Burgoyne, Gen.,
Burt, Asahel, 25.

66.

Burying-ground,

74.

Canada, 88.
^Caual, 229.

Beef

tax, 69.

Belding, 25. Bellows, Major Benj., 31. Bennington, Battle of, 112.
Bickford, Wra., 28.
Billerica, Mass., 28.

Rev. E. George,

Carpenter, Rev. Ezra, 158.

I.,

163.

34.

Catlin, Capt. John, 30. Cemeteries, 253.

Billings,

James,

29,

Rev. Joshua,
Wm.,36.
Charlestown,
Charter, 53.

Chandler, Henry, 29.

160.

Birds,

9.

Blacksmiths, 228.241. Blake, Nathan, 16, 17.

15, 20.

Eliz'h,

17.

Chartered by N. H.,

52.

Boating, 261.

Chautauqua

Circle, 200.

(581)

582
Chelmsford, 28, 29. Church, Baptist, 170.

INDEX.
Farmer, Dan'l, 29. Farms, 80. Farnsworth, Steven,
Fires, 239, 241.

CongregatioiKil, 165. covenant, 158. formation 156. funds, 168. library. 160. music, 1G7.
of,

16.

Fish, 10, 81.

Fisher, Josiah, 15, 33.

Food,

81.

Forts, 49.

Churches, 154.
Cider, 82, 90.

Framingham,

29.

Clark, Mrs., 16.

French. Jona., 28. Frost, John, 28.

Fruits,
17.
7.

Clergymen, 256. Clesson, Matthews,

Clothing, 82, 84, 90.

Fulling-mill, 223.
Garfield, Beuj., 32. Gilson, Michael, 19.

Cold winter, 259. Colman, Rev. Eben, 160.

Commissioned officers, 151-3. Committee of Safety, 66.

Concord, 28,29.
Constitution, 72, 93. Continental money, 71.

Goddard, Rev. Edward,

158.

Goodale, Thomas, 26. Goss, Rev. Thomas, 155.

Gould, Nathan, 26.

depreciation of, 71. votes concerning, 71.

scale of depreciation of 1777,
71.

Cooper, Moses, 27. Cresson, Thomas, 26,

29.

Asahel, 26, 29. Joshua, 232. place, 242.

Grimes,
Groton,

Grantees 1753, 56. Grant of township, 35. Grasshoppers, 259. Graves, Abraham, 17.

Currying, 224. Cutler, Rev. W. H., 162.

Wm.,
29.

26.

Grist mills, 222, 226.

Dams,

73.

Grout, Ililkiah, 32.

Debeline, Gen., 22.

Debt, 257.
Deerfleld, 30.

Hammond,
16.

Col. Joseph, 106, 116.

De

Neverville, Ensign, Dickinson, Nath'l, 25. Doichester, 28.

Dr.

Morrill, 153.

Nathaniel, 255.
ride, 106.
15, 156, 157.

Hammond's

Dorman, Ephraim,
Drift formation,
2.

16.

Harrington, Rev. Timothy, Hatch, Rev. Roger C, 161.

Hawkes, John,

17.

Dublin Baptist Association, 171.

Dunham,

Levi, 172.
28.

Dunstable,

Wm., 26.

Heaton, James, Samuel, 26.

26.

Dwight, Timothy,

36.

Earle, Rev. A. B., 162.

Henderson, John, Henry, John, 29.

Hills, Gaius, 182.

26.

East Swanzey, 232. Edghili, John, 29.

Hinsdale,
125.

15.

England, war with, 1812,

Enlistments, 118.

Hobbs, Capt. Humphrey,

Hotels, 232, 240, 246.

28.

Epidemics, 253, 255. Equipments, 144, 149.

Houses,

50.

House

lots, 51.

INDEX.
How,

583

Dauiel, 19, 29. Nebemiali,

15.

Caleb, 32.

List of Vohniteers 1861-65, 128, 129,

Littleton, 29.

Living,

mode

of, 81.

Hurricane,

63.

Logging, 88. Log-house, 81.

Lots, 37.

raids, village,

Indian dam,
relics, 12.

14.

Lower

15, 34, 50, 52. 13.

Falls, 237.
Lumber, 89. Lumbering,

Ashuelot, 50.

iiuplenients, remains, war, last appearance of hostilities at Swanzey, (Squakheag),

11.

Indians, 11, 57.

12.

88.

15, 33.

Maflett, Robert, 18. Mails, 256.

Map

33.

11.

Inhabitants, 63,73.

boundary, 47. Marlborough, 75. Masons, 264. McCuUor, Dea. William,

171.

Meeting house,
Johnson, James, captivity James, Mrs., 31.

57, 76, 91.

of, 31.

Meeting-liouses, 168, 170.

Melviii. Capt., 27. Merrill, Rev. Benj., 164.

Joel,

28.

Justices of the Peace, 262. Keene, 15, 25, 76. Church, 158.

Metcalf, Capt., 33.

Methodist Episcopal Churcli,

Military affairs, 102."
Militia, 102.

180.

Kellogg, Joseph, 36. Kilburn, John, 33.

Militia of 1760, 143, 151.

Kinney, Mrs.,

16.

organization
166.

of, 144, 145.

Know

Nothing

Party, 264.

Mills, 220, 229, 233, 237, 241, 242, 243,

Ladies Benevolent Society,

244.

Lancaster, 157.

Land Lane

divisions, 61.
Mill, 243.

Minerals, 4. Ministers Early, 155. Ministers, 256. Miriclv, Rev. Noah, 155.

Lawrence, Jona., 29. Lawyers, 256. Ley den Baptist Association,

Libraries, 160, 197.
Liquor-selling, 2(>0. List of names, 151.
militia, 151.

Moore, Capt., 33. Mt. Cfesar Seniinnry, 183. Union Library Association, ^
170.

197.

Muster, 147, 149.

Name, town,

52.

New

settlers, 124.

Northfield, 25, 29.

Officers, military, 151, 152, 153.

proprietors, 37.
settlers, 1747, 50.

1762-77, 64.

Osgood, Benj.,

28.

1777-93, 77.

1794-1801, 79.

by years,

84, 92.

soldiers 1748, 26.

Lt.

Paine, Capt., 18. Parker. Isaac, 34.

Isanc, 16.
*

Revolutionary soldiers, 104, 108,

110, 111, 112, 118 etseq.

Paupers, 258. Peck, Mr., 33.

584
]\'rUins,

INDEX.
Mark,
28.

Phillips, Ebeii. 19.

Pliips,

William,

15.

Saw-mills, 220. Sawtle, Jona., 26. Secret societies, 264.

Physicians, 255. Plan of Swaiizey 1702, 59.

Poem, by autbor uuknowu, 106. Ponirny, Col., 18. Powers, Ephraiin, 29.
Proprietors, 37.

records, 38, 62. meetings, 61. records, last entry, 62.

first

early, 50, 57, 63. 1747, 50. 1777, 63. 1781, 124. 1793, 77. 1801, 79. 1802-1830, 84, 86. 1831-1890, 92, 101.
Shade
trees, 175.

Settlers, 50.

entry, G3.
65.

Public houses, 84.

Shirley, Gov., 21.

Seth.'lS.
Putney,
15.

Putnam, Mr.,

Shook, 247. Small pox, 253. Snakes, 10.

Snow
Quebec,
108.
29.

storm, 263,

Soil, 4.

Kaimbault,

Kiiimbut, Lt., 17.

Rawson, Joseph,

20.

Ray, Patrick, 19. Rebellion of 1 801, 125.

votes of town regarding enlistments, 126. Revolution, 65, GG, 103.

1775 (see 104. Civil War, 126, 128, 129. individual record 131.
lists),
in
of,

Soldiers, 26.

Spofford, Capt. Jolin, 10, 19.

Spragueville, 241.

Squakheag,

11.

Steam

mill, 224.

Revolutionary pensioners, 255. Richardson, Joseph, 28. Richardson's Mills, 237.

Stearns, Abraham, 227.

Stebbins, Asahel, 34.

Richmond, Gore, 76. Richmond, N. H., 58.

Roads, 51. 201. Robbins, Williams, 19. Roberts, Rev. T. E., 162. Rockwood, Rev. Elisha, 160,
Rolls, 26.

Henry, 28. Capt. Phinehas, 21.

St.

Stevens, Capt.,

19.

Lawrence

river, 88.

161.

Stratton Free Library, 200. Mills Co., 227.

Stone quarrying, 241.

Store, first in

W. Swanzey,

227.

of companies in

1748, 26.

Stores, 237, 240, 246.

Militia Co. 1775, 104.

Streams,

3.

Rogers, Major Robert, Rose, Josepli, 29. Rugg, David, 15. Rutland, 29.
Sackett, 28.

34.

Sunday Schools,
Supervisors, 202.

167, 177, 180.

animals birds of,

Swanzey, N.

II., 52.

in, 7.
9.

Sargent, Lt., 27. Sartwell, Jona., 20.

Sash-mills, 88.

Sauuderson, Rev.

II.

H., 163.

early settlement, 35, early tax-payers settlers, 50.

first

charter from New Hampshire,

42.
in, 78.

53.

fish, 10, 73.

INDEX.

585
65, 73.

fruits of, geology of,

Swanzey, forest trees

7.
1.

of, 6.

Town

grantees, minerals mountains

grant, 35.

meeting, 207. records (lost), 77.

officers,

Township granted,
Training-field, 143.

35.

37, 5G, 57.

in, 4.
:

Transportation, 83, 261.

Travelling, 83. Trees, 6.

original plan of town, 59. part of Richmond annexed, 38, part set to Marlborough,
proprietors'
63.
oft"

origin of name, 52.

Huggins, Cresson, Caesar, Franklin, Peaked, Pine HiU, Cobble Hill, 2.

Troy,

76.

Twitchell, Benj., 32.

68..

Underwood

75, 76.

Timothy, 233.

tavern, 232.

records, 38, 42, 45, 62, Universalist Society, 182.

64.

settlers 1762-1777, settlers 1777-1703, situation and topography snakes schools, school districts, 189.
77.
in, 10.
1, 4.

Vermont controversy, Vote, first under new

of, 1.

67, 69, 72.

constitution, 73.

Wagons,

88, 91. 29.

soil of,

184.

Walker, Reuben, Walpole, 31.

houses, 191.

committee, 192.
teachers, 194.

debt, 257. of 1812, 125.

Warren, Mr.,
Westford, Westport,
29.
2, 3,

War,

50.

17.

text-books, 195.

Wells, Joshua, 27.

237, 255.

topography of,
Swanzey Centre,

associations, 196. toAvn meeting, 65.

2.

West Swanzey Mfg

Wilcox shop,
Willard, Col.,
243.

Co., 227.

East, 232. Factory. 229. social library, 197.

Syms, Capt. Wm.,
Tanning, Taverns,

242.

Wilson, Rev. John G., 162.

32.

Josiah, 36. Capt. Josiah,

AViliiams,
-

19.

jr., 26.

Willey, Rev. Chas., 162.

91, 224, 2-18. 83, 84, 232, 240, 243, 246.

Moses Boardman,
15, 25. 28.

237.

Winchester,

Taylor, Mr., 28. Tayh>r, John, 7.

Woburn,

Taxes,

69, 74.

clothing of, 84,

Wooden ware,
223, 225.

Women,

84.

Tax-lists, 77.

Temperance.

260.

Ticonderoga, 111.

Worcester, 65. AV right, Amasa,

20.

Town

lots, 37.

Wyman, Matthew,

28.

-.^

21A.^B. _3^!L

^en^ aai n^ History -of Swanz^y,

.H.

2 ea^^

591^^ A hue 2c
of

DATE DUE
is

charged for each day book

is

kept over time.